Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at a Leading Women-Focused NGO

Reports to: Program Coordinator

Contract length: 3 years

Remuneration: Negotiable and competitive within the sector.

Main Role:

Under the guidance of the Program Coordinator and other partner organizations, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following specific responsibilities and will provide the following deliverables:

• Develop and strengthen monitoring and evaluation plan and procedures.
• Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the project outputs.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicators for the project's success.
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results and update (if needed and in accordance with the donor guidelines), the project documentation to reflect potential modifications in the activities.
• Monitor the sustainability of the project's results.
• Suggest strategies to the project coordinator and co-partner organization for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities; potential synergies with other components or risks of duplications and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
• Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities and provide inputs, information, and statistics for quarterly, annual, and other reports.
• Participate in annual project reviews and assist the project officers and other partner organizations in preparing relevant reports.
• Record, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way.
• Assist the project personnel and partner organizations in the donor-funded project with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.
• Provide feedback to the project coordinators of and its partner organization on project strategies and activities.
• Support the project coordinators of and its partner on-demand and implement all required working tasks.

Educational qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree statistics, Political Science, Gender and Development, or related field with focus on monitoring and evaluation.

Experience:

• At least 5 - 7 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS in development projects implemented by national/international NGOs/EU bodies/Government.
• Prior working experience within national and or international organizations and experience of working with donor-funded projects is an added advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of monitoring and the application of methodology.
• Good understanding of capacity assessment methodologies.
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports.
• Experience drafting reports and expertise in analyzing data using statistical software.

Core skills

• Extensive experience in developing monitoring plans and/or management information systems
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Benue local languages and dialects is required.
• Excellent interpersonal, multicultural and team-building skills.
• Strong computer skills, particularly in spreadsheets, databases, and statistical applications.

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to advance to the next stage of the selection process
• Qualified women and Locals / residents of these locations are encouraged to apply
• The applicant must reside within Makurdi town.

Work Environment:

Traditional Office hours of 9 am – 5 pm on weekdays