Monitoring & Evaluation Specialists at GRID Consulting

Location: Damaturu

Program Summary

• The Programme Coordination and Monitoring Unit (PCMU) is an establishment of Yobe State Government, supported by World Bank, Multi Sector Crisis Recovery Project.
• It has the mandate to oversee implementation of World Bank and other donor funded multi-sectoral Crisis Recovery Projects in the state.
• Its strategic imperative is to enhance coordination and sustainability of capacity development that would lead to improve service delivery in the state

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implement of the Outcome M&E systems framework in coordination with other systems being designed for the recovery and peace building
• Responsible for operationalizing the state level Results Frameworks and Monitoring System.
• Support the designing and planning for both routine and ad-hoc quality checks at various stages of implementation evaluations, special studies and assessments
• Issue quarterly updates on overall project implementation to identified stakeholders and the project’s constituent agencies at the federal and state levels
• Coordinate creation of Performance Monitoring Plan including assessing the validity of the information and indicators
• Commission regular preparation of data visualization templates and dynamic reports
• Coordinate the process for updating policy and procedure documents to align with the current World Bank Polices and requirements, including compliance with third party monitoring requirement

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Social Sciences, Economics, or relevant discipline
• Understanding of the current M&E trends and especially M&E systems in development programmes
• 7-10 years’ professional experience in a performance monitoring and/or evaluation role within the development sector
• Excellent knowledge of monitoring and evaluation techniques and processes, data collection and management
• Experience in data collection, data analysis, project design, monitoring and evaluation of development activities
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of M&E programs including indicator development, study design, and data analysis - in multiple sectors
• Must possess strong analytical, research and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of Hausa language an added advantage