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FHI 360 is recruiting candidates for a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor.
JOB TITLE: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor
JOB LOCATION: Abuja
Requisition: 2020200664
JOB DETAILS:
- The objective of the SCALE Activity is to support CSOs and BMOs across all of USAID/Nigeria’s programmatic sectors with a basket of managerial, business strengthening, and advocacy capacity-building interventions aimed at advancing Nigerian CSO sustainability combined with targeted grants to advance mutually agreed upon priorities.
- The activity is designed to enhance local civil society organizations’ ability to be positive and responsible change agents in Nigeria
Position Description
- The MEL Officer provides strategic guidance, vision and management for successful monitoring and evaluation of the activity
Major Duties / Responsibilities
The MEL shall:
- Supervise all MEL staff
- Ensure the strategic and functional integration of all MEL activities as well as active collaboration with sub-awardees and USAID.
- Oversees all MEL activities
- Provides technical direction and support
- Ensures the accurate reporting of results for program activities.
- Develop and directly contribute to the development and implementation of M&E tools and systems to improve ability to collect, interpret and aggregate data that demonstrate impact and program accountability and progress.
- Develop and support the design and implementation of baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations, surveys and other components of the programs M&E system.
- Provide M&E technical advice to programs, projects, including staffing and resource allocation to M&E.
- Develop high quality quantitative and qualitative methods and participatory methodologies to monitor program quality for performance and results.
- Provide technical support for M&E in one or more technical sectors.
- Build upon industry and experiences to improve consistency, quality and practicality of M&E strategies; promote dissemination and use of lessons learned within international partner organizations.
- Review M&E plans and PMPs for quality and adherence to donor requirements.
- Collect lessons learned from programs and collaborate with senior management to assure M&E components are of high quality and improve processes and practices in data analysis.
- Provide training to staff, primary stakeholders, and implementing partners on M&E components in project design; such as monitoring plan, assessments, reviews, surveys and evaluations.
- Identify best practices for documentation as success stories, technical reports, or peer review publications and reviews surveillance, research and evaluation publications prior to release to stakeholders.
- Provide quality and timely submission of all required project reports.
Required Experience / Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in any the following or related fields: Social Science, International Development, Evaluation Research, Statistics, or Economics;
- At least eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in designing, managing and implementing results-based MEL activities,
- Demonstrated relevant technical skills in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, with excellent organizational as well as English oral and written communication skills; and
- Extensive knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, and tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning.
- Years of work experience that demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of technical issues.
- Ability to manage projects, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
- Experience working in USAID projects preferred.
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Note
- The above job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties.
- This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
Job Features
Job Category | Management Advisor |
Deadline | Not Specified. |