Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer – Consultancy

DURATION OF CONSULTANCY
This consultancy is for a period of six(6) months with an opportunity for a permanent role subject to satisfactory performance on the job.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Manage and maintain country office MEAL resource bases

Manage the research/evaluation pipeline and facilitate the quality check and summary of evaluations received
Ensure research/evaluations are catalogued in an accessible manner to enable technical review and extraction of learning
Maintain the catalogue of Monitoring and Evaluation training resources
Support the maintenance and continued improvement of the research registry/lessons learned

Support to organisational reporting processes

Contribute to the production of country office annual reports and country annual plans
Ensure access to key information / documentation using the shared drive
Contribute to organisational knowledge management initiatives to improve dissemination of key learning and achievements support the annual Total Reach process, liaising with advisors in thematic teams, and producing reports for internal and external audiences, as necessary

Support knowledge management and learning initiatives at the country office

Facilitating monitoring, evaluation and learning trainings
Support the extraction and analysis of learning from a range of data sources
Develop and use appropriate communication formats and methods for the dissemination of analysed learning

Other

Provide support to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in cross-cutting themes, as necessary
Support the development of M&E frameworks and systems; support the design of baselines, needs assessments and surveys
To perform such other tasks and responsibilities as may be required from time to time in order to ensure the smooth running of the MEAL team

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Essential

At least a Bachelor’s Degree in related field and 2 years of professional experience.
Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
Advanced computer literacy (MS Office applications, web-based applications and advanced statistical package utilization e.g SPSS,STATA-12,DHIS etc)
Excellent data management and IT skills, and experience of finding practical ways to manage data using IT solutions; good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Good understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation and assessment to promote evidence-based learning
Some knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods
Strong communications skills (both written and verbal). The ability to analyse complex data and summarise it for a range of different audiences.
Fluency in English, spoken and written
Ability to work within a team setting
Good interpersonal skills
A flexible and initiative-taking attitude with the ability to manage and prioritise workload
Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO’s staff

Desirable

Good understanding of accountability principles in terms of donors and organisational management but critically also to beneficiaries.
Fluency in Hausa language, spoken and written

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