Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Coordinator at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Coordinator

Ref No: 220008GX
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employee Status: Permanent
Work Unit: Nigeria North East Humanitarian Response Office
Grade: 3
Type of Contract: 1 year

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

• The humanitarian MEAL Coordinator will coordinate MEAL activities for the response. The candidate will be responsible for data collection tools development, datasets analyses and report writing.
• She/he will also provide support to community organizations, implementing partners and SCI program staff to systematically measure progress in the implementation of SCIs emergency response.
•  She/he will provide a framework through which these measurements (M&E data) are fed back to those involved in the running of the various component of the emergency response program and ensure that the information can support and guide the decisions of the management team to improve the quality and impact the program operations.
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Scope of Role:

• Reports to: Humanitarian MEAL Manager
• Staff reporting to this post: M&E Officers

Key Areas of Accountability
Key Responsibilities for M&E:

• Work in close collaboration with the Humanitarian team leader, MEAL Manager and all humanitarian project manager to develop an overall M&E framework for the Emergency Response Program
• Liaise with the MEAL Adviser for the development and implementation of an M&E Plan for each project intervention
• Develop indicator reference sheets, including a list of operational definitions of what are being counted for each indicator and develop appropriate data collection tools for the humanitarian Response Program programmatic indicators.
• Provide community organizations, implementing partners and save the Children staff with clear and simple instructional sheets for each data collection tool and trained/provide regular coaching to relevant staffs and other stakeholders (e.g. teachers) on the use of the data collection tools.
• In consultation with sector specialists, design and develop program database and regularly update the Emergency Response Program Database including data analyses and report writing emanating from the database
• Conduct post data entry verifications and regularly backups of Emergency Response Program’s programmatic database and information.
• Conduct regular field visits to track progress against indicators and put in place systems for routine data quality checks and validations
• Lead the coordination of field data collection and the flow of reports from the field to the management team and provide regular feedbacks to field workers and key stakeholders of progress in program implementations.
• Lead the Emergency Response Program baseline and evaluation activities and ensure the dissemination and use of the information products.
• Collate case studies and/or help partners to collect case studies for tracking program results.
• Actively participate in M&E meetings with key stakeholders
• Prepare monthly/quarterly progress reports and statistics as well as mid-/final reports to stakeholders
• Advise and put in place a system for promoting transparency and accountability of Plan for stakeholders.
• Perform other tasks as required by the Humanitarian MEAL Manager

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, takes 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, 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

• 3-5 years’ experience in M&E positions and/or program experience in field data collection in emergencies

Experience and Skills
Essential:

• 3-5 years’ experience in M&E positions and/or program experience in field data collection in emergencies
• Detailed knowledge of M&E frameworks and M&E Plans, systems and indicator reference sheets
• Experience in at least one of the following sectors: Nutrition, Child Protection, Education and WaSH.
• Good understand of routine data quality checks/validation
• Experience in survey and qualitative interviewing, including supervising field data collection teams and writing research reports/case studies
• Proficiency in mobile data collection tools design and deployment
• Advance knowledge Microsoft Office Suite, especially MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in the use of statistical analyses software e.g SPSS, STATA, Epi Info etc
• Ability to assess problems and recommend solutions

Desirable:

• Have experience and/or knowledge about working with children on research issues and is aware of the local legal and child protection systems.
• Experience of working in a post conflict environment/refugee/IDP situation
• Project management experience
• Ability to work as part of a team, Flexibility, adaptability, and patience
• Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines

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.

Health and Safety:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2022.