M & E Officer - Nigeria WAY Project at Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)

Location: This position is based in Bauchi, Nigeria, with frequent travel to the various LGAs of Bauchi State.
Job Status: Start date-April 2020; Full-time, 1 - year contract renewable up to 3 Years
Supervisor: M & E Manager

Project Profile

• Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and MEDA are supporting 16,000 women and youth entrepreneurs and small-scale businesses improve their business performance in the agricultural sector in Bauchi State, while also increasing the awareness and capacity to address issues of early and forced child marriage with 25,000 community and family members.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure all activity level data are entered on the project database (CRM) in real-time
• Work with the M&E team to ensure that all project’s reportable activities are captured on the intervention monitoring tool.
• Make daily/weekly follow-ups with programs team to ensure that data collection is been done at every event / activity through the project data collection platform (iFormbuilder)
• Ensure the maintenance of the project’s database (CRM) and report emerging issues/challenges to the MAE Manager, ensuring the database is providing data for planning and continues project implementation.
• Perform regular analysis of submitted activity data and give an update of new trends or gaps in the implementation.
• Conduct regular update of an intervention monitoring tool to ensure that the tool remains relevant and providing the needed data
• Support in gathering both qualitative and quantitative data regularly as outlined in the project monitoring and evaluation plan
• Analyze data and contribute to monitoring and evaluation reports for multiple audiences (e.g. project team, donors, partners)
• Generate evidence-based presentations based on available monitoring data to project stakeholders
• Assist the M&E Manager in building capacities of the KFPs ( Key facilitating partners) to carry out baseline/ day to day monitoring of their projects activities
• Prepare and complete periodic appraisal, monitoring and evaluation reports fulfilling project requirements
• Collect results generated from the implementation of M&E plan and consolidate data to allow the comparison of the performance of KFPs; analyze those results and inform senior project management of any gaps or shortcomings in the attainment of project goals
• Develop supporting materials and templates for project reporting activities
• Assist the M&E Manager with relevant training to assist field and support staff to understand and implement the M&E plan
• Ensure data quality by holding review meetings with persons collecting activity level data to review identified errors periodically
• Apply MEDA’s values in all activities--cultural sensitivity, transparency and integrity in all relationship.
• Any other tasks as may be assigned by the line manager or management.

Qualifications

• A university degree in Statistics or any relevant field with a good understanding of database management and data collection tools.
• Strong IT and data management skills
• Demonstrable experience in managing a similar client-centered development project's database
• Proven track record in monitoring and evaluation, familiarity with Power Bi and experience conducting training is an added advantage.
• Team player with excellent skills in building and maintaining relationships, networking, verbal and written communication
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work in and with a wide range of cultures
• Creative, entrepreneurial and resourceful approach to developing and implementing an innovative solution
• Willingness to work under pressure and to work extra hours when required
• Willingness to travel to project areas
• Appreciation and support of MEDA’s values, mission and purpose
• Knowledge of local language is an added advantage.