Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Employment Nigeria
30-Jun-2017
IBADAN ,
Agriculture
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) a non-profit organization founded in 1967 works on the following crops: cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam, cassava, and maize.
POSITION : Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Responsibilities
- Conduct regular assessment of IITA staff and partners’ capacity to implement Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning activities as basis for designing, organizing and undertaking appropriate capacity building activities on ME&L;
- Conduct baseline, mid -term and end of project evaluation;
- Provide inputs into consolidated progress reports for project management, in accordance with approved reporting formats and timing;
- Support staff and implementing partners in preparing progress reports, assess and provide feedback on reports in terms of data gaps, challenges, and actions needed;
- Work with program/project teams to develop M&E frameworks (data matrices, data collection tools and M&E plans for reviews)
- Review key program/project information such as sources of data, collection methods, responsible persons, frequency, and cost of data collection.
- Work with program/project teams to gather data from primary sources as stipulated in M&E plans, store and ensure entry of quality data
- Submit to the M&E Manager initial statistical analysis of data and reports.
- Support the review of the institutional M&E plan including indicators, sources of data, collection methods, roles and responsibilities;
- Provide inputs into the development of alternative strategies for implementation of M&E activities when needed
- Provide capacity building support to IITA staff and partners by explaining the approach, methodology, and tools for data collection; describe the roles and responsibilities of partners involved; and outline the supporting procedures for data collection, quality control, analysis and reporting;
Qualifications
- M.Sc or equivalent in Agricultural Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Development Studies
- 4 year’s work experience preferably with an international organization.
Competencies
- Experience in the use of electronic data collection systems such as ODK.
- Experience in performing basic statistical analysis and interpreting results correctly.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English,
- Good personal organization, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent monitoring and evaluation skills in designing and conducting survey exercises, data collection (key stakeholder interviews, focus groups, surveys, and secondary data analysis) and data management..
Remuneration
- Highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits
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