ABOUT US
AYGF is a regional non-Governmental Organisation established in April 2003 but registered in July 2006 with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja, Nigeria. AYGF has an operational base in British Columbia Canada and Nigeria (Kogi State, Niger State, Ogun State, Katsina State and FCT- Abuja).
Over the years the Organisation has implemented several projects that addressed issues around, Migration, Public Health, Climate Change and Environment, Education, Democratic Governance and Livelihood.
Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Officers
Location: Katsina State
Job Duties and Responsibilities
● Support overall management of MEL system
● Support the MEL Manager in overseeing and managing the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system and strategy.
● Assist in the coordination and maintenance of the new online system for reporting and monitoring of programmes, including testing of the system and on-going refinement as necessary.
● Assist in the design of MEL procedures, templates and guidelines to support strong national level reporting.
● Support the monitoring of the overall implementation of the MEL strategy and online system, identify gaps or challenges both with regards to the technical components of the M&E system, and with regards to the capacity of its users.
● Assist in entering entry and storing of data to the monitoring database, help in maintaining this as an accessible source of information on programme activities, results and (to the extent possible) impact, and ensure data safety and protection.
● Support capacity strengthening and training of users of MEL system Assist in the training and capacity building activities relating to MEL, through for example the creation of toolkits, and setting up webinars.
● Provide support to regional level data capturing, analysis and quality assurance processes.
● Support the implementation of quality assurance mechanisms and monitoring checks at regional
● level enabling improved capturing and narration of programmatic results and impact.
● Support monitoring, reporting and evaluation
● Share information about reporting requirements and timelines, and follow up projects to ensure timely submission of reports.
● Support the collection of documentation to validate reports, and carry out regular spot checks.
● Produce high quality bi-annual progress report, with support from the HR.
● And all other duties assigned
The ideal candidate should have;
● Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field;
● 5 years+ years of experience in MEL operations preferably in an NGO environment;
Skills / Competencies
● Understanding of local and international development issues.
● Experience from working with in an NGO.
● Good understanding of programme design, theory of change functions and
logical frameworks, including links between objectives, indicators, targets and
activities.
● Extensive experience of supporting M&E strategies and systems, and writing reports.
● Experience from data gathering and analysis.
● Excellent writing skills.
● Experience with archiving systems and knowledge management.
N/B. This position is open only to applicants residing in Katsina State of Nigeria and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, with a Cover Letter not more than one page specifying the motivation for the application and addressed to: The Human Resource Manager, Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF) indicating the position applied on the subject line to: [email protected].
Applications without Position applied as subject will be disqualified.
Note: AYGF is an equal opportunity employer, women and people with disability are encouraged to apply.
