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Posted 7 months ago |
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Officer
Job Identification: 6119
Location: Yobe
Job Category: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
Team/Programme: Meal
Grade: Level 4
Contract Length: 1 Year
Child Safeguarding
- Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g., once a week or more) or intensively (e.g., four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
Role Purpose
- Save the Children Nigeria is implementing an Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) program in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States, Nigeria.
- This is private donor funded. 4-year initiative intended to work with the government, communities, and relevant stakeholders to establish and validate a model for community-based, inclusive ECDE programming.
- The MEAL Officer is responsible for leading and supporting evaluations/assessments, monitoring program progress and quality, documenting lessons learnt and contributing to periodic monitoring and reporting.
- Ensuring gender-sensitive, inclusive and participatory MEAL processes, including children’s involvement, is crucial.
Scope of Role:
- Reports to: MEAL Coordinator
- Staff reporting to this post: MEAL Assistant
- Direct: One.
- Indirect: None.
- Role Dimensions: Work with the program and Support Staff.
Key Areas of Accountability
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
- Take the lead in data collection efforts for the ECCD project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Conduct in-depth data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations.
- To enhance project performance, execute quarterly monitoring, evaluation, and accountability activities, including quality benchmarks, data quality assessments, and/or data quality assessments.
- Document data collection and analysis findings, contributing to comprehensive and informative reports.
- Ensure monthly updates to the SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system, accurately reflecting project progress and achievements.
Accountability:
- Support in ensuring the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability – Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
- Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.
Knowledge Management & Learning:
- Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
- Provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement in ECCD project design and implementation.
- Ensure project MEAL documents are adequately stored in the SCI Resource Centre.
- Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project.
Safeguarding:
- Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
- Staff Management & Coaching
- Coaching and mentoring of direct reports to achieve project deliverables.
- Support the implementation of the SCI performance management system, by supporting, supervising and reviewing performance of direct reports.
General:
- Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
- Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.
Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role-modelling Save the Children values.
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development, and encourage their team to do the same.
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
- Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters.
- Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develop and encourage new and innovative solutions.
- willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.
Qualifications
- Minimum of BSc or equivalent qualification in, Economics, Statistics, Development Planning, Social Work or Demography, Computer Science, or any related courses.
Experience and Skills:
- At least 3 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
- Experience in implementing Education programs in humanitarian contexts program is an added advantage.
- Experience in the use of analytical and visualization tools/software
- Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Good Knowledge of the local area and local language
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.
Application Closing Date
20th February, 2024.
Deadline: February 20, 2024
Job Features
Job Category | Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Officer |