Monitoring And Evaluation Officer at Hope and Rural Aid Foundation (HARAF)

JOB DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES 

The M&E Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities

• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures.
• Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output.
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress towards achieving result.
• Prepare and maintain data base.
• Provide feedback to the project manager on project strategies and activities.
• Assist project manager in preparing report on the findings and lesson learned from project innovations.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicators for the project success.
• Develop M&E system for the project and for the government counterpart/stakeholders.
• Organize and conduct training on M&E/MIS for project staff.
• Provide inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annul and other reports to project manager in preparing relevant reports.
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system, develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project.
• Participate in regular data verification and audit exercises to assess the quality of data reported and address any anomalies identified  
• Responsible for data collection and entry for various interventions implemented in the field and ensure that complete, accurate, clean and consistent data analysis and action planning.
• Assist program staff during survey planning and implementation especially preparing logistics needed, participating in data collection and cleaning.
• Carry out capacity building and mentorship activities for field staff in data collection and cleaning  
• Ensure proper filing of M&E documents including questionnaires, monitoring reports, datasets among others  
• Keep the M&E database up to date and help program staff prepare periodic high-quality reports

Qualifications and Requirements  

• BSc in International Development, Social Sciences or related field with grounding in quantitative and qualitative research methods required.  
• At least 3 years working experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:  

• Database management and knowledge management experience required  
• Demonstrated ability to use monitoring and evaluation findings for adaptive management; experience with rolling assessments and / or complexity-aware monitoring a plus;  
• Strong presentation and training facilitation skills required;  
• Strong computer literacy required; knowledge of SPSS and/or Stata a plus;  
• Familiarity with issues related to livelihood in crisis and conflict-affected environments a plus;  
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders;  
• Fluency in English required. Fluency in Hausa, Fulani or other local languages is highly desirable.