TITLE: MEAL Officer.
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Nigeria Country Office- WCA LOCATION: Yobe, Nigeria
GRADE: 4 CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed term
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE: Ensure implementation of the M&E plan for the Child Protection and Education programmes including monitoring progress against planned activities, critical milestones and targets as well as providing support and guidance to program officers and CSO/government counterparts to ensure that the data collection, data management and reporting, are of the highest possible quality.
SCOPE OF ROLE
Reports to: MEAL Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: MEAL Assistant
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Objective 1: Coordinate Data Collection, Data Quality Management, Analysis and State Level Reporting
• Participate in the design of programme monitoring and evaluation tools (registers, reporting templates, databases, etc.) to track Education and Child Survival projects
• In collaboration with MOE, SUBEB and relevant SC staff, ensure timely data collection, compilation and reporting according to programme M&E plan
• Conduct monthly data analysis and prepare monthly programme IPTT monitoring reports
• Ensure the programme database is updated regularly
• Support programme feedback meetings with communities, facilities and authorities
• Support the MEAL Coordinator to implement the DQA system including the conduct of data quality assessments according to the M&E plan
• Support the MEAL Coordinator in data management for rapid assessments, situational analysis, surveys, evaluations and other research as required
• Plan, forecast and facilitate the production and supply of M&E tools and materials to supported sites
Objective 2: Support Programme Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Support the MEAL Coordinator to monitor Education and Child Protection projects across all target communities and communicate findings and progress to Program Managers
• Participate in the evaluation of Education and Child Protection projects, focusing on data management of evaluation datasets.
• Support the dissemination and use of evaluation and research reports and propose changes for improvement to the Education and Child Protection Team.
Objective 3: Support Documentation, Reporting, Knowledge Sharing and Effective Feedback Mechanism
• Support coordination of Education and Child Protection projects monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual reviews and reports as required.
• Participate in the dissemination of program information to communities, children, and other stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism
• Support the management of the beneficiary complaints and feedback mechanism database
• Update shared drive and project team space with program monitoring documents regularly
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, and sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in statistics, demographics, or any other relevant equivalent degree is required. A Master's degree is added advantage.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• 2 - 3 yrs. previous experience with local and international NGOs
• Previous experience with Education and Child Protection projects
• Minimum 2-3 years of proven experience in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability of humanitarian or development programs.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Excel or other statistical packages e.g SPSS, STATA-12,DHIS etc)
• Fluency in English
• Ability to work in partnership with government and development partners
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team setting
• Independence, adaptability and flexibility
• Demonstrated experience in database management
• Demonstrated commitment to gender-responsive programming.
• Strong group process design and facilitation skills, including developing and leading workshops
• Excellent communication skills including report writing
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.