Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser, YouLEAD Vacancy at Save the Children Nigeria

Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser, YouLEAD.

INTRODUCTION :-

Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser, YouLEAD job opportunity is available at Save the Children Nigeria for individuals who possess Master’s – level degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Public Health, or related field.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :-

In close coordination with the Project Director and team members, develops, implements, and continuously improves the project’s M&E systems, processes, and tools, ensuring information collected on activities, beneficiaries, outputs, outcomes, and impact is accurate, timely, and disseminated appropriately in high-quality reports that meet donor and Save the Children requirements;
Coordinates with evaluation partner and other consortium members ensure a cohesive M&E system and strategic use of data for collaboration, learning, and adaptation;
Drives implementation of the project’s learning approach, documenting lessons learned and ensuring they are applied to improve effectiveness and maximize project impact;
Supports the development of knowledge products and participates in project knowledge-sharing activities, supporting dissemination of lessons learned to a wide local and global audience;
Provides technical assistance and develops staff and partner M&E capacity through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support as needed;
Supports project reviews and evaluation activities, including coordinating mid-term and final evaluations, and supporting donor and external reviews.

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

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.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION :-

Master’s – level degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Public Health, or related field;
A minimum of seven years of experience in M&E of FP and / or adolescent health programs, and at least three years of experience in M&E for USAID-funded programs;
Demonstrated experience in ensuring ethics for M&E with adolescents are adhered to, including child safeguarding practices;
Demonstrated experience developing and refining performance M&E frameworks, including indicator selection and target setting, developing and refining data collection tools and processes, database management, and reporting;
Strong analytical skills and an understanding of relevant data collection, analysis, and evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, quasi-experimental);
Ability to analyze complex data and summarize it for a range of audiences;
Experience leading or supporting learning agenda development and implementation, and applying lessons learned to refine project approaches for maximum impact;
Experience developing the M&E capacity of project staff and/or partners using context-appropriate approaches;
Experience using digital data collection tools and maximizing digital intervention tools to collect and use data to improve programming;
Familiarity with USAID reporting procedures and systems;
Strong interpersonal skills and creative problem-solving skills;
Flexible, innovative, creative, adaptable, and open to new ideas, comfortable with change and uncertainty;
Prior work in Nigeria’s urban areas and familiarity with the political, social, and cultural context;
Professional fluency in English, including strong oral and written communication skills; professional fluency in at least one local language a benefit.

Apply Before :-

1st January, 2020.

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Note

We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants are advised that Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as contrary to the values and practices of our organization

WHO IS 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.

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