Jobs at Women in the New Nigeria (WINN)

General Position Summary

• The Monitoring, Evaluation, Communication and Reporting Officer as part of a team to operationalize specific program systems.
• The M&E Officer is responsible for supporting WINN staff to regularly collect, enter, verify and analyze data and make timely database adjustments, to measure the impact of the program.
• He/she will work closely with other project team members and will closely coordinate with other program staff to help ensure monitoring and evaluation of data is accurately incorporated into all reports and information products.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Understand and maintain an M&E system database that improves WINN’s ability to inform program implementation, analyze data and represent impact to donors, government, partner organizations and communities.
• Ensure all relevant program staff are able to utilize the database to analyze program information and results.
• Regularly review data entered into the M&E system to locate and fix problems with data entry or integrity.
• Manage regular synchronizations and backups of field data to cloud-based data management system.
• Troubleshoot front and back end issues with the database, including any synchronization issues of field-level data.
• Work as part of a team to facilitate and support M&E operations including baseline, annual and end line surveys, regular monitoring, data collection, analysis and reporting according to the M&E work plan.
• Generate data (tables/graphs/reports) from the M&E database at regular intervals, ensuring reports/information are available for program implementation staff when required. Facilitate data analysis with program implementation team as requested.
• Conduct regular field visits to ensure all elements of the M&E system and database are better to utilize effectively by all stakeholders, assessing and identifying breakdowns and areas that require clarifications and improvements.
• Ensure field teams always have the most recent version of all M&E tools and documents.
• Assist the team in improving the program’s M&E systems by identifying good practices, field-tested lessons learned and creative recommendations; share with and encourage staff to incorporate these in their daily work.
• Work closely with the Program Manager to develop and deliver staff training, improving capacities in monitoring, evaluation and database management.
• Review or edit data in reports as requested and required.
• Monitoring and evaluation of field projects.
• Other duties as may be assigned to him/her.

Requirements

• A university Degree in Statistics, computer science, Economics, M&E, Business Admin, or any relevant field is required
• Three or more years of experience working in the NGO sector in M&E, ideally in protection, Livelihood, community development, or economic and market development. Prior experience carrying out surveys or conducting qualitative and quantitative data collection with computerized data management systems.
• Result-oriented, teamwork, good analytical, communication, and facilitation skills, skills, problem solver, Advanced computer skills in SPSS, and MS Office programs, particularly Excel, and Access. Strong analytical skills coupled with a solid understanding of quantitative indicators and data collection strategies.
• English, Hausa, and local language desirable.

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Job Description

• The Protection/GBV Officer is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of Protection/GBV activities to ensure quality implementation including Adolescent safe space, community prevention activities, training on topics such as psychological first aid, and gender-based violence (GBV), and the validation of referral pathways and supporting the Women and Girls Safe Space (WGSS) activities, GBV case management, across project locations.
• The Protection/GBV Officer will provide technical support to WINN and advise on gender and protection mainstreaming and best practices as well as program development.
• The Protection/GBV Officer will work closely with other officers under the supervision of the Senior Protection Officer, Program manager, and support staff (including finance, operations, and administration) to ensure that activities are implemented according to schedule, budget, and required quality.
• The position includes the daily management of field staff.
• The Protection/GBV Officer reports directly to the Senior Protection Officer and will work closely with the Program Manager and other department heads.

Essential Job Responsibilities
Strategy & Vision:

• Oversee the implementation of protection activities and ensure adequate gender mainstreaming across program field locations.
• Develop protection strategy, harmonize activity work plans, and manage all field activity implementation related to protection/GBV.
• Ensure that program implementation mainstreams protection in coordination with other sectors in line with best practices.
• Ensure that beneficiaries/participants are effectively targeted according to vulnerability criteria.
• Lead where necessary community meetings to identify gender-related priorities and protection concerns.
• Establish and maintain effective program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyze and report on results) for both internal and external use.
• Integrate community approaches, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
• Ensure the program filing system is in place, adheres to internal and donor regulations and filing is regularly maintained.
• Adhere to all WINN policies related to security, operations, and transport/ logistics information related to programming.
• Provide weekly field reports, capturing activities progress, lessons learned, success stories on the project as well as general situation and community updates and needs.
• Report on any problems encountered in the field such as project participant complaints, local authority interference, and security threats to WINN staff and activities.
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to WINN and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Perform other related special projects and duties as determined and assigned by the supervisor.

Program Management:

• Support the program manager in developing new programs and overseeing ongoing program management and administration of teams across various field locations as assigned.
• Ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and consistent with WINN’ relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
• Undertakes regular (daily, weekly, bi-weekly) field monitoring visits to assess progress and identify technical quality and/or other implementation issues, flag these to suoervisors, provide solutions and implement modifications as required.
• Guides and support implementation of all project activities (including, PSS, Skills acquisition, age-appropriate engagement, prevention, and risk mitigation), providing affirming feedback, highlighting strengths and weaknesses, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure that program implementation mainstreams protection in coordination with other sectors in line with best practices.
• Develop program implementation strategies, including sub-sector coordination, beneficiary targeting and distribution process as well as psychosocial and capacity building of staff.
• Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
• Ensure program implementation is on time, target, and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired impacts.
• Create and maintain systems ensuring effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with partner policies and procedures.
• Ensure all interventions adhere to WINN’s Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards.

Team Management:

• Develop the capacity of the team, deepen understanding of their roles and assist with career development.
• Providing technical assistance to the field staff, by designing and rolling out capacity building activities and training on all GBV/protection, ensuring on the job coaching and mentoring.
• Under the supervision of SPO with staff and partners to assess training needs and develop a training and capacity development plan to ensure successful transfer of skills, knowledge, and attitudes to improve GBV responses and prevention.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations, and provide constructive feedback informally and formally via regular one on ones and performance reviews.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.

Influence:

• Identify, build, and manage collaborative partnerships with consortium partners, technical partner, local governments, and other stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets and project obligations are met.

Security:

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• S/he will supervise Protection Field Monitors, Community Volunteers and Mobilizers

Accountability:

• Reports directly to: Senior Protection Officer
• Works directly with: Program Manager, Finance, MEL, and Operation Teams, partner staff.

Knowledge and Experience

• BA/Sc. in relevant field required.
• 5 years of experience working on the development, implementation, administration and compliance of a field-based international development or humanitarian program; general gender and protection mainstreaming experience & knowledge required.
• Experience with conducting gender analysis, protection assessments, monitoring and evaluation and other learning efforts required.
• Demonstrated strengths in analytical skills, monitoring and evaluation, and report writing.
• Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills
• Excellent oral and written skills and computer skills
• Fluency in Englis, Kanuri and Hausa is required.