Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Plan International

Plan International Nigeria is part is the global federation of Plan International and was registered as a National Organization in 2014 in Nigeria. Plan International works in 52 developing Countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. Plan’s Global Strategic Goals (2017-2022) is to advance Children’s Rights and Equality for Girls ad our Ambition is, “together, we take action so that 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive”. We reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalised through the delivery of high-quality programmes that deliver long-lasting benefits to children and their communities.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Location: Adamawa
Position: GradeC2
Reports to: M& E Manager

Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to co-ordinate M&E and CPIMS activities of the Field Offices of Plan International Nigeria’s Emergency response programmes in the Northeast of Nigeria in line with International best practices and relevant guidelines.

Dimensions of Role

• Communicates with the M&E Manager and across Plan International and with local implementing partners.
• The post holder will support the establishment of a systematic Monitoring and evaluation system. 
• The post holder will interface and support programme team members and programme coordination.
• The role requires strong facilitation and organisational skills along with the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to all staff, partners and other stakeholders.

Key End Results and typical Responsibilities
Programme development & Quality Management:

In collaboration with the Field Team, M&E Manager and sector Specialists, the M&E officer will:

• Support the development and implementation of program M&E plans to capture project performance and results, including data reporting, assessments, and all monitoring and evaluation activities
• Support the development and data flow pattern for program that will ensure timely data collection and reporting
• Support to ensure that M&E-specific elements of local partner capacity strengthening plans are successfully implemented
• Report results of M&E activities by providing written documentation about progress toward achieving indicators/targets, as appropriate
• Provide leadership at field office level on M&E to ensure the program technical integrity to achieve program goal and corresponding objectives and targets
• Ensure high-quality implementation, in close collaboration with the Field based team, sector Specialists and the M&E Manager, and consistency in protocols, information and reporting systems
• Lead efforts at field office level to monitor and evaluate project interventions, document results and provide feedback to stakeholders to guide decision-making
• Lead efforts to utilize training monitoring systems to track and monitor trainers and participants at training events to facilitate follow-up and recordkeeping
• Utilize the training data collected to inform strategic decision-making and project planning
• Support targeted evaluations and operations research, including design, data collection, management and analysis
• Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures, including routine data quality audits
• Cultivate strategic M&E relationships and alliances, and represent M&E activities in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Support to ensure relevant data is entered into organization-wide data management system designed to capture, analyse, and disseminate project data
• Support the dissemination of project information among the project team
• Facilitate M&E capacity-building activities with project staff and implementing partners.

Human Resource Development:

• Supports the orientation, on-going development/training and builds capacity of national programmes staff and local partner staff to ensure a high level of expertise in line with organisational requirements.

Learning and knowledge management:

• Shares information within the Programme team about M&E findings and lessons learnt in a systematic timely manner.
• Shares information within the programme team about M&E approaches and supports the documentation of lessons learnt, approaches and good practices.
• Facilitates processes for internal and external knowledge sharing among national programmes teams in the region and supports such processes between regions
• Participates in global/regional projects/networks as requested.

Resource Mobilisation:

• Support resource mobilisation efforts of proposal writing and related engagement.

Dealing with Problems:

• Ability to manage competing priorities and expectations from internal and external stakeholders and remain calm and resilient in the face of pressure.
• Manage multiple and work with distant colleagues to form a virtual efficient administration team;
• Use Plan procedures to settle conflicts among colleagues;
• Resolve problems that are not covered by established process.
• Analyse possible causes of problems and suggest solutions to get them resolved.
• Refer, whenever necessary, the case to the M&E Manager for consideration.

Communications and Working Relationships:

• Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the purpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact
• Prepare and submit relevant information for programme reports and proposals for domestic and international consumption.
• Provide timely responses concerning queries linked with relevant projects or programmes.
• Provide advice and support to Plan International Nigeria’s programme delivery and resource mobilisation.
• Work with other members of the programme the units to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors’ degree and 5 years of work experience in monitoring and evaluating large multi-year international development programs, with a robust M&E component. Master’s degree is preferred.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis and presentation.
• Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple counterparts in private, public and NGO sectors.
• 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.
• Familiarity with M&E for protection projects including the Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS)
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyse data using one or more statistical software packages
• Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel nationally.

Behaviours:

• Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of the team and with stakeholders
• Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
• Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organisational development.
• Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations
• Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
• Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
• Very strong commitment to continuous learning.

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Based in Mubi, Adamawa State, with travel to the communities to ensure that programme are effectively monitored.

Level of Contact with Children:

• High contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have medium to low contact with children. It is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

Application Closing Date
8th  February, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV's to: [email protected] using the Position applied for as the subject.