Monitoring And Evaluation Officer at Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN)

Purpose of the Team:

To contribute to CRUDAN’s corporate vision of facilitating wholistic community transformation with the Church as agent of change, manifesting the kingdom of God on earth.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Living an exemplary Christian Life and doing his/her work diligently as unto the Lord, and make self, available as counsellor and friend.
• Ensuring that baseline surveys are conducted with the informed consent and participation of the programme beneficiaries.
• Ensuring that our monitoring systems include mechanisms for beneficiaries to participate and to feedback their comments on the programme.
• Recognition of the indicators of the output for improved accountability and learning to beneficiaries/other stakeholders.

General scope of the Job

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer is specifically responsible for:

• Monitoring and evaluating Projects being implemented by CRUDAN and working with Project lead to report to Director of Programmes.
• Assisting in producing, networking and to storing up-to-date resources (database) that support the organisation’s communication and outreach.
• Monitoring and evaluating data collection activities, survey work and analytical sessions.
• Ensuring field data is gathered and registered, ensuring the quality of data entered and helping to produce initial statistical analyses.
• Assisting in the training and education of partner organisations and clients in M&E.

Responsibilities and Tasks

Setting up the M&E system

• Assist in revising the programme logframe matrix, particularly in the areas of the objective hierarchy, indicators and monitoring mechanisms.
• Guide the process for identifying the key performance questions and parameters for monitoring programme performance and comparing it to targets.
• Design the format for monitoring programme performance reports.
• Set out the framework and procedures for the evaluation of programme activities with stakeholders
• Participate in training with stakeholders, including primary stakeholders, in M&E skills, including participatory aspects.

Implementation of M&E

• Based on the budget, design the framework for the physical and process monitoring of project activities.
• Prepare consolidated progress reports for Management in accordance with approved reporting formats and timing.
• Conduct regular visits to meet beneficiaries in coordination with project officers to capture data correctly and efficiently to ensure regular and accurate reporting
• Develop and submit quarterly capacity enhancement and assessment plan for project beneficiaries in targeted communities and ensure the implementation of approved actions.
• Review monitoring reports, analyse them for impact evaluation to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in programme implementation.

Communication

• Prepare reports on M&E findings, as required, working closely with the Project Manager
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
• Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with programme staff, implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
• In collaboration with the administrator, provide the Executive Director with management information that may be required.
• Make regular reports to the project lead, highlighting areas of concern and preparing the documentation for review at meetings.
• Check that monitoring data are discussed in the appropriate forum and in a timely fashion. If necessary, create such discussion forum to fill any gaps.

Performs other duties that may be assigned by the Executive Director and/or Director of Programmes.

Personal Qualities:

• Committed Christian and active in a local church.
• BSc in relevant field or other similar field
• At least 3 years’ experience in development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; other learning efforts is required
• Ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Flexible attitude to work
• Ability to gain trust and support of colleagues
• Good Team player.
• Ability to meet deadlines, targets and work proactively with others to meet shared responsibilities.
• Ability to relate to people from a variety of diverse cultural backgrounds