MEAL Officer (Re-Advertised) at Rapid Action Aid Initiative (RAAI)

Job Summary

• The MEAL Officer will monitor Programme results and logical framework and Programme data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Supervised and guide community base staff on data collections for quality data.
• In-depth Experiences working with NHF, ECHO, USAID and OFDA will be an added advantage.

Leadership and partnership

• Manage all technical aspects and actions of MEAL regarding the GBV programs and also respond to program needs; foster high standards and practices for quality data, analysis, and reports. Enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors.
• Improve M&E/MEAL systems and approaches and foster learning.
• Represent RAAI at technical meetings, forums, and other events & build partnership within GBV sector consortium partners and also and other areas of expertise.
• Champion design, access, and use of data by leaders and partners for shared learning and evidence-based decision-making.
• Prepare 5Ws reporting along with the GBV Program team.
• Collaborate with consortium partner teams to support harmonization of MEAL systems and approaches, sharing capacity and experiences for the good program and achievements of the projects.

Program Design and Learning

• Participate in program/ project design specially in developing log frames.
• Design, develop and continuously update project M&E, and impact measurement tools and systems on timely basis.
• Develop and make sure all the projects have tested monitoring tools that capture both program activity and indicators progress.
• Organize periodical ongoing sector level review, reflective practice, evaluation, and progress monitoring events by involving communities and local partners.
• Organize panel monitoring and/or similar M&E events to ensure accountability to the target community, with relevant stakeholders including communities and ensure their dissemination to concerned parties.
• With support from the Sr. project Manager, establish and maintain project level information management system.
• Design a strategy to collect filed level information required by RAAI, donors and/or stakeholders.
• Coordinate synergy and cross-learning among different projects.
• Cross fertilize learning among projects by regularly producing (compiling) summary monitoring reports and sharing to staff and partners.

Technical Oversight

• Use learning, evidence, and data from previous projects to inform project proposal design.
• Develop logical frameworks, MEAL plans, digital data collection tools, processes for online data management.
• Develop and manage information management systems for monitoring and evaluation and generate periodic reports to inform and guide programs.
• Develop, initiate and Oversee implementation of M&E systems (including HIMS, EMR and DHIS) through regular field monitoring visits and tracking of Key Performance Indicators at the facility and camp level.
• Establish and ensure timely data flow, quality checks, and audits, and updating of data visualization.

Supervise M&E/MEAL field activities.

• Undertake regular analysis of monitoring data and work closely with program coordinators and managers to facilitate decision-making for real-time program adaptation.
• Produce quality reports and updating dashboards with key findings that foster learning and decision-making and share in project cycle management meetings and team meetings.
• Identify, detail, and share lessons learned to improve services and results for our clients. 
• Participate actively in the enforcement of Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC) and Quality Improvement (QI) measures for all field program interventions.
• Engage in the design, method, and conduct of surveys such as baseline and end line, and the commission of evaluations in coordination with colleagues and partners.
• Advocate for and support the expansion of standard mobile data technology and online dashboards to enhance timeliness and quality of data collection, analysis, and visualization.
• Ensure a high level of communication and close working relationships with the project team, project implementers, and other key stakeholders.
• Contribute to RAAI and consortium partners effort in meeting its internal and external accountability commitments through the implementation of sound accountability, client feedback, and response mechanisms.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Use learning, evidence, and data from previous projects to inform project proposal design.
• Develop logical frameworks, MEAL plans, digital data collection tools, processes for online data management.
• Develop and manage information management systems for monitoring and evaluation and generate periodic reports to inform and guide programs.
• Oversee implementation of M&E systems (including HIMS, EMR and DHIS) through regular field monitoring visits and tracking of Key Performance Indicators at the facility and camp level.
• Establish and ensure timely data flow, quality checks, and audits, and updating of data visualization.
• Supervise M&E/MEAL field activities.
• Undertake regular analysis of monitoring data and work closely with program coordinators and managers to facilitate decision-making for real-time program adaptation.
• Produce quality reports and updating dashboards with key findings that foster learning and decision-making and share in project cycle management meetings and team meetings.
• Identify, detail, and share lessons learned to improve services and results for our clients. 
• Participate actively in the enforcement of Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC) and Quality Improvement (QI) measures for all field program interventions.
• Engage in the design, method, and conduct of surveys such as baseline and end line, and the commission of evaluations in coordination with colleagues and partners.
• Advocate for and support the expansion of standard mobile data technology and online dashboards to enhance timeliness and quality of data collection, analysis, and visualization.
• Ensure a high level of communication and close working relationships with the project team, project implementers, and other key stakeholders.
• Contribute to RAAI and consortium partners’ effort in meeting its internal and external accountability commitments through the implementation of sound accountability, client feedback, and response mechanisms.
• Track the project performances vs. project indicators
• Create and manage databases to ensure the traceability of the project beneficiaries and assistance provided.
• Regularly conduct on-site monitoring and post-distribution survey
• Review, clean and analyze all project data, including but not limited to: beneficiary registration, onsite monitoring, post-activity monitoring, final evaluation.
• Ensure that the project mid-term evaluation and project’s Real-Time Evaluation are conducted in a timely manner and as per donor’s regulations.
• Ensure the project final evaluation is timely conducted.
• Elaborate, review, and test all M&E tools.
• Promote the use of Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) solutions throughout the project including for the registration of beneficiaries, the registration of traders/vendors, the monitoring of the project activities, the post-distribution household surveys, the baseline study, and the mid-term and final evaluations.
• Establish and manage a system to track beneficiary and non-beneficiary’s feedbacks and complaints management.
• Ensure a timely submission of the post-distribution monitoring reports, feedbacks and complaints management reports, and evaluations reports.
• Support the development and testing of electronic data entry questionnaires during periodic surveys and data analysis using an appropriate statistical package.
• Train enumerators and daily workers on data collection tools and on the utilization of iPads and/or android devices.
• Supervise data collection exercises.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree or Engineering Degree in Information and Technology Management, Statistics, or any other relevant equivalent degree.
• Master’s degree in relevant fields; Information and Technology Management, Statistics, Public Health, Engineering will be an added advantage
• At least 6 years’ full-time experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning, preferably with an international/national NGO
• Be proficient in the use of computer applications (Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Be proficient in the use of M&E tools
• Demonstrated appropriateness of quantitative statistical management programs including, SPSS, KOBO, ODK, and EXCEL
• Have excellent team, budget, project management and representation competencies.
• Good use of English and Hausa languages.
• Be committed to Action the RAAI”S mission, values, and policies.