Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Assistant at Save The Children

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

• Assist in programme updates for programme management and internal information sharing.
• Assist with data collection processes as necessary.
• Conduct field monitoring visits (including the use of the quality benchmarks/ monitoring checklist) and facilitating focus group discussions.
• Assist with implementation of programme evaluations (data collection).
• Support MEAL in conducting assessments as needed.
• Responsible for handling, documenting, confidentiality and security of all informational resources related to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries.
• Support Complaints and Feedback Mechanism, including communicating responses to complainants; liaise with programmes and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
• Assist in raising PRs and planning trainings for enumerators.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Documentation and Dissemination:

• Contribute to preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on MEAL.
• Prepare field visit reports and do debriefing and action planning with relevant staff.

Quality Benchmarks:

• To conduct quality monitoring of programme activities, measured against international standards and using participatory methodologies (including child-friendly methodologies) and quality benchmarks.

Coordination:

• Coordinate and communicate with relevant programme staff regarding feedback and quality adherence.

Safeguarding:

• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Responsible for handling documenting, confidentiality, and security of all informational resources related to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries.
• Support Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms, including communicating responses to complainants; liaise with programs and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
• Support in facilitating participation activities in implementing communities.

Ambition:

• Creating best-in-class EA function.
• Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively.

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin and data management systems.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 1 year of experience working with International NGOs, UN agencies, partners, and/or local authorities including NYSC.
• Computer literate with experience in the following computer packages; MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Access.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Listening skills.
• Problem analysis and problem-solving.
• Proficient in relevant computer applications.
• Ability to work in a team with flexibility to undertake challenging tasks and adapt to different working conditions.
• Good spoken, reading, and writing skills in English with the ability to produce quality reports. Knowledge of local language (Yoruba) is highly desirable. 
•  Ability to work as part of a team, flexible, adaptable, and patient.
• Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines.

Desirable:

• Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection.
• Have experience and/or knowledge about working with children.