ActionAid Nigeria is inviting applications from qualified candidates to fill the following positions within the organization:

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer – Abuja 

The post holder will provide technical support and guidance in meeting the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) requirements of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA II) Nigeria Project at all levels.  S/he will also provide leadership, guidance, and support to implementing partners on all M&E components of the SPA II project; as well as develop strategy & expertise on the summary results framework, key milestones, and monitoring & evaluation plan for the project.

The MEL Officer with support from the SPA II Project Advisor and ActionAid Nigeria’s Impact Assessment and Shared Learning Manager, will work to ensure that the project team works in compliance with the project’s M&E frameworks and systems.

Person Specifications

Education/Qualifications

• First degree in social Sciences or Arts/Humanities is essential.
• Experience working with youths, youth groups, and organizations is desirable.

Experience

• At least three (3) years experience in monitoring and evaluation with particular emphasis on governance/youth-related Programmes in the development sector is essential.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative monitoring & evaluation skills and familiarity with the range of approaches and methods currently being deployed in the development sector with the focus on youth program M&Eis essential.
• Experience in the use of various M and E tools and statistical software programs such as KoboKollect, POWERBI, SPSS, STATA, and NVIVO is essential.
• Experience in community-based work and use of various participatory M&E tools evaluation is essential.
• Experience in project management is essential.

Skill/Abilities

• Excellent working knowledge of Data information systems as well as Excel, Word & Outlook (MS Office in general).
• Extensive knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, and tools for monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including impact evaluation
• Experience working with International development organizations.
• Strong communication and writing skills.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Experience in facilitating training/meetings.
• Excellent skills in Programme Information Management.
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills

To apply, kindly complete the relevant application form accessed from https://nigeria.actionaid.org/jobs Application form should be sent in an MSWord attachment to Vacancy.Nigeria@actionaid.org. Only electronically submitted forms will be considered. Submitted or Scanned CVs will be disregarded.

Please refer to the website – https://nigeria.actionaid.org/jobs for detailed job descriptions and application forms.

The subject line of emails must state clearly, the job title of the position applied for and the location e.g. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer, SPA II – Abuja.

ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment. Applications from women and candidates from the North East and North West are particularly encouraged.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 28th February 2024. While we respect all applicants, interview dates will be communicated only to shortlisted candidates.