Latest Vacancies at Search for Common Ground (SFCG)

Reports to: National DMEL Manager

Position Summary

• Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated, and creative Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator.
• The Roving Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator supports the design, development and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system within the assigned area.
• S/he gathers, analyzes, and processes complex information related to all aspects of program activity implementation.
• The incumbent carries out his/her work according to an established standard operating procedure for collecting data, monitoring project progress and measuring program inputs/outputs.
• These positions would be based in Abuja Nigeria with frequent travel to the field within the respective field offices.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate weekly with DMEL Manager to determine priority tasks.
• Ensure the state team is aware of and up to date on all DMEL tasks and reports.
• Conduct site visits during the project implementation phase in assigned areas.
• In concert with the DMEL Manager, develop Monitoring and Evaluation plans for field-level Activities.
• Implement Search M&E standards around project planning meetings, data collection tools, monitoring missions as required.
• Produce a “routine monitoring report” (RMR) according to an approved template for each site visit prior to the indicator verification visit.
• Identify lessons learned, constraints, and project impacts based on determined theme and/or sector for inclusion in Monthly and Quarterly Reports.
• Share observations from monitoring visits with DMEL Manager when findings demonstrate questionable actions.
• Serve as primary point of contact for Media & Communications office when developing impact assessments, success stories, newsletters and weekly reporting.
• Undertake comprehensive analysis of projects based on history of site visits; present findings to Associate DMEL Manager in a concise and professional manner.
• Support quality, conflict sensitive, innovative and effective DMEL process in all offices;
• Implementing SFCG M&E standards around project planning meetings, baseline studies, listenership surveys, data collection processes, monitoring missions and evaluations in all offices;
• Coordinate monthly and quarterly reflection and learning sessions with Search Staff in the State offices.
• Represent the program positively and professionally in both internal and external environments.
• Participate in professional training and development activities, as necessary.

Strategic Objectives:

• Collection of case studies and success stories across the projects suitable for external audiences.
• Conduct project monitoring visits on a regular basis and report findings to the project teams and DM&E team through spot checks with project volunteers,
• Maintenance of up to date databases and indicator tracking table of the project capturing progress against target.
• Conduct/Support monthly review and quarterly project reflection meetings for projects within your jurisdiction.
• Conduct Quarterly DQA and share report on a quarterly basis.
• Support evaluations for all projects within your jurisdiction.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

• University Degree is required; University Degree in International Development, Social Science, Economics, or related field is desired. (Masters will be an added advantage)
• Additional education in conflict management, media for peacebuilding, communication for social change would be a strong asset.

Required Experience:

• A minimum of 6 years experience in field monitoring, evaluation design, empirical and statistical analysis, management information systems and/or information management design is required.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating and working with international donors and grantees on PMEL/MLE systems.
• Experience in supporting and monitoring field-based programs in Nigeria
• Experience in managing databases and coordinating evaluations, surveys and impact monitoring.
• Professional training in project management.

Other Relevant Requirements:

• Collaborative working style that enables coaching and training in M&E principles and best-practices.
• Good knowledge of the local languages will be an asset.
• Proficiency at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. is required.
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills;
• Innovative, analytical and detailed oriented
• Knowledge of data software such as STATA, SPSS;
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills;
• A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace;
• Ability to prioritize, plan and organize workflow to tight timeframes, handle multiple tasks, and be flexible with changing priorities.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow up on tasks to completion is required.
• Experience of working in a conflict environment is a plus.
• Written and spoken fluency in English is required.

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Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time

Purpose of the Consultancy

• The purpose of the consultancy is to develop early warning and early response (EWER) and transformative dialogue training modules and to facilitate training of trainers for project partners in Maiduguri.
• Search is looking at engaging a training institute with strong expertise in capacity building within the field of conflict, peacebuilding and social cohesion to work with Search’s RESILAC project team to design training content, modules/materials that will serve the need of the target participants.

About the Project

• The overall objective of the RESILAC project is to contribute to the economic recovery and to the strengthening of the resilience and the social cohesion of the territories of the Lake Chad basin most impacted by the Lake Chad crisis and the climate change. The specific objectives of the project are:
  • Strengthening human capital, social cohesion and collective and sustainable management of natural resources in targeted territories;
  • Promoting economic recovery in targeted areas and the resilience of the most vulnerable populations, especially young people and women, through access to employment and agro-sylvo-pastoral production systems intensified and adapted to climate change;
  • Valuing and consolidating the actors of the targeted territories by encouraging dialogue and commitment, and reinforcing their capacities according to the skills and roles of each one; and Producing useful knowledge for the quality of project activities in a crisis context and for decision-making by local actors.
• Search for Common Ground (Search) is responsible for implementation of objective 1 in Borno State, in partnership with Action Against Hunger and Neem Foundation.
• This will contribute to the creation of the conditions for a broad alliance in these territories by recreating social links between and within the communities most affected by the crisis and by helping victims of violence overcome their traumas and to resume trust. Collective and participatory activities will make it possible to offer means of analysis and shared actions to peacefully manage conflict, access and use of limited natural resources.

Methodology

• The Consultant will follow a methodology and training curriculum agreed upon with Search prior to implementation of the trainings. The facilitators will be expected to utilize a mixed approach of facilitating training that is participatory and engaging to ensure active participation and increase learning outcome.
• The training will engage about 30 participants, targeting the project partners from civil society organizations (CSOs) and community based organizations (CBOs) from the target LGAs of the project. Search’s RESILAC team will provide support to the consultant to prepare and implement trainings.

Deliverables:

• Develop a comprehensive training module that will provide an effective guide to reinforce learning outcomes and serve as reference material for the participants.
• Facilitation of five days early warning and early response training of trainers for civil society and community-based organizations in Maiduguri.
• Facilitation of five days transformative dialogues training for civil society and community-based organizations in Maiduguri.
• Design detailed training agenda and curriculum for trainings to be reviewed and approved by the RESILAC Project Manager and Capacity Building and Training Specialist
• Produce Pre- and post-tests for the trainings based on training curriculum 
• Develop appropriate training aids as necessary (ex: case studies, presentations in Power-point, handout and any relevant document(s)
• A detailed report for each of the training sessions conducted sharing highlights, successes, pictures, and feedback for improvement of future programming.
• Reporting Line
• The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of Search’s RESILAC Project Manager and with support from the RESILAC Senior Community Mobilization Officers.

Required Profile
Education:

• The facilitators must possess at least Masters's or post-graduate in Conflict Studies, Peace Building, Development Studies or other relevant fields.

Experience:

• The consulting institute must be specialized in facilitating trainings in the field of Conflict, peacebuilding and social cohesion with a track record of successes.
• The institute must be registered with the appropriate authority and possess a minimum of 5 years of experience in training within the aforementioned field.

Other Relevant Requirements:

• The consultant must be familiar with the context of Northeast Nigeria with focus on conflict dynamics of the Lake Chad region.
• Must be resident in Maiduguri or able and willing to travel to Maiduguri
• Excellent facilitation skills and high capacity to engage participants
• Ability to create a safe space for participants of diverse backgrounds
• Excellent written communication and report writing skills in English
• Basic IT and typing skills
• Fluency in Hausa and/or Kanuri and knowledge of other languages indigenous to Northeastern Nigeria will be an added advantage.
• Motivation and self-discipline to work without supervision.

Budget and Terms of Engagement

• The consultancy will begin November 22, 2021. The first training should commence by November 29, 2021. All training reports should be completed no later than December 15, 2021. 
• The entire consultancy will cover a period of 15 working days (5 day for each training, 3 days for development of training material and 2 days for report writing).     
• 5% withholding tax will be deducted at source from the total cost of the consultancy fee
• All logistics arrangement should be included in the proposed budget

The consultant is required to respect the following Ethical Principles:

• Comprehensive and systematic inquiry: Consultant should make the most of the existing information and full range of stakeholders available at the time of the review. Consultant should conduct systematic, data-based inquiries. He or she should communicate his or her methods and approaches accurately and in sufficient detail to allow others to understand, interpret and critique his or her work. He or she should make clear the limitations of the review and its results.
• Competence: Consultant should possess the abilities and skills and experience appropriate to undertake the tasks proposed and should practice within the limits of his or her professional training and competence.
• Honesty and integrity: Consultant should be transparent with the contractor/constituent about: any conflict of interest, any change made in the negotiated project plan and the reasons why those changes were made, any risk that certain procedures or activities produce misleading review information.
• Respect for people: Consultant respect the security, dignity and self-worth of respondents, program participants. Consultant has the responsibility to be sensitive to and respect differences amongst participants in culture, religion, gender, disability, age and ethnicity.
• In addition, the consultant will respect SFCG’s evaluations standards, to be found in SFCG’s evaluation guidelines: https://www.sfcg.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SFCG-External-Evaluation-Guidelines-FINAL.pdf

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Location: Yola, Adamawa
Employment Type: Full Time

Position Summary

• Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated, and creative Senior Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer who will support the DMEL Manager in working with the Institutional Learning Team and carry out all the strategic and functional responsibilities of design, monitoring, evaluation and learning for Adamawa Projects.
• S/he will work under the direct supervision of the DMEL Manager and in close coordination with the Regional Head of Office, Project team leads, State Coordinators, the Conflict Analyst, all project Conflict Analysts, and the Media Communications team.
• The position will be based in Adamawa and will frequently travel to the field in Search’s current and emerging field offices.

About the Project

• While clashes are often understood in ethno-religious terms due to the spread of unreliable information, competing claims to land, water and other natural resources are at the root of growing tensions between farmer and herder communities in Nigeria. Indeed, pressure on natural resources has increased due to demographic growth, expanding human settlements, privatization of land, year-round farming practices, environmental degradation, and climate change.
• As a result, herders’ cattle more frequently wander into cultivated land. In the absence of mutually agreed upon solutions, disputes over crop damage, livestock theft, and water pollution have increasingly turned violent. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms have been pushed beyond its breaking point and trust in authorities is at an all-time low due to widespread inaction, impunity, and a perceived bias.
• To contribute to the mitigation of conflict over natural resources, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Search for Common Ground (Search), and Mercy Corps have designed a comprehensive and integrated approach that builds on the comparative strengths of each organization. Search is building on its extensive work on early warning and response, trust building through dialogue, and promoting of positive perceptions through reliable information and peace messaging.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate weekly with the DMEL Manager to determine priority tasks.
• Ensure the state team Support quality, conflict sensitive, innovative and effective DM&E process in North East;
• Develop data collection tools using kobocollect, ODK and other IT related tools
• Support the DM&E Manager in providing ongoing technical support in proposal development, monitoring, reflective practice, evaluation and learning;
• Implementing SFCG M&E standards around project planning meetings, baseline studies, data collection tools, monitoring missions and evaluations in the North East;
• Establish appropriate data collection methodologies and strategies to evaluate peacebuilding in North East;
• Enable program teams to utilize evaluation findings and communicate results effectively;
• Strengthen DM&E capacities of SFCG program staff and partners;
• Supporting recruitment and management (if needed) of external consultants for specific projects;
• Support DM&E Manager conduct internal evaluations when appropriate based on SFCG Evaluation Guidelines and Policies;
• Contribute to developing organization-wide DM&E tools, systems, and processes 
• Supporting DM&E Manager in facilitating cross-organizational learning, which includes providing information, guidelines, lessons learned, and user-friendly learning tools on DM&E on the Institutional Learning Team Intranet website.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Research Methodologies, Social Sciences, Computer Science or related disciplines/areas;
• Additional education in conflict management, media for peacebuilding, communication for social change would be a strong asset.

Required Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in field monitoring, evaluation design, empirical and statistical analysis, management information systems and/or information management design is required.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating and working with international donors and grantees on PMEL/MLE systems.
• Experience in supporting and monitoring field-based programs in North-East Nigeria.
• Experience in managing databases and coordinating evaluations, surveys and impact monitoring.
• Professional training in project management.

Other Relevant Requirements:

• Collaborative working style that enables coaching and training in M&E principles and best-practices
• Good knowledge of the local languages will be an asset.
• Proficiency at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. is required.
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills;
• Innovative, analytical and detailed oriented
• Knowledge of data software such as STATA, SPSS;
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills;
• A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace; Ability to prioritize, plan and organize workflow to tight timeframes, handle multiple tasks, and be flexible with changing priorities.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow up on tasks to completion is required.
• Experience of working in a conflict environment is a plus.
• Written and spoken fluency in English is required.
• Fluency in one or more of the local state languages in the North Eastern part of Nigeria is required.