Shehu Maikoli Foundation (SMF) is a registered Non-Governmental Organisation aimed at promoting sustainable livelihood through education, research, advocacy, agriculture, public health promotion empowerment, sports, community development and environmental conservation. Our mission is to promote equity and equality through education and inclusive development. We envision to raise a healthy, productive and self-reliant society.
Our Aims/Objectives:
- To promote sustainable livelihood of youth and women through entrepreneurship, skills acquisition, sustainable agriculture and community services.
- To organise and support programmes that will help in addressing educational challenges in our society.
- To provide support services to orphans and vulnerable children in our society.
- To foster public health and environmental sustainability.
- To promote peaceful coexistence and address youth restiveness in our society.
- To promote integration of modern education on Almajiri.
- Promote sports and physical health development.
Job Type: Full Time (Volunteer)
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
Experience: 2 years
Location: Sokoto
Job Field: Operations / Management / Human Resource
Publication Date: 16th December 2022
Deadline for Applications: 21st December 2022 (11:59pm)
Main objective and responsibility of the position
The MEAL Officer will work as part of the Shehu Maikoli staff to support a culture and practice of reliable planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning. This includes developing, updating and coordinating MEAL activities and capacity building of SMF staff, network members and partners in MEAL, promoting MEAL knowledge transfer internally and externally.
Key Areas of Accountability
As a member of the SMF Team, you will contribute to:
Leadership of SMF Office:
- Support the development of an organizational culture that reflects our dual mandate values that promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity, innovation, and also be available for SMF team
- Help design and implement a coherent organizational structure that is consistent with agency practices and appropriate to program needs of SMF
- Help establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships with host authorities, partner agencies including humanitarian and development donors, and local and international NGOs
- Ensure to comply with all SMF Management Operating Standards and Standard Operating Procedures
SMF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
- Ensure all MEAL policies and procedures manuals are developed and implemented, and follow the Nigerian government legal requirements and SMF policies
- Ensure appropriate documentation and MEAL activities are maintained and secured in digital formats as preferred options.
- Supervise the development of our dual mandate, Monitoring and evaluation practices and processes aligned with the organisation’s overall strategy and SMF’s essential Standards to meet the evolving needs of the organisation
- Ensure appropriate and adequate MEAL procedures are detailed in the Office
Roles and Responsibility
The MEAL officer shall be responsible for:
- MEAL Tool/Frame work Development and Data Management
- Develop and implement a robust monitoring and evaluation system that will ensure tracking of project/ program results at different levels (inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impact).
- Develop/adopt an integrated database of all projects/ programmes and ensure accountability through regular data updates, data integrity and working in collaboration with the data processors.
- Work with program officers and managers to ensure the collection of relevant and appropriate data needed for an effective MEAL system which will be utilized in monitoring strengths, weaknesses and gaps in existing projects/ programs and services and for reporting on donor commitments.
- Review existing data collection tools for the current country programmes and projects.
- Maintain and update the overall indicator results frameworks for the organization’s projects and programs.
- Develop Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) plans for all projects and proposals and ensure the same is followed up during implementation.
- Ensure all grants have updated work-plan and performance management plan (PMP) in tandem with all approved proposals, regularly reviewing and updating as needed.
- Carry out regular data quality assessments/audits for MEAL data based on agreed indicators to guide decision making.
- Provide alert to the respective staff on corrective actions required to avoid delays in implementation, including flagging operational issues and risks requiring timely actions.
- Review monthly progress reports and ensure there are evidences to back-up and provide feedback to the respective staff.
- Collate/prepare reports related to internal reporting such as the quarterly and annual reports.
- Ensure that cross-cutting issues such as participation, gender, age and disability are effectively addressed/ mainstreamed in all project/programme implementations as part of ensuring accountability process.
Assessments, Surveys, research and Evaluation
- Adhere to accountability requirements by initiating baseline surveys for new projects/programmes and conducting relevant evaluations for ongoing projects to meet SMF standards.
- Ensure that SMF learns from all final evaluations of completed projects for decision making and improvement of project designs.
REQUIREMENTS (QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE)
To apply for this role applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
| Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics or any Social Sciences related discipline | |
| Experience | Minimum of 2 years of experience and must have been part of at least one fully implemented project in any thematic area. | |
| Languages | Essential English language and local language (Hausa) is desirable | |
| Knowledge | Use of Microsoft package and other data tools |
Competencies Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioural Flexibility, Commitment to SMF Principles, Service Orientation, Stress Management.
Notes:
- NO Transportation and NO per diems will be provided during the recruitment procedure
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. No face-to-face contact or phone contact will be considered.
- Any documents sent to SMF (CV, cover letter, recommendations letters) will not be returned by SMF.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please use this link: https://forms.gle/7UF8RdXq3WugwTwD9 to complete your application.
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