Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer at Rapid Action Aid Initiative (RAAI)

Rapid Action Aid Initiative (RAAI) is woman led organisation and independent registered non-governmental, nonprofit, Non-religious and equal opportunity, civil society organization based in Maiduguri. RAAI is a registered organization with the Corporate Affairs commission here in Nigeria with a CAC/IT/NO 138018.

We are recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer

Locations: Jakusco & Gashua, Yobe
Employment Type: Full time

Job Summary

• The MEAL Officer will monitor programme results and logical framework and programme data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Track the project performances vs. project indicators
• Create and manage databases to ensure the traceability of the project beneficiaries and assistance provided.
• Regularly conduct on-site monitoring and post-distribution survey
• Review, clean and analyze all project data, including but not limited to: beneficiary registration, onsite monitoring, post-activity monitoring, final evaluation.
• Ensure that the project mid-term evaluation and project’s Real-Time Evaluation are conducted in a timely manner and as per donor’s regulations.
• Ensure the project final evaluation is timely conducted.
• Elaborate, review, and test all M&E tools.
• Promote the use of Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) solutions throughout the project including for the registration of beneficiaries, the registration of traders/vendors, the monitoring of the project activities, the post-distribution household surveys, the baseline study, and the mid-term and final evaluations.
• Establish and manage a system to track beneficiary and non-beneficiary’s feedbacks and complaints management.
• Ensure a timely submission of the post-distribution monitoring reports, feedbacks and complaints management reports, and evaluations reports.
• Support the development and testing of electronic data entry questionnaires during periodic surveys and data analysis using an appropriate statistical package.
• Train enumerators and daily workers on data collection tools and on the utilization of iPads and/or android devices.
• Supervise data collection exercises.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or Engineering Degree in Information and Technology Management, Statistics, or any other relevant equivalent degree.
• Master’s Degree in relevant fields; Information and Technology Management, Statistics, Public Health, Engineering will be an added advantage
• At least 5 years’ full-time experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning, preferably with an international/national NGO
• Be proficient in the use of computer applications (Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Be proficient in the use of M&E tools
• Demonstrated appropriateness of quantitative statistical management programs including, SPSS, KOBO, ODK, and EXCEL
• Have excellent team, budget, project management and representation competencies.
• Good use of English and Hausa languages.
• Be committed to Action the RAAI”S mission, values, and policies.

Application Closing Date
1st March, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: hr@rapidactionaidinitiative.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.