Category: Manager
Req ID: SENIO01960
Posted Date: 2020-02-25
Schedule: Full Time
Location: Abuja, Nigeria NGA
Background:
Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 15 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.
Project Summary:
This position is for an upcoming education project in Nigeria, which seeks to improve student access to school and literacy outcomes in a language they use and understand in Grades 1-3 in select areas of Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.
Position Summary:
The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor establishes and manages the overall activity system to track progress towards meeting contract results, indicators and targets.
Reporting and Supervision:
The Senior M&E Advisor reports to the Deputy Chief of Party and will directly supervise project staff.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensure that performance monitoring, action research, and evaluations are consistent with program results and track activity progress towards achieving targets and results;
- Ensure that the methodologies proposed by the contractor to measure the program impact on access, retention, reading and learning outcomes, school safety, community engagement, gender, disability-inclusive, and conflict sensitive measures, are being consistently and systematically tracked and reported;
- Manage and coordinate program effectiveness evaluation, including quality implementation of early grade reading assessment; and
Manage and coordinate field-based monitoring and evaluation specialists, and any other staff responsible to performance monitoring, oversight, and data collection and reporting.
Required Skills and Experience:
Master’s Degree or higher in education, research methods or another relevant social science is required. Training in qualitative and quantitative analysis is required;
At least eight (8) years of experience with design and M&E for programs in the education sector required; West Africa, Nigeria experience preferred;
Demonstrated success and experience in monitoring results and indicators of education access and quality, learning outcomes, and community engagement required;
Prior experience organizing, implementing and reporting on early grade reading assessments of oral reading fluency required;
Prior experience with monitoring and reporting requirements for USAID programs highly desired;
Demonstrated excellence in communications and interpersonal skills;
Professional proficiency and fluency in written and spoken English; and
Fluency in relevant languages of instruction (Hausa, Igbo, or Yoruba) highly desired.
Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
Position contingent upon donor funding.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
PI118456426
How to apply:
source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/senior-monitoring-and-evaluation-advisor/
No comments:
Post a Comment