Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator at United Purpose (UP)

The MEAL Coordinator will contribute to the implementation of activities for the Scaling Rural Women Entrepreneurs for Community-Led Digital Adaptation & Resilience in Africa project. This innovative pilot is testing the relevance and efficacy of a women-led social enterprise model for digital health service delivery in Nigeria. Using a range of participatory mixed methods, the project will map existing market systems in Benue and Cross River states, evaluate care seeker needs, and build marketing strategies from consumer needs, best practices, and contextual perspectives. The MEAL Coordinator will be responsible for the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation strategies, frameworks, and tools that will ensure accurate and timely information and feedback to stakeholders, and for planning and conducting of data quality assurance and monitoring activities. This position will be based in Benue with frequent travels to Cross River State and other locations within the country.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical M&E lead and advice:

• Develop and adopt M&E tools for measuring and reporting against progress and impact indicators.
• Identify community-derived impact indicators using participatory methods.
• Provide technical support in developing/refining participatory assessment tools.
• Contribute to updating the log-frame and results against programme indicators with more detailed input provided towards preparing annual reports.
• Conduct participatory data gathering and analysis focus groups with various stakeholders involved in the project.
• Jointly define market assessment strategies with community partners and other project staff.
• Visit project sites for monitoring and quality assurance of water point construction and repairs.
• Monitoring and data checks on digital health service delivery via Primary Healthcare Clinics to ensure reporting compliance.
• Work collaboratively with other programmes to strengthen integration and cross-learning in the country programme and with Donors.
• Represent the project to community partners and stakeholders.

Training and supporting partners:

• Capacity building of partners and local government authorities.
• To supervise regular data collection and ensure the quality of the data by verifications and validations.
• Provide feedback to staff on project performance based on data collected and findings, and lead partner staff in reviewing project plans as part of the learning and sharing process.

Reporting:

• Provide regular updates reports as per guidance of the Project Manager, summarising the progress made in project implementation, lessons learned, recommendations for improvement, and case studies.

Documentation and learning:

• Set up and manage the Program Monitoring & Evaluation and learning system for UP-SHA while ensuring adequate technical capacity to enhance the system's performance to achieve optimal project reporting.
• Participate in regular meetings with key stakeholders at the community/civil society/Local Government level, ensuring a common understanding of the project's objectives and outcomes.

Team management:

• Supervise and provide guidance to Project team (M & E Officers & Field Facilitators), implement performance planning and tracking for team members.
• Ensure coordination and teamwork and cohesive team spirit amongst the team’s members.
• Maintain periodic/schedule coordination and project progress review meeting with the team members.
• Ensure Safeguarding at all levels of project implementation.

Other reasonable duties may be assigned to you that are consistent with the job and its level of responsibility. These will require pre-approval by your line manager.

Key Relationships: Internal and External

Knowledge, Experience & other Requirements:

Education and other qualifications:

• Master’s degree in relevant subject, or demonstrable work experience in Monitoring and Impact Evaluation, Qualitative and Quantitative research methods, or Marketing Analytics.
• Knowledge of the current M&E trends and especially M&E systems in development organisations.
• Effective communication, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Respect to cultural diversity and gender sensitivity.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in development sector
• Experience in participatory learning and analysis methods
• Knowledge and understanding of project monitoring and evaluation, including data management tools
• Must be a good team player, honest, dependable and willing to be flexible with work hours
• Experience in working with culturally diverse teams.

Skills:

• Project management and implementation
• ·Monitoring and evaluation
• Skills on ICT operation, and proficient in using MS Office
• Good training, mentoring, and coaching skills (supervising enumerators and field staff)
• Good technical writing skills, presentation, facilitation, abilities for synthesis
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented
• Reporting and documentation

Language Requirements:

• Written and oral proficiency in English and relevant local language (Tiv, pidgin English) is required.