Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Assistant at Christian Aid

Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Contracted Hours: 35
Reports to: MEAL Officer
Expected travel per annum: Occasional travel

Role Purpose

• To assist the MEAL unit in regular data collection through implementing partners/volunteers and ensure the quality of the data by random verifications and validation.
• To record, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way.
• Provide technical support on M&E and evidence-based recommendations to the relevant Program Officers and Partners.
• Support Program Officers and partners in conducting of field activities and adhere to CA’s monitoring and evaluation system.
• Participate actively in programme planning processes.

Role context

• The role works within the International Programmes role family positioned within the humanitarian team.
• The role is key in providing MEAL support to the work team to ensure partnerships and programmes are managed effectively.
• The role will normally work within a country office and there may be occasional travel required.

Key outcomes:

• Support the development and strengthening of Monitoring and Evaluation systems to allow for effective, accurate reporting for decision-making and project implementation.
• Contribute to building the Nigerian Country Office and partner capacity to develop and use participatory approaches to monitoring and evaluation for effective project implementation for 2 results.
• Encourage active knowledge management and organizational learning needs using Monitoring and Evaluation findings
• Positive relationships developed with partners/volunteers through effective communication.
• Information provided for the production of reports for institutional donors, project files maintained, supporter visits, and team meetings facilitated and supported.

Relationships:
External:

• The role holder will have contact with partners., volunteers, and stakeholders at the state level.

Internal:

• The position is line managed by the MEAL Coordinator- Humanitarian.
• Has a key role in ensuring good relations with other roles in programmes, finance and logistics, and procurement

Decision making:

• The ability to make day-to-day decisions to assist in the administration and smooth running of the Partnership and programmes.

Analytical skills:

• Analytical skills are desirable to perform day-to-day logistics and coordination work.

Developing self and others:

• Ability to take initiative, be self-motivated, and build the capacity of/guide new and existing staff on programme and MEAL requirements.

Person specification
Applied skills/knowledge and expertise:

Essential:

• Degree in Statistics or the Social Sciences with at least three working experiences with an I/NGO
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation and Project/programme-cycle management approaches and tools – including participatory planning.
• Understanding of reporting requirements of institutional donors such as WFP, ECHO, EU, DFID, and USAID.
• Understanding and familiarity with data management tools (such as KoboCollect, CS Pro, DHIS, and NHMIS is essential).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Packages.
• Familiarity and understanding of statistical software such as SPSS, Epi-info; STATA)
• Hands-on experience in monitoring and supporting community-based development programmes.
• Excellent report writing, communication (written and verbal) skills, and strong IT skills.

Desirable:

• Understanding of partnership approach to international development
• Manage and organize information systems and establish and maintain filing systems
• Ability to produce quality reports, case studies, and humanitarian briefs from analysis conducted on data sets and gathered qualitative information.

IT competency required:

• Intermediate.