TITLE: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Assistant
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Development and Quality LOCATION: Oyo, Nigeria
GRADE: 5
CONTRACT LENGTH:
4 months
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: MEAL Manager
Staff reporting to this post: none
Role Dimensions: Field office-based position with at least 80% field visit.
Functional relationship: Closely work with Sectoral MEAL and Accountability team and relevant programme staff.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Assist in programme updates for programme management and internal information sharing.
Assist with data collection processes as necessary.
Conduct field monitoring visits (including the use of the quality benchmarks/ monitoring checklist) and facilitating focus group discussions.
Assist with implementation of programme evaluations (data collection).
Support MEAL in conducting assessments as needed.
Responsible for handling, documenting, confidentiality and security of all informational resources related to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries.
Support Complaints and Feedback Mechanism, including communicating responses to complainants; liaise with programmes and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
Assist in raising PRs and planning trainings for enumerators.
Any other duties as assigned.
Documentation and Dissemination:
Contribute to preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on MEAL.
Prepare field visit reports and do debriefing and action planning with relevant staff.
Quality Benchmarks:
To conduct quality monitoring of programme activities, measured against international standards and using participatory methodologies (including child-friendly methodologies) and quality benchmarks.
Coordination:
Coordinate and communicate with relevant programme staff regarding feedback and quality adherence.
Safeguarding:
Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Responsible for handling documenting, confidentiality, and security of all informational resources related to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries.
Support Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms, including communicating responses to complainants; liaise with programs and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
Support in facilitating participation activities in implementing communities.
Ambition:
Creating best-in-class EA function.
Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively.
Collaboration:
Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners.
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
Designing more effective admin and data management systems.
Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
QUALIFICATIONS
A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 1 year of experience working with International NGOs, UN agencies, partners, and/or local authorities including NYSC.
Computer literate with experience in the following computer packages; MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Access.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
Verbal and written communication skills.
Listening skills.
Problem analysis and problem-solving.
Proficient in relevant computer applications.
Ability to work in a team with flexibility to undertake challenging tasks and adapt to different working conditions.
Good spoken, reading, and writing skills in English with the ability to produce quality reports. Knowledge of local language (Yoruba) is highly desirable.
Ability to work as part of a team, flexible, adaptable, and patient.
Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines.
Desirable:
Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection.
Have experience and/or knowledge about working with children.
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.