JOB TITLE: Impact Assessment and Shared Learning Manager
JOB LOCATION: Abuja
Responsible to: Director of Programmes
Line Management: IASL Officer, matrix reporting – MEL Advisor
JOB DETAILS:
- The post holder will be a part of the Country Management Team.
- S/he will lead and coordinate the operationalisation of effective and appropriate systems and processes for planning, measuring progress and impact, learning and reporting across the organisation.
- S/he will also provide leadership in meeting Accountability, Learning and Planning System (ALPS) requirements at all levels.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Technical:
Planning and Reporting:
- Promote and support AAI’s Accountability, Learning and Planning (Alps) system and domestication within AAN, partner organisations and communities
- Lead the process of development and review of strategic documents such as country and programme strategy papers and translate these into departmental/unit plans for operational delivery
- Coordinate the overall planning processes across the organisation including analysing organisation-wide plans (three-year and operational) to ensure delivery of strategic objectives and prepare gap analysis and gap closure recommendations for review at Country Management Team meetings.
- Lead on the development of organisation-wide report, management updates and other reports as necessary to ensure accountability across Local Rights Programme (LRP) to other donor funded projects
- Coordinate the project steering committee meetings convened by the Director of Programmes
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning:
- Work collaboratively with unit Leads to develop systems for monitoring progress against country strategy papers and other strategies
- Develop standards and tools as well as provide technical advice – guidance, coaching, training – to local and national programme teams and implementing partners on M&E
- Take a lead on LRP monitoring and evaluation system
- Coordinate the annual Participatory Review and Reflection process (PRRP) with programme partners and development of Annual Progress Document
- Responsible for quality control of evaluations, partnership appraisals and peer reviews
- Ensure that feminist lens, power analysis and rights perspectives are fully incorporated into ActionAid’s planning, monitoring and evaluation processes
- Ensure implementing partners’ compliance with agreed programme standards including meeting reporting requirements
- Co-ordinate the operationalization of action research to elicit issues impacting on power, poverty, gender and vulnerability especially from the perspective of the poor and excluded people
- Actively engage in applied research to increase capacity in the organisation to test theories of change and promote innovation leading to increase impact
Management Information Systems
- Provide oversight to the management of the Impact Assessment and Shared Learning unit and the Knowledge Management working group
- Position Data Management System (DMS) as a core part of meeting the information needs of the organisation in an efficient and cost-effective way
- Participate in the development and implementation of programme and organisation learning activities of ActionAid Nigeria (AAN)
- Develop and support the operationalisation of management information systems (MIS) for capturing and managing data including baseline and coverage information, emanating from programme work in the communities
Human Resources:
- Ensure performance management and staff development of both direct reports and staff in extended matrix teams
- Monitor the team’s performance against the agreed organisational standards and ensure that problems are identified and resolved
- Foster the necessary consultation, communications and good relation with other departments and the entire organisation
Others:
- Responsible for Impact Assessment and Shared Learning budget
- Support the various themes in the development of funding proposals for programme work, especially in definition of progress and impact assessment processes
- Build and sustain networks with organisations and practitioners working in the areas of impact assessment and shared learning with a view to influencing and learning from approaches and practices beyond AAN
- Assume any other responsibilities relevant to the position as assigned by line manager.
Representation:
- Represent AAN and ensure the maintenance of optimum relations at all levels with Government agencies, Private Organisations, as well as Non-Governmental
- Organisation in Nigeria.
- Represent AAN at meetings within ActionAid Federation and platforms relevant to the role.
Key Relationships:
- Internal Relationships: Entire AAN staff, AAI team
- External Relationships: Partners, Networks & Donors
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications:
Essential:
- First Degree in Social Sciences or Arts / Humanities
- Master’s Degree in a related field
Desirable:
- Membership of relevant professional Institute.
Experience:
Essential:
- Minimum of 8 years work experience, 5 of which should be in a similar role in the development
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation skills and familiarity with the range of approaches and methods currently being deployed in the development sector
- Human Rights Based Approach programming and monitoring experience, including working with partners and social movements
- Experience designing and monitoring campaigns
Desirable:
- Deep understanding of and commitment to human rights based approach including women’s rights, with knowledge of methodologies that are effective in monitoring and evaluation
Skill Abilities:
- Strong writing skills
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills
- Ability to influence and encourage others to new concepts and ways of working within an environment of change
- Excellent planning and prioritization skills
- Demonstrable IT skills
- Highly numerate
- Excellent skills in policy analysis and interpretation
Personal Qualities:
- A person of integrity
- Creative and takes initiative
- Ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment
- Willing to work additional hours at crucial times
- Self motivated person able to work without close supervision
- Proven Leadership Qualities
- Effectively promote AAN’s mission, values and objectives.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should complete the Application Form below and send in an MS Word attachment to: [email protected] using the Job Title and Location eg: “Impact Assessment and Shared Learning Manager – Abuja” as the subject of the email.
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Note
- Only electronically submitted forms will be considered. Submitted CVs will be disregarded.
- ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment. Applications from women and candidates from the North East and North West are particularly encouraged.
- While we respect all applicants, interview dates will be communicated only to shortlisted candidates.
- ActionAid is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) in line with our
- Child Safeguarding policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; and Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse at Work Policy and Overarching
- SHEA and Safeguarding Policy; as well as our zero-tolerance approach to Safeguarding concerns.
Deadline: August 3, 2022
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