Program Officer (PO), Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Communication (MERC) at Sasakawa Africa Association

About the Project

• The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) is a 5-year development project aims to develop agro-pastoral production systems in Kano State. The project directly addresses a fundamental root cause of low animal productivity and conflicts because of the transhumance in Nigeria and particularly in Kano State.
• The project is implemented through five interrelated components: Crop Productivity Enhancement, promotion of improved Postharvest and Agro-processing technologies, promote Public-Private Partnerships in support of pluralistic extension delivery and market access, to develop agricultural extension advisory services and to establish a relevant, efficient and effective Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Sharing system.

Job Descriptions

• The PO supports the Project Coordinator in planning, implementation, coordination, supervision and reporting on all MERC related activities at state level.
• S / he reports to the Project Coordinator on a day-to-day basis.

Required Tasks

• Assist Project Coordinator in developing project documents including monthly / annual work plan and budget of MERC activities.
• Assist in designing survey tools and methodologies (qualitative & quantitative) of MERC and lead data collection, analysis, documentation, reporting and information sharing.
• Assist in designing and preparing training packages (leaflets, handouts, etc.) for use by staff and others in the field (e.g., survey enumerators and data entry technicians).
• Assist Project Coordinator in planning, and monitoring activities by collecting relevant and reliable data / information.
• Assist Project Coordinator in writing quarterly, biannual and annual technical reports.
• PO drafts and submits all reports to Project Coordinator for review and vetting before final compilation into main report
• Assist in developing publications including policy briefs and journal articles attributed to SAA work and share with key partners and stakeholders.
• Assist in developing project documents including monthly / annual work plan and budget of MERC activities.
• Monitor media outlets regularly and collect document and disseminate relevant information to staff.
• Provide data and information for publications (Brochures, Newsletters, fact sheets etc.) and Information on Education and Communication (IEC) materials.
• Help to organize Farmers’ Field Days, Agricultural Shows and Experience sharing tours, and Media Field Days.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Education Background and Experience

• Minimum requirement: B.Sc. / M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Management Information Systems and any related area
• 5 / 7 years of experience respectively

Competences:

• English Proficiency: Level C2 (Especially writing skills), Mali English proficiency should be intermediate
• For Francophone Countries: French Proficiency: Advanced
• Microsoft Office: Advance knowledge of Power point, Word and Excel
• Abity to use data collection technologies, such as GPS, Arc-GIS,
• Ability to use MS ACCESS, SPHINX, SPSS, Stata or any other data management software
• Knowledge & econometrics and statistical analysis and excellent
• Project implementation skills