Specialise in Monitoring and Evaluation.
Organization Name: Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN)
Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
Job Title: Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Officer (Institutional Capacity Strengthening). March 2025 to present.
Providing effective support in the following regards;
- Support training and mentoring to partners and field officers on the use of data tools
- Supports the development of monitoring and reporting tools and guidance documents for use in gathering, collating and analyzing M&E data;
- Provide inputs to use data to inform the organization’s operational planning processes to ensure cross departmental planning based on available information;
- Ensure proper planning and implementation focusing on overall M&E framework of the project
- Support and provide innovative strategies to strengthen data collection, monitoring, evaluation, analysis and reporting.
- Ensure timely gathering of M&E data to inform program monitoring, reporting and decision making;
- Collate and consolidate M&E reports generated by partners into monthly project progress reports and provide all relevant information to the monitoring and evaluation officer;
- Provide quality assurance through the development and implementation of an M&E operations and reporting of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports in collaboration with program teams.
- Support the development and finalization of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual work plans and budgets in collaboration with Program Manager.
- Facilitate learning and reflection sessions to promote adaptive management and continuous improvement.
- Embark on regular field monitoring visits to verify data quality and authenticity in the project sites;
- Assist with the development of a consolidated monthly reporting system format for project staff, with designated section of each project component. Assist in the conduct of project baseline and progress survey (appropriate sample size and sampling survey methods and data collection procedures, data verification through periodic site visits where appropriate).
- Support the development of project annual work plans and associated budgets related to M&E related activities.
- Performs routine Data Quality Assurance (DQA) in the project and implement designed systems of a project.
- Ensure project data are entered and updated on timely basis.
- Prepare progress report on activities undertaken, results achieved against targets and plan for follow up actions.
- Ensure lessons learned are fed back into project implementation.
- Assist in project reviews and evaluations.
Notable Achievement
- Trained over 27 Persons in MEAL Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and learning Across 3 Organization to strengthen the MEAL system in those organization.
- Reviewed and developed new MEAL planning tools for about 4 organizations
- Trained about 30 persons on Report writing and developed functional reporting templates.
- Supported partners to craft program workplans and detail implementation plans using a tailored made calendar.
Organization Name: Action Against Hunger
Yobe State, Nigeria
Job Title: Accountability Assistant (MEAL) July 2023 – December 2024
Roles and Key Responsibilities
- Supported the leading of implementation of the Accountability strategy for the program, and project in line with donor requirements.
- Regularly updated and managed the FCM data bases and automating FCM analysis in the data base.
- Implemented effective Feedback and complaints system
- Supported the creation of tools and guidance documents to gather, analyze, and report on accountability data.
- Ensured that queries of callers using the setup hotline were answered while respecting ethical and professional behavior in accordance with the ACF standard operating procedures and HAP guidelines.
- Facilitated active participation of communities in project planning, implementation, and evaluation processes, strengthening relationships with partners and stakeholders to enhance trust and collaboration.
- Conducted field visits to assess and document community feedback, ensuring issues are addressed promptly.
- Developed, manage, and monitor feedback and complaint systems to ensure beneficiaries’ voices are heard and acted upon.
- Analyze feedback data to identify trends, address challenges, and improve program delivery.
- Documented all feedback-related actions, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Carried out data collection and reporting to measure the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms.
Notable Achievement
- Received and closed over 3000 complaints
- Reviewed and created an Real time Power Bi Dashboard for the Accountability data Base
- Sensitized over 6200 project participants on the feedback and response mechanism and also relevant project information for transparency
- Produced monthly accountability report
Organization Name: Action Against Hunger
Yobe State, Nigeria
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant December 2021 – June 2023
Roles and Key Responsibilities
- Supported the production of the team’s Monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Supported the proper review of M&E budget and planning process to ensure quality and value for money.
- Ensured regular field monitoring and tracking of indicators and evidence base decision making and engagement with stakeholders
- Pulled data from the digital health platforms or databases, DHIS2 for analysis and reporting.
- Supported capacity-building initiatives, empowering local communities and partners and strengthening existing accountability mechanisms.
- Collected qualitative and quantitative data to support the development of communication materials.
- Conducted thorough periodic reviews/ data quality assurance (DQA) of over 15 health facilities ‘data across Yobe state, ensuring adherence to established guidelines and resolving discrepancies in line with data quality assurance (DQA) protocols.
- Maintained information management systems for data and reporting program data
- Supported over 12 learning events for research, documentation and dissemination of learning/knowledge.
- Supported the development of M&E plan in line with donor requirements.
- Led over 50 field data collection activities to strengthen data collection, monitoring, evaluation, analysis and reporting ensuring timely gathering of M&E data to inform program reporting and decision-making.
- Consolidated monthly MEAL report for 4 components of the project (WASH, FSL, Nutrition and Health)
- Developed Monthly work plans and associated budgets related to M&E related activities.
- Conducted data cleaning, and validation processes to ensure accurate reporting against project indicators.
- Performed data analysis for the team using excel and statistical packages.
- Conducted regular field visits for data verification, supportive supervision, and monitoring of program activities in various settlements, Wards, and LGA.
Organization Name: Catholic Relief Services
Yobe State, Nigeria
Job Title: Enumerator January 2020 – December 2020
Roles and Key Responsibilities
- Data collection and completeness for assessments /survey and routine data by the project
- Use of information communication technology for development (ICT4D) solution in field data collection recommend by CRS
- Abided by CRS code of conduct at all times
- Recorded responses as instructed with the tools by CRS
- Complied with requirement necessary for conducting a successful interview for data collection
- Ensured that all questionnaires and equipment are accounted for
- Turnover materials used in surveys to the principal investigator
- Conducted FGD and KII