Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria

Job Description

• This position will be responsible for monitoring and evaluation of projects implemented by FIDA Nigeria. The M & E Officer will work under the overall guidance and supervision of the FIDA Nigeria National President/Country Vice President, National Secretary, and other National Executives, and report to them through the Program Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will carry out the following tasks:

• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection, and evaluation procedures;
• Monitor all project activities, expenditures, and progress towards achieving the project output with impact indicator;
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results;
• Provide feedback to the Program Manager on project strategies and activities;
• Suggest strategies for project management to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks;
• Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual progress on all projects to the Country Vice President/ National President, Deputy, and Program Manager;
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system;
• Willingness to travel at short notice to project location
• Provide inputs, information and statistics for periodic reports to the project management team and development partners;
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Program Manager in preparing relevant reports;
• Perform other duties as required.

Competencies
Professionalism:

• Demonstrates professional competence in women’s and children’s rights and the rule of law as well as, knowledge of related policies and practices at the national, regional, and international levels;
• Demonstrates knowledge of programme management cycle, including monitoring and reporting;
• Ability to identify and contribute to the solution of problems/issues with a display of persistence;
• Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results;
• Motivated by professional rather than personal concerns;

Teamwork:

• Ability to collaborate with colleagues within and outside of FIDA Nigeria to achieve organizational goals;
• Ability to solicit inputs by genuinely valuing the ideas and expertise of others;
• Willingness to learn from others;
• Support and act following the team and organizational decisions.

Planning & Organizing:

• Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate, and monitor work while prioritizing competing demands;
• Foresight for risks and contingencies when planning.

Communication:

• Ability to write clearly and concisely and to communicate effectively with a range of audiences, including the ability to prepare reports and make presentations in a variety of fora;
• Ability to conduct presentations by clearly formulating positions on issues, articulating options concisely, conveying maximum necessary information as well as making and defending recommendations.

Job Requirements

• University Degree preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, or any of the Social Sciences;
• At least 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E in development projects implemented by national/international NGOs/UN bodies/Government;
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis, and production of reports;
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;
• Strong training & facilitation skills.