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  • Posted: Aug 24, 2022
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    UNICEF contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria with a mandate to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF’s Nigeria country programme: Aims to accelerate the realization of the rights of all c...
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    Individual Contractors (3) - Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Measurement and Monitoring Coordinator

    Job Description

    Scope of Work:

    The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria is seeking the interest of a qualified Teaching at the Right Monitoring and Measurement (M&M) Coordinator:

    • Work with the M&M TaRL Africa Central Team, UNICEF team and government officials to:
    • Design a strong measurement and monitoring strategy which integrates as much as possible into existing systems
    • Develop a strong understanding of government measurement and monitoring systems
    • Develop and pilot measurement and aggregation tools for data collection
    • Collaborate with partners to incorporate measurement and monitoring best practices into the overall design
    • Support government through the process of assessment and monitoring data collection:
    • Conduct school visits and engage actively with the government during critical data collection periods to troubleshoot as necessary At the moment there are 386 schools across 24 LGAs in BAY states.
    • Communicate and connect with monitoring and mentoring staff within state government regularly through face- to- face meetings, WhatsApp and phone calls
    • Develop electronic assessment tools as at when needed by the state government
    • Coordinate reflection meetings and focus group discussions
    • Collate monitoring information and develop case studies to highlight project impact and learning
    • Support the sharing of programme best practices through formal and informal workshops

    Regularly share with team and government officials on implementation challenges and successes one can see from the data, and help highlight areas which require attention

    • Analyze and present findings from the data to key stakeholders
    • Develop a dashboard to make insights from the data available to state/LGA government actors, and the TaRL team regularly.
    • Share lessons learned from programme implementation with government stakeholders, donors and other partners and support them in decision-making
    • Build capacity of Education Management Information System (EMIS) and Quality Assurance (QA) officials to understand and analyze data, and this will include
    • Design and lead capacity building workshops on project monitoring, data collection and use
    • Train EMIS officers on simple data cleaning, analysis and use on a regular basis
    • Regularly visit schools to support government actors and build a better understanding of how measurement works within schools

     Support documentation and reporting efforts

    • Contribute to the compilation of reports for project stakeholders and donors
    • Contribute to the documentation of measures of the project’s Value for Money
    • Support programme leads in preparing technical and programme reports
    • Also, the M&M Coordinator will be expected to Support the management of key relationships with stakeholders in state and national education systems, particularly UNICEF, the State Ministry of Education, the State Universal Basic Education Board, Local Government Education Authorities

    To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

    Minimum Qualifications Required:

    • Bachelors’ university degree in Education, development studies or its equivalent. Relevant training and experience in a related field will be considered.
    • Minimum of 3 years demonstrable professional experience in implementing Education and learning outcomes improvement interventions.
    • Proven ability to work independently under difficult conditions
    • Excellent communication and advocacy skills.

    Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

    • Experience working in Northern Nigeria preferably conversant with the state(s) of assignment.
    • Experience in team management.
    • Good command of written and spoken English.
    • Language skills: Hausa and/or Kanuri and Fulfulde languages.
    • Strong preference for Borno, Adamawa, Yobe State residents.
    • Experience working with Nigerian government offices.
    • Experience working on educational programmes at a large scale.

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    Nutrition Officer, NOB

    How can you make a difference?

    • Reporting to the Nutrition Manager, L4, the Nutrition officer will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programs/ projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in collecting, analyzing and presenting technical program information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Nutrition programs.
    • At the same time, support the nutrition team on advocacy, policy formulation, and creating an enabling environment for the implementation of nutrition programs in Nigeria.
    • The candidate will equally track budgetary allocation and financing of nutrition interventions (Nutrition specific and Nutrition sensitive) in Nigeria, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on policy strengthening activities and will represent UNICEF in advocacy platforms (e.g., Scaling Up Nutrition Movement) and activities as appropriate.

    To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have
    Support to programme development and planning:

    • Conduct and update the situation analysis for the programme sector(s) for the development, design and management of multi-sectoral nutrition related policies and financing. Research and report on development trends (e.g., political social, economic, nutrition, health) for higher management use to enhance cross sectoral co-ordination, efficiency and delivery of results.
    • Contribute to the development/ establishment of section program goals, objectives and strategies including in emergencies, and results-based planning through analysis of nutrition needs and areas for intervention and submission of recommendations for priority and goal setting.
    • Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing/administering a variety of technical program transactions, preparing materials/documentations and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support program planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating results.
    • Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results for nutrition, including, to prepare required documentations/materials to facilitate the program review and approval process.

    Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results:

    • Provide technical support and analytics on the preparation, design, and financing for the nutrition sector, alongside, plus collaborate with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss operational and implementation issues, provide solutions, recommendations and/or alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decision.
    • Ensure availability of comprehensive and current data on maternal and child nutrition to guide policy development as well as design and management of nutrition programmes/projects while keeping record of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.
    • Participate in strategic programme discussions on the planning of nutrition programmes/projects to ensure increases in domestic resource allocation for nutrition as well as radical improvements in quality and coverage of nutrition interventions
    • Ensure alignment of UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Country Programme with national priorities, plans, and competencies. and coherence/integration with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) formerly named United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), regional and global strategies.
    • Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies, and implementation plans for the sector(s) based on results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentation for programme review and approval.
    • Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess programs/projects and to report on required action/interventions at the higher level of program management.
    • Monitor and report on the use of section program resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation/goals, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity.
    • Report on issues identified to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution.

    Technical and operational support to programme implementation:

    • Conduct regular programme field visits and surveys, and exchange information with partners and stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support. Take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks, and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.
    • Support the government to increase financing and coverage of services for the nutrition interventions especially prevention services at both national and sub-national levels.
    • Efficiently manage internal and externally generated program funds.

    Advocacy, networking and partnership building:

    • Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with nutrition sector government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate program implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve program goals and social justice, equity and rights of mothers, newborn and children.
    • Prepare communication and advocacy products to highlight programme goals, achievements and/or needs to promote awareness, establish partnerships/alliances and support fund raising for nutrition programmes (maternal, newborn and child survival and development).
    • Participate in appropriate inter-agency meetings/events on programming to collaborate with nutrition partners.

    Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:

    • Promote critical thinking, innovative approaches and good practices for sustainable nutrition programme/project initiatives through advocacy and technical advisory services.
    • Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best and cutting-edge practices in nutrition management and information systems. Institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.
    • Contribute to the development of policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects.
    • Organize, plan and/or implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders to promote transformative and sustainable results on /nutrition-related programmes/projects.

    Competencies
    Competencies required for this post are:

    • Builds and maintains partnerships
    • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
    • Drive to achieve results for impact
    • Innovates and embraces change
    • Manages ambiguity and complexity
    • Thinks and acts strategically
    • Works collaboratively with others.

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