Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Officer at Save the Children (Kano)

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Officer

Ref No: 220000MY
Location: Kano
Employee Status: Fixed Term
Grade: 4

Child Safeguarding

Level 3- The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

Role Purpose

Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) Windows 3 is an FCDO funded program with a key outcome to promote learning and inclusion of girls in Kaduna, Kano and Jigawa states and policy at federal/national level as appropriate.
The position holder will ensure implementation of the MEAL plan for the project including maintaining project database, monitoring progress against planned activities, critical milestones and targets as well as providing support and guidance to program staff, community volunteers and CSO/government counterparts to ensure that the data collection, data management and reporting, are of the highest possible quality.

Scope of Role:

Reports to: MEAL Manager
Staff directly reporting to this post: MEAL Assistants

Key Areas of Accountability
Objective 1: Coordinate Data Collection, Data Quality Management, Analysis and State Level Reporting:

Participate in the design of programme monitoring and evaluation tools (registers, reporting templates, database, etc.)
In collaboration with relevant SC staff, ensure timely data collection, compilation and reporting according to programme MEAL plan
Support the MEAL Manager to implement the DQA system including the conduct of data quality assessments according to the M&E plan
Support the MEAL Manager in data management for rapid assessments, situational analysis, surveys, evaluations and other research as required
Plan, forecast and facilitate the production and supply of MEAL tools and materials to supported sites
Conduct monthly data analysis and prepare monthly programme IPTT monitoring reports
Ensure the programme database is updated regularly
Support programme feedback meetings to communities, facilities and authorities

Objective 2: Support Programme Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation:

Support the MEAL manager to monitor the FCDO PLANE project across all target communities and communicate findings and progress to the Program manager
Participate in evaluation of the FCDO PLANE project focusing on data management of evaluation datasets.
Support the dissemination and use of evaluation and research reports and propose changes for improvement to the FCDO PLANE project Team.

Objective 3: Support Documentation, Reporting, Knowledge Sharing and Effective Feedback Mechanism:

Support coordination of the project monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual reviews and reports as required.
Participate in dissemination of program information to communities, children, and other stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism
Support the management of the beneficiary complaints and feedback mechanism database
Update shared drive and project team space with program monitoring documents regularly.

Skills & Experience
Administrative & General Skills:

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline (Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies or other)
3 years post-NYSC previous experience with local and international NGOs
Ability to work in partnership with government and development partners
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to work within a team setting
Independence, adaptability and flexibility
Excellent communication skills including report writing.
Previous experience in an education project or a formal training in Accountability, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Management, Data Quality Assurance (DQA) is an asset
Proficiency in the use of MS Excel or other statistical package e.g SPSS, STATA-12, etc)
Fluency in English & local language

Skills And Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
Holds self and others accountable

Ambition:

Future-orientated thinks pro-actively.

Collaboration:

Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity: