MEL Officer

• BA/S or equivalent, preferable in economics, statistics, business administration, public administration. international development or similar field.
  
• 1-3 years MEL experience.
  
• Fluent in both spoken and written English with good knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri.
  
• Previous experience working on EU or USAID funded programs preferred.
  
• Relevant experience in field survey/data collection techniques, data entry, data verification. analysis, and reporting.
  
• Good understanding and skills at data management.
  
• Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of MS Office applications; knowledge of data science and programming is plus but not required.
  
• Strong team coordination. listening, and consensus building skills.
  

STRATEGY & VISION

• Develop MEL Plan(s) for programs and proposals.
  
• Develop a system for reporting and validating program data (Excel, Tola, Access, etc. Work closely with the program teams and local partners, to ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting of program activities and results.
  
• Coordinate reporting with partners. specifically tracking deadlines, ensuring adherence to monitoring formats and requirements. ensuring reporting quality and accuracy, and periodic report writing, editing, and submission.
  
• Compile progress against indicators and report back to the team according to the monitoring plan.
  

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Contribute to learning/research agenda.
  
• Build the capacity of all relevant team members to implement program monitoring tools, accurately enter program data into relevant databases, and enable them to develop excellent reports and other documents.
  
• Build the capacity of our local partner organizations through ongoing training and support on monitoring tools, entering program data into databases, the development of reports and other documents.
  

SECURITY

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
  
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.