Global Village Healthcare Initiative for Africa (GHIV Africa) is a Non-governmental, Non-for profit humanitarian/Developmental organization which started in 2014. We deliver assistance and protection to affected populations before, during and after crisis situations.
- Experience 2 – 3 years
- Location Yobe
Job Summary
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer will manage information and reporting processes and products to ensure professional, high-quality communication in an organization’s activities and results. He/she will play an important role in improving information management and data quality, and in strengthening knowledge sharing and learning across the organization.
He/she will also be responsible for full-cycle monitoring and evaluation of programs, developing appropriate methodologies and tools to design evaluations.
Duties and Responsibility
- Facilitate design of “SMART” objectives, logic models, monitoring frameworks, and evaluation plans during annual work-planning process
- Ensure the alignment of MEAL activities with program goals.
- Contribute to the development of annual work plans to identify project targets and ensure inclusion of MEAL activities.
- Maintain existing indicator tracking tools; develop additional databases and tracking tools as needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions.
- Ensure adherence to specific monitoring and reporting requirements.
- Analyze data for accuracy, flag validation or quality issues, and contribute to system fixes.
- Generate indicator reports for tracking progress against key indicators as needed.
- Create and integrate graphics in reports and information products to help visualize data in a meaningful way.
- Edit content and presentation of all reporting and deliverables before submittal to ensure superior quality and professionalism.
- Contribute to developing and reporting of project reviews, assessments, surveys, and other analytic or evaluation processes and products.
- Ensure a unified approach to partner self-assessment and programmatic close-out reporting.
- Conduct field visits for data validation and to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets; coordinate data collection at project sites to monitor program development and ensure timely compilation and reporting of data; capture and document lessons learned; and champion the scaling up best practices.
- Provide technical leadership and support to project and partner staff in planning and implementing MEAL systems and activities, data-based program decision-making, and results reporting; provide training as needed.
- Support the development, design, and writing of proposals and concept notes for related programming information management and reporting.
- Cultivate and strengthen relationships with local partner organization, donors, private sectors partners, and national authorities.
- To carry out any other related duties assigned.
Requirement:
- A minimum of HND, BSc or bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Information Management/technology, Public Health, International Development, Public Policy, or a related field.
- At least two years’ experience in – program monitoring and evaluation which includes database development and management, remote monitoring, assessments, and situation analysis in emergency settings.
- Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating M&E systems from project initiation to close out.
- Experience in strategic planning and performance management, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans.
- Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact), data collection and analysis methodologies
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience):
Essential:
- Computer skills, especially in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel
- Experience in Electronic Data Collection.
- Previous track record monitoring nutrition projects across the BAY states, most especially UNICEF & WFP projects.
- Experience in planning and managing surveys, developing, and refining data collection tools, and with data quality assessments and oversight.
Desirable:
- Proficiency in the use of Kobo toolbox and research.
- Proficient using analysis tool (Excel, SPSS, or Power BI)
- Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating M&E systems from project initiation to close out.
- Experience in strategic planning and performance management, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans.
- Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies
- Willingness and ability to travel.
- Experience in planning and managing surveys, developing, and refining data collection tools, and with data quality assessments and oversight.
- Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating M&E systems from project initiation to close out.
- Experience in planning and managing surveys, developing, and refining data collection tools, and with data quality assessments and oversight.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Ready to travel to deep field for monitoring project activities.
- Communication skills (English, Hausa and Kanuri is added advantage).
- Carryout any other related duties assigned to.
