Nigeria Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist at One Acre Fund

About the Role

As a growing organization, we are constantly improving our internal operational processes. The Monitoring and Evaluation (MEL) Project Specialist (PS) will be responsible for monitoring and evaluation of projects of core programs. Throughout the year, the MEL department executes 3-4 large-scale survey projects, and usually 4 or more smaller (ad-hoc) studies.

You will monitor performance indicators to report progress for specific projects within the programs. You will also create and run surveys, analyze collected across different projects within the department and the entire organization. You will report progress to the MEL Lead promptly.

Responsibilities

• Manage the MEL team: You will manage  both the MEL Field and office-based teams to achievement of MEL objectives while maintaining data quality and excellent research standards. More specifically, you will: 
  • Coordinate training, and facilitate meetings and review sessions.
  • Update and roll-out quality control tools .
  • Ensure the MEL team has all the necessary materials for their assignment.
  • Visit the field to ensure correct execution of surveys, respectful interaction with clients and communicate challenges to your manager.
  • Report the assessment of performance management data from the field upwards to leadership, laterally and downward to field staff. 
• Research Design: You will help identify research objectives and drafting of  survey tools to collect information for our annual impact analysis and other strategic queries. More specifically, you will support the following:
  • Design research tools such as surveys and write analysis plans.
  • Oversee data collection though qualitative and quantitative methods. 
  • Calculate sample sizes that are representative of the population while taking into account the needs of the program and capacity of the team.
• Data Quality: You will oversee data collection and quality management. More specifically, you will: 
  • Codebook creation, data cleaning and analysis in Stata. 
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses in data collection processes , suggest and implement improvements for better data quality. 
  • Report on data quality, survey progress ,manage general survey collection and field follow up. 
• Analysis: You will conduct analysis of the collected data using the Stata or R softwares. You will produce and present findings of simple statistical analysis. More specifically, you will: 
  • Develop and follow the set-out analysis plan to determine outcomes of research questions.
  • Communicate findings in presentation and report format. 
• Reporting: You will report to the MEL manager. You are expected to report on your work in a clear and professional fashion. More specifically, you are expected to: 
  • Report to your manager to provide updates work assignments, report on required Indicators, discuss performance, and discuss other general work issues. 
  • Contribute to content development of all aspects of MEL Field Team operations including training development, survey design and results presentations. 
• System development: You are expected to lead MEL system and process development, create a framework, and draft procedures for MEL project activities.