Palladium International Job in Kano for a Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser
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Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser
Location: Kano
Project Overview and Role
- The Mobilising for Development (M4D) Programme is seeking a
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Adviser who will be based in the
National Office in Kano.
- Mobilising for Development (M4D) aims to support local
governance towards enhanced accountability and service delivery. It sets
out to provide technical and capacity support for Local Government
Authorities (LGAs) and local-level community-based organisations (CSOs
and CBOs) and to support innovative and politically astute approaches to
reform that leads to improved accountability and service delivery.
- The programme works in three focal states in Northern Nigeria:
Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa. In each of these states, the programme works in
three focal LGAs.
- They will service all three programme state teams based in Kano,
Jigawa and Kaduna, as well as provide support to other cross cutting
senior managers and advisers in terms of implementing the M&E system
of the programme.
- The role is part of the senior management team and is
responsible for ensuring that strategic, management, and reporting
decisions are informed by robust M&E data and evidence.
- The role will play a key part in ensuring that M&E data is
collected to a high quality and used to inform programme learning and
adaptation.
Responsibilities
- The Results, Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser will take overall
charge of steering, advising on, and management of the Monitoring &
Evaluation activities of the programme. Specific activities include
(but are not limited to):
- Ensure the development, evolution and recording of results
against the M4D logframe focusing on the identification of measurable
indicators and targets and milestones, the use of appropriate data
sources, the recording of accurate baselines, and results. This includes
implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation Learning (MEL) Strategy
and Plan.
- Ensure that monitoring data is shared with implementation team,
and facilitate programme learning processes to support evidence-based
adaptation.
- Provision of capacity building and mentoring support for M4D
programme staff and partners to help them gather, analyse and report on
M&E data on a regular basis.
- Work with all cross-cutting advisers (Grants, Better Fit
Approaches; Gender and Social Inclusion, Communications; Governance and
Capacity Development) to support M&E of cross-cutting activities.
- Periodic contribution to the reporting requirements of the programme, for example: Quarterly and Annual Reports
- Support the programme operational research activities
- Work closely with the Finance team to contribute to the production of Value for Money analysis.
- Lead on periodic reviews and revisions of the MEL Strategy and Plan.
- Development of annual M&E costed workplans (including
accompanying narrative), and ensuring a high degree of accuracy in
forecasting
- Play a lead role in preparing for Annual Reviews, external evaluation and lesson learning.
- Periodic maintenance and updating of the M&E database at state (working closely with state teams) and national levels.
- Providing necessary support (including documentation) to the
external Independent Evaluation Manager (IEM), and ensuring that the
findings of IEM are incorporated into the results of the programme and
M&E reporting.
- Work in collaboration with the Communications and Knowledge
Management Adviser and state teams to develop key lessons, case studies,
success stories and learning events as required for reporting and
information dissemination to stakeholders
- Any other duties required by the Team Leader
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant M&E experience at a senior level, preferably in a governance or accountability programme.
- Good leadership, management and interpersonal skills to
communicate requirements to others and to enable their effective
engagement in monitoring and evaluation procedures.
- Experience of working with DFID programmes will be an added advantage.
- Excellent written and verbal English skills essential. Knowledge of Hausa a strong advantage.
- Local residents are encouraged to apply for this position.
- Good grasp of monitoring and evaluation principles, frameworks
and tools (Theories of Change, Logframes etc) strong conceptual and
technical skills to shape information gathering and analysis frameworks
and reports.
- Good data coordination and handling skills to cope with version control, data gathering timelines and reporting requirements.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Candidate should apply with their CV and Cover Letter by following instructions on the web page.
Application Deadline 30th October, 2016.