About

Highly dedicated and results-focused Project Manager/Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist with more than five years’ experience in the technical field of programme design, implementation and management, Monitoring and evaluation and gender and protection of a donor funded projects. Equipped with proven ability in supervising and training employees, handling new processes, and developing innovative solutions to increase reliability and improve productivity. Armed with well-defined communication, organizational, problem-solving, and analytical aptitudes; coupled with leadership and management skills. Possess strong ability to quickly adapt to change in direction, handle multiple tasks, and work within a schedule of aggressive deadlines

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
    8
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
    8
  • Project Management
    8
  • Monitoring and Evaluation (Data Management)
    8
  • Proposal Writing
    7
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    8
  • English
    8
  • Hausa
    9

Experience

Bago Insano

Work experience
  • Drafting MEAL reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary.
  • Support the existing MEAL systems to monitor and evaluate project activities and impact, in accordance with existing MACI guidelines.
  • Capture data across program interventions and analyze data collected during monitoring and evaluation activities.
  • Conduct data indicator tracking and analysis, linking it with evidence on a regular basis and ensuring that data and metrics in field reports are accurate.
  • Play a supporting role in the development and leading in the review of result chains, sector intervention strategies and MEAL frameworks and document changes to generate learnings and ideas for programs
  • Write and develop quality and informative MEAL monthly field reports for donors and internal teams.
  • Support in tracking and documenting of key aspects of projects for iterative adaptive learning and scale of proven models
  • Coordinate assessments, evaluations and monitoring surveys in area of operation.
  • Provide support on the design and implementation of baseline studies, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations.
  • Manages the distribution of quarterly and annual reports to relevant stakeholders across the program locations
  • Work as part of a team to facilitate and support MEAL operations including baseline, annual, and end-line surveys, regular monitoring, data collection and analysis, feedback and reporting according to the MEL work plan
  • Generate data (tables/graphs/reports) from the database at regular intervals, ensuring reports/information are available for program implementation staff when required.
  • Facilitate data analysis with the program implementation team as requested
  • Work closely with the Senior MEAL Manager to develop and deliver staff/partner training, improving capacities in monitoring and evaluation and database management: data collection, entry, verification and analysis; and other identified needs
  • Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
  • Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.

Bago Insano

Work experience
  • Under the responsibility of the team leader, participate in the logistics and administrative organization, planning and preparation of MEAL missions:
  • Contributing to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires.
  • Supporting the team leader in centralizing and organizing data collection for activities and outputs as defined in the MEAL plan.
  • Contributing to data collection at field level (overseeing surveys etc.) and make sure that all available aspects are covered.
  • Ensuring that all data is entered on time and check their consistency and quality. Contribute to maintain the database following a standard format allowing aggregation of data to produce routine or periodic monitoring reports.
  • Identifying potential negative impacts of the activities.
  • Provided Field Leadership in the roll-out and implementation of the Community Accountability Response Mechanism according to established Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Promoted and encourage openness to welcoming feedback and complaints from beneficiaries and communities and learning from staff.
  • Ensured that those cases of violation of ethics such as fraud, corruption, and breach of code of conduct are reported, documented and dealt with according to MACI policies and procedures.
  • Monitoring those crosscutting aspects like gender and “do no harm” are considered in the activities.
  • With the support of the PM and MEAL team, prepare and implement trainings on monitoring tools to field officers.
  • Ensuring that contractual soft & hard data about programmed is easily available upon request.
  • Supporting to ensure that relevant data (5Ws, 3Ws and related MIS data) are entered into an organization-wide data management system designed to capture, analyze, and disseminate project data.
  • Facilitating M&E capacity-building activities with project staff and implementing partners.
  • Draft MEAL reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary.
  • Participate in seminars and training workshops which may be useful to the accomplishment of monitoring & evaluation activities and the attainment of the project’s objectives and in restitution workshops

Bago Insano

Work experience
  • Drafted MEAL plan with support from the MEAL Coordinator
  • Developed, update or pre-test quality assurance checklist tools for MEAL team in collaboration with MEAL manager and project staff
  • Supported teams to pilot data collection tools and integrate the findings into the final tools by providing feedback/error reports to the MEAL Coordinator.
  • Facilitated the project’s use of mobile data collection by leading on the process and troubleshooting under the oversight of the MEAL Coordinator.
  • Ensured proper and timely implementation of TETI’s MEAL tools, activities, and reporting.
  • Ensured timely and quality data collection, inclusive of rapid needs assessments and rapid registration
  • To Lead on the implementation of qualitative and participatory tools, including focus group discussions and key informant interviews to collect data from beneficiaries.
  • To Ensure timely and quality data entry, analysis, and interpretation by working closely with the program, technical, and MEAL teams.
  • Provided Field Leadership in the roll-out and implementation of the Community Accountability Response Mechanism according to established Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Promoted and encourage openness to welcoming feedback and complaints from beneficiaries and communities and learning from staff.
  • Ensured that those cases of violation of ethics such as fraud, corruption, and breach of code of conduct are reported, documented and dealt with according to TETI’s policies and procedures.
  • To Perform data cleaning on all data collected and upload into the server
  • To Provide training to program teams on program activity monitoring and reporting.

Bago Insano

Work experience
  • April, 2018 - September, 2020
  • Fulltime
  • Drafted MEAL plan with support from the MEAL Coordinator
  • Developed, update or pre-test quality assurance checklist tools for MEAL team in collaboration with MEAL manager and project staff
  • Supported teams to pilot data collection tools and integrate the findings into the final tools by providing feedback/error reports to the MEAL Coordinator.
  • Facilitated the project’s use of mobile data collection by leading on the process and troubleshooting under the oversight of the MEAL Coordinator.
  • Ensured proper and timely implementation of Care’s MEAL tools, activities, and reporting.
  • Ensured timely and quality data collection, inclusive of rapid needs assessments and rapid registration
  • To Lead on the implementation of qualitative and participatory tools, including focus group discussions and key informant interviews to collect data from beneficiaries.
  • To Ensure timely and quality data entry, analysis, and interpretation by working closely with the program, technical, and MEAL teams.
  • Provided Field Leadership in the roll-out and implementation of the Community Accountability Response Mechanism according to established Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Promoted and encourage openness to welcoming feedback and complaints from beneficiaries and communities and learning from staff.
  • Ensured that those cases of violation of ethics such as fraud, corruption, and breach of code of conduct are reported, documented and dealt with according to Care’s policies and procedures.
  • To Perform data cleaning on all data collected and upload into the server
  • To Provide training to program teams on program activity monitoring and reporting.

Bago Insano

Work experience
  • January, 2015 - December, 2017
  • Fulltime
  • Technical and Programmatic lead in planning, proposing and implementing donor-funded (CDC, USAID, Global Fund, the World Bank, and the Government of Nigeria (GON)) interventions surrounding humanitarian, vulnerable children, education, empowerment of women and girls, HIV prevention and treatment, Livelihoods and Peace Building and capacity building programs across 3 northern states in partnership with INGOs and NGOs.
  • Developed and implemented a robust monitoring and evaluation system that ensures tracking of project/program results at different levels (outputs, outcomes, and impact).
  • Developed an integrated database of all country projects and ensured accountability through regular data updates, data integrity, and working in collaboration with the data Clarks.
  • Worked with program officers and managers to ensure the collection of relevant and appropriate data needed for an effective MEAL system to be utilized in monitoring strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in existing projects.
  • Developed M&E plans for all projects and proposals and ensure the same is followed up during implementations.
  • Ensured all grants have updated work-plan and performance management plan (PMPs) in tandem with all approved proposals, regularly reviewing and updating as needed.
  • Carried out data quality assessments and audits regularly for MEAL data based on agreed indicators to guide decision-making.
  • Liaised with the regional PM- Social Protection to ensure that all new and ongoing projects adhere to accountability requirements by initiating baseline surveys for new projects and conducting relevant evaluations for ongoing projects.
  • Ensured Sex, Age, Disability Disaggregated Data (SADD), Accountability, and Gender standards consistently adhere in project delivery.
  • Built capacity of staff through training to ensure adoption of new data monitoring tools and quality of data collected.
  • Developed new approaches and tools on M&E, and provide training to enable staff to monitor and evaluate their own efforts, gather relevant data, and produce required progress reports.
  • Analyzed the Complaints Reporting and Feedback Mechanism (CRFM) accountability data to the team to facilitate quality improvement

Bago Insano

Education
  • October, 2014 - November, 2016
  • Fulltime

Bago Insano

Work experience
  • January, 2010 - December, 2014
  • Fulltime
  • Reviewed existing data collection tools for the country programs. Incorporated field and technical team feedback to ensure the continuous improvement of data management systems within the organization
  • Timely update and share data on the 4W matrix to the cluster management system.
  • Worked with program officers and managers to ensure the collection of relevant and appropriate data needed for an effective MEAL system to be utilized in monitoring strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in existing projects and for reporting on donor commitments.
  • Carried out data quality assessments and audits regularly for MEAL data, based on agreed indicators to guide decision making.
  • Reviewed monthly progress reports from partners and ensures they have evidence to back up and provide feedback to the respective staff.
  • Assisted in the development of TOR for external surveys and consultant recruitments and selection
  • Coordinated and reviewed all survey reports prepared to ensure quality and accurate reporting.
  • Timely plan and initiate all pre and post-intervention assessments, surveys, After Action Reviews, Post Distribution Monitoring, and Real-Time Evaluation of developmental programs

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