Vacancy

M&E Officer Position

Job Title: M & E Officer

Job Type: Contract Full Time

Tenure: 1 year (Renewable)

Location: Kebbi & Sokoto

Responsibilities of M&E Officer:

Manage evaluation contracts and agreement.
The M&E Officer ensures timely communication of data to the Senior M&E Manager.
Perform or assist in data collection, data entry, data validation, and data quality assessment.
Liaise with internal and external project stakeholders in the assigned project areas to obtain information and data related to project performance.
Present and share M&E and research findings to internal project stakeholders in the assigned areas.
Train other staff, and local partners where required, on key M&E concepts, tools, and processes.
Offer technical assistance in the development, selection, and application of M&E processes and tools.
Assist with periodic reports as appropriate and submit inputs timely.
Demonstrate a high level of professionalism when dealing with sensitive and confidential documents and information, and with co-workers and partners.

Qualifications:

Assist with periodic reports as appropriate and submit inputs timely.
A Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, statistics or related field.
At least 2 years of directly relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably in a USAID-assisted project.
Excellent people skills at all levels, cultural sensitivity, ability to work well under pressure, negotiate diplomatically, and the ability to work well in a multicultural and multidisciplinary work environment.
Experience in developing and coordinating data collection, processing, and analysis systems.
Strong spoken and written English skills.
Willingness to work and travel in all project areas.
Fluency in the local language of the job location – Hausa.
Experience using qualitative and statistical data analysis packages and database management systems.