Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer at Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative CATAI

Center for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI), established in 2018, is registered as an NGO with Head Office in Maiduguri - Borno State. We have been visible in Borno Adamawa and Yobe states implementing projects in protection, community empowerment, livelihood, environment, health, peace building, education and governance. We are currently implementing the ECW-MYRP Project year 3. Our approach is aligned with our mission to enhance services delivery and empower citizens envisioning a world where people in the most remote areas of the globe can have access to the basic needs of life. With values around Integrity, Partnership, result-based and sustainability.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

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

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contract
Reports To: MEAL Manager
Contract Terms: 12 Months

Job Essentials

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Demographics, Computer science, IT, or any other relevant equivalent Degree is required.
• A Master’s Degree is an added advantage
• Minimum of 4 years previous experience working with National and international NGOs.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability in the humanitarian context.
• Experience in implementing donor funded projects is desirable.
• The ability to develop Maps and info graphics is an added advantage.
• Support in ensuring that community leaders and beneficiaries are actively participating in all project and M&E activities
• Ensure utilization by projects of appropriate data collection and reporting templates that facilitate the acquisition and aggregation of data.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work well with diverse teams and community stakeholders.
• Basic knowledge of education systems and challenges in formal and non-formal settings.
• Familiarity with monitoring and evaluation tools and data collection techniques is an advantage.
• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Participate in planning, and implementation activities on the project including surveys andrapid assessments, as well as in the monitoring and evaluation of the program activities.
• In collaboration with relevant stakeholders (MOE, EiE, and SUBEB) ensure accurate data collection, compilation, and timely reporting.
• Ensure tracking of activities using the Indicator Tracking Table to ensure that indicators progress according to the logical framework.
• Support the program team with feedback from community meetings.
• Support the MEAL Coordinator to conduct data quality Assessments.
• Monitoring of all project activities progress towards achieving the project output and outcomes.
• Reports monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual progress on all project activities to the MEAL Coordinator in line with indicators.
• Contributes towards review, revision, and development of data collection tools, methodologies, and standardized reporting templates.
• Participate in planning and undertaking surveys, and rapid assessments, as well as in the monitoring and evaluation of the program activities especially about Education, Livelihood, and Protection.
• Regularly collecting and compiling data for the PSNE activity info platform and Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS), and producing summary monitoring reports.
• Conduct regular data verification exercises to ensure reporting and collection of quality data.
• Support the MEAL Coordinator to monitor Education and Child Protection projects across all target communities and communicate findings and progress to Program Managers
• Support the dissemination and use of evaluation and research reports and propose changes for improvement to the education and protection activities.
• Support in capacity training to field staff regarding monitoring tools.
• Update shared drive and project team space with program monitoring documents regularly.
• Perform other duties as delegated.
• Key Competencies:
• Proficiency in the use of MS Excel or other statistical packages e.g SPSS, STATA-12, PowerBI etc)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team setting
• Independence, adaptability, and flexibility
• Demonstrated experience in database management
• Strong group process design and facilitation skills, including developing and leading workshops
• Strong data collection, analysis, and report writing using visualization is required.
• Ability to work independently, thinks analytically, and takes initiative in solving problems.
• Experience in the design and development of M&E plans, logical framework, and Indicator tracking tables
• Excellent communication skills.

Values

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to CATAI
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Embracing change

Policy Statements:

• Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) operates in an equal opportunity environment and has policies that actively encourage gender equality, diversity and social inclusion, Child Safeguarding, Adolescents and Youth Initiatives, PSEA, and does not condole GBV, VAC and Fraud.

Application Closing Date
15th January, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Only successful candidates will be contacted.
• CATAI does not charge any fee to facilitate any recruitment process.