Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant (M&E Assistant) at Ambassadors of Dialogue, Climate and Reintegration (DCR Ambassadors)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The M&E Assistant will work closely with all program staff in the field to implement the DCR Ambassadors Borno M&E commitments, improve program quality through enhanced data management systems and processes. The position will support measurement in the Field Office.The Assistant will support the M&E officer in managing day to day M&E tasks arising in the Field Office and providing technical support to field teams to ensure effective implementation of projects. The M&E Assistant will assist the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer in the discharge of his/her duties, while he/she reports to the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, they both report to the Program Coordinator. The M&E Assistant will work hand in hand with the M&E Officer and PM and management team to provide oversight to program implementation including strategic, programmatic, and technical.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in routine data collection and entry for various interventions implemented in the field and ensure that complete, accurate, clean and consistent data is shared with the M&E Officer for data analysis and action planning.
• Ensure proper filing of M&E documents including questionnaires, monitoring reports, datasets among others
• Participate in regular data verification and audit exercises to assess the quality of data reported and address any anomalies identified
• Submit to the M&E Officer weekly and monthly updates on M&E activities conducted in the field
• With support from the M&E Officer, participate capacity building and mentorship activities for field staff in data collection and cleaning
• Keep the M&E database up to date and help program staff prepare periodic high quality reports
• Assist program staff during survey planning and implementation especially preparing logistics needed, participating in data collection and cleaning 
• Foster good relationships and team spirit with program and operations staff in the field
• Perform any other M&E tasks assigned by the M&E Officer or his/her supervisor

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

Qualifications and experience:

• A bachelor`s degree in Social Sciences, Information Technology, Development Studies, Statistics or a related discipline with 1-2 years’ experience in M&E.
• Considerable experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection methods

Specific skills for the post:

• Competences in using computer packages including Word and Excel
• Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural contexts
• Ability to work under pressure/cope with tight deadlines
• Be innovative and open to learning new approaches to M&E
• Promote a high performance environment in the field
• Good interpersonal and team building skills.
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.
• Excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with diverse staff and stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in report writing and meeting date lines.

Languages: Fluency in English (spoken and written), Hausa and Kanuri