Project Officer Monitoring and Evaluation at GIZ Nigeria

VA No.022

Min. qualification:
Minimum of a first degree in Sciences, Social Sciences or in a similar area
 
“Support to Strengthening Resilience in North-East Nigeria”

Salary: 
According to GIZ 
Salary Band 
4

Programme:
The  overall  objective  of  the  GIZ  implemented  programme  “Support  to Strengthening  Resilience  in  North-East  Nigeria”  is  to  contribute  to  the stabilization and socio-economic recovery of north-eastern Nigeria through strengthening  the  resilience  of  internally displaced  persons  (IDPs),  host communities, returning refugees and the local population affected by Boko Haram insurgency. The programme is funded by the European Union and 
the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. It  focuses  on  the  two  north-eastern  States  of  Adamawa  and  Borno. 
Following  a  holistic  approach,  the  programme  targets  IDPs  and  host communities  and  returning  IDPs  and  local  communities  in  order  to  avoid  the creation of further tensions due to competition over scarce resources. Complementing the  humanitarian  response to  the  crisis  in  the  Northeast, the  programme  goes  beyond  a  humanitarian short-term  approach  and focuses  on  a  more  long-term  development  perspective  by  aiming  to establish participatory planning and good go vernance, rehabilitating basic 
service   infrastructure,   improving   access   to   and   the   quality   of   basic education, and providing livelihood support.

Responsibilities & tasks:
Responsibilities
The Project Officer Monitoring and Evaluation supports the Programme in:

• Monitoring the activities and results of the programme across its four components
• Generating,  documenting  and  disseminating programme related knowledge
• Producing knowledge products and project report data. GIZ Nigeria is seeking the services of an experienced 
• Project Officer Monitoring and Evaluationfor the duration of Thirty

Six Months (36) calendar months, from 1stMay2020 –30th April 2022
Tasks Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME)

• Maintain  and  adapt theprogramme’s 
• M&E  system  and  tools, including the reporting from programmatic units
• Design M&E data collection and processing methods.
• Ensure  M&E  data  collection  and  analysis according  to  donor requirements
• Ensure  alignment  of  all  M&E activities  (especially  data  collection tools) across the different programme components and activities
• Act  as  a  focal  point  for  external  evaluators  and  guide  the  annual review process
• Guide the Programme Units on outcome and impact monitoring
• Support   the   preparation   of   progress   reports   to   donors   and communications materials
• Prepare   and   actively   participate   in   planning   and   monitoring meetings.
• Supports different M&E activities of implementing partners
• Conductof baseline, midline and end line assessments
• Preparation  of  reports  for  assessments  conducted  by  the programme
• Preparation of reporting and beneficiary list templates
• Quality   assurance   of   reports   and   data   received   from implementing partners
• Ensures mutual exchange of data and information between the programme and implementing partners 
• Support  capacity  development of  programme  and  partner staff as needed

Knowledge management

• Ensure/coordinate the generation (including research) of knowledge required for programme implementation.
• Design formats of knowledge dissemination and exchange
• Assist  in  preparing  data,  facts  and  figures  for  the  Programme’s communication materials
• Document relevant experiences, lessons learnt and best practices:
• Ensure/coordinate production of knowledge products
• Design/prepare/facilitate knowledge exchange General management
• Assist  in  preparing,  conducting  and  documenting M&E meetings with partners
• Assist in keeping track of processes and actions required.
• The expert may be assigned other tasks as required.

Required qualifications, competences and experience:

• Required qualifications, competencies and experience Qualifications
• Minimum of a first degree in Sciences, Social Sciences or in a similar area

Professional experience

• Minimum  of 3 -5  years  professional  experience  with  national  and international organisations in the field of monitoring & evaluation and knowledge management.
• Ability to analyse, present, visualise data and practical skills in the use of office, statistical, graphical software. 
• Ability  to  make  data  usable  for  programme  implementation and reporting 
• Proven good working knowledge of ICT technologies and computer applications (e.g. MS Office and Excel).
• Proven excellent knowledge of the English language, both oral and written.
• Good communication skills.
• A good team player who is willing to take on responsibility.
• Knowledge of a local language relevant to North
• East Nigeria is an advantage (Hausa, Kanuri, Fulfulde)Other Knowledge, additional competences
• Initial   experience   in  development   cooperation   or   humanitarian projects, good knowledge of GIZ standards and procedures are an advantage
• In  addition  to  excellent  organizational  and  coordination  skills,  you are  able  to  work  independently,  structure  your  tasks,  familiarize yourself  with  new  topics  quickly  and  comprehensively
• You  have excellent   writing   and   communication   skills, a high   frustration tolerance and you are very flexible and able to work under pressure