Programme M&E Officer at Foundation for Refugee Economic Empowerment (FREE)

Role Purpose
The FREE Programmes Division is recruiting for the position of ‘Programme M&E Officer’ to join their dynamic team. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of effective and high-
quality humanitarian assistance to new and ongoing crises as part of FREE’s portfolio. The position is responsible for overseeing programme implementations across portfolio.

Duration:
This role is open for an initial 10 months and may be renewed based on available funding/satisfactory assessment.

About the Position
The Programme M&E: leads all planning processes and under the guidance of the Response Coordinator, guides implementation at all levels contributes to the development and strengthening of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems, including learning and accountability and generation of reliable data for results- based management of the project overall and to strengthen project implementation develops and regularly updates monitoring/performance measurement with staff, such as quality benchmarks and indicator and performance tracking for FREE and partners’ projects
monitors relevant context related indicators and triggers relevant actions for the project operations undertakes and oversees regular field monitoring and evaluation visits with field staff to check technical and operational compliance and timely execution of project activitiess vis-à-vis approved plans and targets supports the development of improved management information system
promptly respond to all critical site/project issues addressed as directed by the Response Coordinator support in preparing high-quality monthly, quarterly, and annual programme implementation reports, documentation, and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned support programme staff to collect and analyze indicators/data Education
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field. A master’s degree or relevant qualification is an advantage. Minimum of 5 years post first degree professional experience required. Experience
working in diverse environments including Northeast Nigeria is an added advantage.
Professional Experience

•  5 years of professional experience as Programme Officer or MEAL expert in a similar organization.
• Ability to multitask and deal with stressful situations.
• Experience working in the Northeast Nigeria humanitarian response would be an advantage
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including team building, coordination, and networking at all levels.
• Language Skills: Excellent spoken and written English. Great command of Hausa would be an advantage.

Personal Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including team building and strong coordination
• Ability to plan and be organized work independently
• High integrity standards
• Highly motivated and willing to work the extra mile.