Duties and Responsibilities:

General Programming & Operations

• Collect, clean, manage, and analyze data related to project activities, using appropriate methods such as surveys, Household Survey, Baseline, PDM, MSNA, focus group discussions (FGDs), and key informant interviews (KIIs).
• Ensure data quality and integrity through regular field visits and validation checks.
• Design and conduct evaluations, including baseline, midline, and endline assessments.
• Analyze evaluation results to assess the effectiveness and impact of programs.
• Generate insights and recommendations for program improvement and share with the MEAL Team Leader.
• Establish and manage feedback and complaints mechanisms to ensure that beneficiaries and stakeholders can easily provide input.
• Monitor and respond to feedback and complaints in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Ensure that accountability standards, such as the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), are integrated into project implementation.
• Capture and document lessons learned, best practices, and success stories from projects and share with the MEAL Team Leader.
• Assist the MEAL Team Leader in Facilitate learning sessions and workshops to share insights with the team and stakeholders.
• Promote a culture of learning within the organization to drive continuous improvement.
• Prepare detailed reports on monitoring, evaluation, and accountability activities, including data analysis, findings, and recommendations.
• Assist the MEAL Team Leader in donor reports and proposals by providing relevant MEAL data and insights.
• Ensure timely submission of all MEAL reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide training and support to project staff on MEAL tools, processes, and best practices.
• Build the capacity of partners and local stakeholders in MEAL-related activities.

Coordination and representation 

• Work closely with program teams to integrate MEAL activities into project design and implementation.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as finance and logistics, to ensure that MEAL activities are well-coordinated.
• Represent the organization in MEAL-related internal and external meetings, workshops, and networks.
• Ensure integration and support of MEAL activities with other DRC sectors.
• Coordinate with MEAL/AAP counterparts in other locations in the implementation of commonly funded projects.
• Ensure good representation and reputation of the MEAL sector at all levels.

Project Development:

• Assist in developing project plans and budgets for funding
• Assist in the development of the projects’ MEAL tools
• Assist in the management of MEAL activities
• Ensure Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning for all Projects in the field level.
• Ensure quality control during the implementation of all activities in accordance with Sphere and National standards.
• Assist the MEAL Team Leader in preparing MEAL/AAP weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to relevant authorities as per need.

Logistics / Finance:

• Support the line Manager to monitor financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-ups.
• Support in initiating procurements and ensure their execution.
• Contribute to grants management of all MEAL projects through management of day-to-day project expenditures with line manager.
• Assist the MEAL Team Leader in developing a procurement plan at the start of the project cycle to forecast procurement needs.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support the MEAL Team Leader in developing and implementing the project monitoring and evaluation plan, and timely submission of reports and other document requirements.
• Provide weekly feedback on project implementation modality, assist in achieving maximum efficiency in project delivery, and inform the development/update of DRC’s MEAL strategy in Nigeria.
• Support in developing appropriate MEAL tools and ensure their implementation.
• The responsibilities listed in the JD are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.
• Assist the MEAL Team Leader in Developing and implement monitoring tools and frameworks to track project progress and outcomes.

Experience and technical competencies:

Essential:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of previous experience with implementing monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning and AAP of humanitarian programs.
• Use of ODK and Kobo-Collect Toolbox Software of data collection
• Knowledge of MEAL and AAP Approaches and SHERE Standard
• Solid background on computer skills and competency in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Excel, and SPSS as a minimum.

Desirable:

• The position may require frequent travel to project sites in remote and sometimes challenging environments.
• The role may involve working outside of regular office hours to meet deadlines or during emergency responses.
• Excellent facilitation skills and a strong understanding of how to collect feedback safely and accurately from all members of a community regardless of their age, gender, or other diversity factors.
• Experience working in emergency response with INGOs, preferably in a humanitarian context.
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Fluency in local spoken languages (Hausa, etc).

• Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)

  • Bachelor’s degree in social science, business, development, or any related field.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.