Save the Children Recruitment for MEAL Officer - OFDA

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Each year, we and our partners reach millions of children in communities around the world. Join our dedicated and diverse staff in their work to improve the well-being of children everywhere. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below: Job Title: MEAL Officer - OFDA Location: Borno, Nigeria Introduction Save the Children is an International Organization that has been working for the rights of Children globally for over 90 years. Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001 and now works in 20 states including Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Plateau, Sokoto and Yobe states, with 9 offices in Bauchi, Borno, F.C.T, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Lagos and Zamfara states; with projects focusing on nutrition, child survival, education and protecting children. Save the Children is under agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria dated 10th October 2012. Role Purpose

Ensure implementation of the M&E plan for Emergency Nutrition, WASH, and Protection Response for Conflict-Affected Populations in Northeast Nigeria including monitoring progress against planned activities, critical milestones and targets as well as providing support and guidance to program officers and relevant partners to ensure that the data collection, data management and reporting, are of the highest possible quality.

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, data bases, etc.) to track the 3 focal sectors of the OFDA project.
In collaboration with local partner and relevant SC staff, ensure timely data collection, compilation and reporting according to programme M&E plan
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
Support the M&E Adviser to implement the DQA system including the conduct of data quality assessments according to the M&E plan
Support the M&E Adviser in data management for rapid assessments, situational analysis, surveys, evaluations and other research as required
Plan, forecast and facilitate the production and supply of M&E tools and materials to supported sites

Objective 2: Support Programme Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation:

Support the M&E Adviser to monitor the OFDA projects at the intervention communities including SC, WaSH and protection facilities and communicate provide findings and progress to Program Managers
Participate in evaluation of the 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 OFDA project team.

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

Support coordination of OFDA projects 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
Work with state teams to collect information on potential case studies and success stories
Update shared drive and project team space with program monitoring documents regularly

Skills & Experience Administrative & General Skills:

2-3 yrs previous experience in monitoring & evaluation with local and international NGOs
Advanced computer literacy (MS Office applications, web-based applications and advanced statistical package utilization e.g SPSS,STATA-12 etc)
Fluency in English, Hausa spoken and written
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