Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer at COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

Overall Responsibilities

• The MEAL Officer will provide support to multi-sectoral intervention in northwest and north-central Nigeria in the design, planning, monitoring and evaluation of the program by managing data and facilitating program implementation at state level, under the guidance and direct supervision of the Project Manager

Scope of the Position

• The MEAL Officer will be responsible for data gathering, analysis and reporting activities. He will assist in tracking progress of key indicators and provide timely reports to the MEAL and project Managers.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks

• Under the direct supervision of the MEAL Manager, and in collaboration with the Program/Project Managers, Field Coordinators, and other collaborators of the projects and of the Base, He will:
• Collect qualitative and quantitative information and program data through surveys, assessments, post distribution monitoring, and regular market monitoring
• Quantify methods and identify data sources for program performance and impact indicators, in conjunction with respective program component teams.
• Conducting project baseline, end-line and progress surveys, ensuring appropriate sample size and sampling survey methods, data collection procedures, and data verification through periodic site visits
• Facilitate training of staff, Community Mobilisers and partners in the MEAL data collection tools and participate in the sensitization of beneficiaries in collaboration with program teams.

Support in collating and analysing monitoring data, as well as report on findings from monitoring activities:

• Ensure proper monitoring of the program, focusing on the overall MEAL framework of the projects
• Present and analyse data based on information needs of project team and partners and support in database management.
• Analysing of data, report development and submission of MEAL reports
• Provide support to improve monitoring and reporting mechanisms through revised monitoring and reporting framework, through collaboration with the program team.
• Review of reporting made against indicators
• Drafting and sharing lessons learned from the different project interventions for programme development and quality control

Protection and Accountability to Affected Population:

• Mainstream gender and protection across the various components and activities of the Projects in Sokoto State.
• He will create and develop protection and Gender integration activities in line with the priorities determined by COOPI. He will ensure performance tools are available for local staff, in order to guarantee smooth implementation of the programs while taking into consideration the local cultural context.
• He will be responsible for the implementation, monitoring and follow-up of the Gender mainstreaming and general protection activities of the project
• Support the implementation of the minimum measures for mainstreaming protection as outlined by the Humanitarian Principles, the SPHERE Standards, Donor Policy on Protection and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines
• Prepare, organize and conduct the protection-oriented Focus Group Discussions and Gender Discussion Meetings during project implementation
• Work closely with the project team and the beneficiaries to ensure activities are being implemented in a gender sensitive manner.
• Using a consolidated database, assist in monitoring and compiling field offices/Core competency CFM reports according to COOPI standards;
• Assist the MEAL Manager, program coordinator, and programme staff in capturing and storing complaints and feedback; lessons learned and good practices for effective knowledge management;
• Work with program teams to ensure COOPI information on program activities is shared within LGAs and provide for beneficiary feedback in line with relevant guidelines and frameworks
• Collaborate with government and humanitarian partners to ensure the smooth sharing of information in consultation with the Project Manager/Field Coordinator/Program Manager
• Assess existing community capacity and mechanisms that can be used to set up/strengthen/adapt COOPI’s information sharing processes, complaints and feedback for the Damaturu Office level
• Provide support to the programs at LGA level and within the communities
• Directly supervise data entry and data cleaning activities by the data entry clerks
• Analyse and provide information regarding general context at the LGA level and explore opportunities in support of partnership, building initiatives with LGA level government and other humanitarian actors.
• Assist program teams in the selection of beneficiaries as per the established procedure from the project proposal.
• Assist the program team in the selection of Community Mobilisers to facilitate the process of beneficiaries’ selection.

Capacity Development:

• Assist the MEAL Manager to provide trainings on monitoring and evaluation that include sampling, data collection, data cleaning, analysis and reporting guidelines to all program staff. Coach data entry clerks and project officers on

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness level of skills and experience.

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience working in a humanitarian organization or with displacement affected populations.
• Have excellent communication, writing and analytical skills.
• Be excellent in communication skills and proficient in report writing
• Be resident and familiar with the terrain in the Northeast Nigeria.
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams.
• Excellent working knowledge of M&E Tools and Microsoft Office programming (Access, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word).
• Knowledge and experience in using database specific software.
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills.
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams.