MEAL Officer at ZOA International

ZOA’s Programme in Nigeria

• ZOA started operations in Nigeria December 2016, supporting IDPs and returnees of Boko Haram affected states. In the selection of the beneficiaries, we pay careful attention to include the most vulnerable households. Continuously promoting community governance, inclusion, peace, and stability in these fragmented and traumatized communities is a challenging but essential part of ZOA's programme.
• ZOA currently has full team in Borno State, respond to the critical needs in Food Security and livelihood and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Education as well.

Purpose of the position
Provide MEAL expertise to strengthen ZOA- Nigeria’s core sector programming areas, namely WASH, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods. The incumbent will play a critical role in strengthening partnerships, business development and knowledge management.

MEAL tool development and data management:

• Develop and rollout relevant data collection tools for baseline lines, process and outcomes indicator tracking including relevant assessments and studies.
• Support project officers to collect relevant data and report objectively all field monitoring activities.
• Timely update and share data on the 4W matrix to the cluster management system for all ZOA sectors.
• Facilitate integration of project outputs and outcomes showing the impact of ZOA’s work in Nigeria across the key sectors.
• Develop appealing infographics and dashboards that allow easy project activity, output & outcome tracking.
• Adopt and utilize ZOA tools in measuring implementation of ZOA’s key thematic areas (Localization, peace nexus & climate change) & cross cutting themes.

Monitoring and reporting:

• Maintain and update the overall projects indicator tracker-based project designs and donor requirements;
• Develop M&E plans for all projects and proposals and ensure the same is followed up during implementation;
• Ensure all grants have updated work-plan and performance management plan (PMPs) in tandem with all approved proposals, regularly reviewing and updating as needed;
• Carry out data quality assessments / audits regularly for MEAL data based on agreed indicators to guide decision making;
• Review monthly progress reports from partners and ensure they have evidence to back-up and provide feedback to the respective staff;
• Ensure that cross cutting issues such as participation, gender, age and disability are effectively . addressed / mainstreamed in all project implementations as part of ensuring accountability.

Assessments, surveys and evaluation:

• Lead and/or coordinate all country assessments, evaluations and performance evaluation tasks including planning and reporting on the same;
• Assist in the development of TOR for external surveys and consultant recruitments / selection;
• Timely plan and initiate all pre and post intervention assessments, KAP surveys, After Action Reviews, Post Distribution Monitoring and Real Time Evaluation of emergency programmes.

Learning, accountability and capacity building:

• Share learning and provide constructive comments to colleagues in order to ensure programme quality;
• Build capacity of staff through training to ensure adoption of new data monitoring tools and quality of data collected;
• Regularly collect data on and analyse the Complaints Reporting and Feedback Mechanism (CRFM) accountability data to the ZOA team to facilitate quality improvement.

Representation, fundraising, liaison and communication:

• Participate in delegated cluster and thematic group meetings clearly articulating the work ZOA is doing;
• Map partners with similar programming interests and engage for possible future partnerships;
• Work with the HQ communication team to ensure that communication products developed and shared enhances the visibility of ZOA and supporting donors;
• Support the country office in proposal development, tracking funding trends.

Person Specifications

• Master's Degree in any relevant study area with experience in Humanitarian and Development work monitoring and evaluation preferred.
• Experience in implementing at least two of ZOA’s key sectors (WASH, Education, FSL)
• Demonstrated experience in data processing and management of large-scale surveys.
• Experienced in Results based reporting using standard food security, livelihoods, resilience, WASH, Education in Emergencies, Household Economic Strengthening, Gender Based Violence.
• Demonstrated experience of statistical packages and/ or data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, Excel, Epi Info, SMART, STAT 01) and advanced computer skills (word-processing, spread sheets, and databases) are a must.
• Knowledge and experience in implementing integrated public health, social protection, education, food security & livelihoods, projects are an added advantage.

External contacts:

• Community members, community leaders and community-based organizations.
• National and international NGOs working in ZOA’s target areas.
• Any other stakeholders in project implementation at community level.

 Internal contacts:

• Project Manager, Project Officer, Project staff / Support Staff dentity
• The candidate is to support and promote the identity, vision, and mission of ZOA

 Skills/Attitude:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good networking skills.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Accuracy.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Able to work under pressures and meet deadlines.
• Pioneering qualities (taking initiative).
• Result-oriented in a team approach.
• Ability to work individual as well as in a team.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural setting.

Salary / Conditions

• According to ZOA’s salary scale and condition of service. ZOA offers a challenging job, an inspiring motivated team, good benefits, and remuneration which suits the charities sector.