Purpose:
We are a fast-growing development sector consultancy firm that provides evidence
for improved development outcomes through research and specialized MEL support
services. We work with international and domestic non-governmental organizations,
national and state-level government agencies/parastatals as well as bilateral and
multilateral organizations.

Major Duties:
Under the direct supervision of the MEAL Technical Advisor and in collaboration with
other core staff members, He/She will:
• Present and analyze data based on information needs of the project team and
partners and support in database management.
• Analysing of data, report development, and submission of M&E reports
• Provide support to improve monitoring and reporting mechanisms through
revised monitoring and reporting framework, through collaboration with the
program team.
• Review of reporting made against indicators
• Develop and update project monitoring plans and monitor the indicators of
projects.
• Recommend further improvement of the logical framework.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicators for project success.
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results.
• Monitor the sustainability of the project's results.
• Provide feedback to the Technical Advisor on project strategies and activities.
• Identifying and documenting lessons learned; collecting information for case
studies; writing and preparing success stories, and facilitating periodic reviews,
and prepare presentation on programme achievement.
• Assisting in preparing quarterly and annual progress reports.

KPI:
• Quality of the information
• Degree of reporting improvement based on MEAL
• Degree of impact
• Completeness, connectedness, congruency, perspective and purpose
• Numbers of best practices identified
• Degree of accurate Data
• Support rating
• Statistics of awareness
• Employee satisfaction
• Frequency of updates on standard operating procedures based on new lessons
• Involvement of MEAL in improving the business processes
• Auditing and reporting
• Research and development
• After Action Review
• Lessons learned process
• Content management
• Decision-support systems
• Does the Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability & Learning Officer have input into the
strategic plan and implementation?
• Is the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Officer making value-added
contributions to the bottom line?
• Is the information generated by the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning
Officer accurate, timely and actionable?
Skills/Knowledge
Job Qualifications:
• B.Sc in Statistics, Economics, Public Health or any related field (M.Sc is an
advantage)
• 3-5 years M&E related NGO work experience (familiarity with
health/education/governance projects is an advantage)
• Possess professionalism, motivation, flexibility, and culturally sensitivity
• Previous experience in indicator tracking matrix
• Excellent communication (oral, written and use of graphics) and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to create program support systems for large amounts of data
within a complex program.
• Proven experience in designing and leading capacity building and training for
national and/or sub-national teams.
• Proficiency in data collection, collation, analysis and report writing (experience
& expertise with data analysis software – SPSS, NVivo, R, tableu, etc. is an
advantage)
• Knowledge and experience in using database-specific software, e.g., SQL, MS
Access
• Demonstrated experience with IT troubleshooting
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office programming (Access,
Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research,
reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis, and presentation.
• Strong understanding of M&E, policy, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English including excellent
facilitation skills and demonstrated technical writing skills for publication.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse national and international teams.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines,
and intense pressure to perform.
• Ability to travel nationally
• Ability to nurture and maintain relationships and communications with critical internal
and external stakeholders.
• Ability to think strategically and to rapidly analyze diverse information from varied
sources.
• Ability and the necessary organizational skills to take initiative, personal ownership,
and accountability to meet deadlines, work under pressure, balance competing
demands and achieve agreed-upon results.
• Ability for teamwork in a multicultural environment.
• Adept skills in project cycle management
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