Creative Associates International provides outstanding, on-the-ground development services and forges partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions to global challenges.
Experience4 years
Location Bauchi.
Job Summary:
Provide state-based support for CLA activities, adaptive management, and cyclical project learning.
Essential Duties:
Work with Senior MERLA Advisor and other Abuja-based staff, and MERLA Officer, to plan, schedule, and implement all CLA activities with state and local counterparts.
- Work closely with CLA Advisor and state-based MERLA Officer to plan, schedule, and implement all CLA activities with state and local counterparts.
- Support extraction of lessons and insights at the state-level into actionable recommendations and plans for program improvements.
- Support CLA plans and activities for ensuring learning is fed back to LEARN advisors and government counterpart for adaptation of approaches and interventions.
- Support the implementation of the project learning agenda and its utilization in the states.
- Engage stakeholders on findings from situational analyses and contextual data / information for group analysis, interpretation, dialogue, and a holistic perspective.
- Support capacity building for local actors at the state level to promote evidence-based, knowledge-driven adaptive practices.
- Support the research activities to promote early grade literacy in accordance with TA impact and other learning plans.
- Support collation, analysis and dissemination of research findings, key lessons, key results, and performance data in the State to facilitate learning and collaboration
- Attend MERLA team and CLA team meetings to plan, coordinate and report on MERLA and CLA activities.
- Support state level technical report writing and documentation activities.
- Engage available and active communities and parent networks and organizations in research activity planning and implementation where possible.
- Monitor training programs, capture lessons, and adapt training programs to meet local context (as needed).
- Any other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Required Education & Experience, Skills and Abilities
- Undergraduate degree in education, statistics, or related field preferred, required.
- At least 4 years of prior work experience relevant to this position required (4+ years of general work experience and including at least 2+ years with supporting adaptive management and cyclical project learning with program teams.
- International development experience, particularly in adaptive management or project learning
- Strong planning, organization, critical and strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills with a dynamic, engaging facilitation style.
- Prior experience with supporting civil society-based monitoring of literacy outcomes is required.
- Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English required.
- Proficiency in Hausa, Igbo, or Yoruba preferred.
- Previous experience in similar role.
- Proven experience directly and indirectly supervising and managing staff and teams.
- Experience with a USAID-funded or other international organization implementing a program operating in insecure areas is desired.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills are required.
- Excellent record keeping, and documentation skills are required.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Creative Associates International on global-creative.icims.com to apply