Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Manager at Centre for Community Development and Research Network (CCDRN)

Job Purpose

• The MEAL Manager will support the coordination and implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) activities across CCDRN programs in Yobe State.
• The role focuses on ensuring that MEAL systems are operational, effective, and provide timely data to support program decision-making at the state level, while aligning with the overall organizational MEAL framework.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Support and Coordination:

• Contribute to the implementation of the CCDRN MEAL framework in Yobe State, ensuring alignment with organizational quality standards, MEAL policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Provide guidance and coordination support to program teams in Yobe, integrating MEAL systems into program design and implementation at the state level.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Assist in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans for Yobe programs, including the development of indicators, targets, and benchmarks, using a results-based management approach.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to project sites across Yobe State to collect data and identify areas for improvement, employing a participatory and inclusive approach.
• Analyze and interpret state-level data, identifying trends, patterns, and areas for improvement, and providing actionable recommendations to enhance program performance in Yobe.

Accountability:

• Support the functionality and effectiveness of accountability mechanisms in Yobe, including the maintenance of a complaint response mechanism, using a participatory and inclusive approach.
• Implement and manage a feedback and complaint response system at the state level, including the collection and analysis of feedback from program beneficiaries, using a feedback loop approach.
• Ensure that program staff and partners in Yobe are aware of and adhere to accountability policies and procedures, through targeted training and capacity building.

Learning:

• Identify and document lessons learned from Yobe programs, including successes, challenges, and areas for improvement, using a reflective and adaptive approach.
• Contribute to a knowledge management system by collecting and sharing best practices and lessons learned within Yobe State, utilizing knowledge sharing platforms.
• Facilitate reflection and learning sessions among program staff and partners in Yobe, including organizing workshops and training, using a collaborative and participatory approach.

Reporting:

• Prepare and submit regular reports on Yobe MEAL activities to the MEAL Director, State Program Manager, and relevant stakeholders, including monitoring, evaluation, and accountability reports, using a clear and concise reporting style.
• Ensure that state-level reports are accurate, timely, and informative, providing actionable recommendations for program improvement in Yobe, using a results-based management approach.

Team Management:

• Supervise and mentor the MEAL team in Yobe, building their capacity to effectively carry out MEAL activities.
• Provide technical assistance and capacity strengthening to program staff and partners in Yobe to improve program quality and impact at the state level.

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Project Director or program management team, including supporting other program components and initiatives in Yobe, using a flexible and adaptive approach.
• Collaborate with state-level program stakeholders to ensure MEAL systems are aligned with program goals and objectives in Yobe, using a collaborative and participatory approach.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications.