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- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 1 year
- Location: Lagos
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit, Project Management
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Assist in programme updates for programme management and internal information sharing.
- Assist with data collection processes as necessary.
- Conduct field monitoring visits (including the use of the quality benchmarks/ monitoring checklist) and facilitating focus group discussions.
- Assist with implementation of programme evaluations (data collection).
- Support MEAL in conducting assessments as needed.
- Responsible for handling, documenting, confidentiality and security of all informational resources related to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries.
- Support Complaints and Feedback Mechanism, including communicating responses to complainants; liaise with programmes and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
- Assist in raising PRs and planning trainings for enumerators.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Documentation and Dissemination:
- Contribute to preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on MEAL.
- Prepare field visit reports and do debriefing and action planning with relevant staff.
Quality Benchmarks:
- To conduct quality monitoring of programme activities, measured against international standards and using participatory methodologies (including child-friendly methodologies) and quality benchmarks.
Coordination:
- Coordinate and communicate with relevant programme staff regarding feedback and quality adherence.
Safeguarding:
- Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Responsible for handling documenting, confidentiality, and security of all informational resources related to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries.
- Support Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms, including communicating responses to complainants; liaise with programs and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
- Support in facilitating participation activities in implementing communities.
Ambition:
- Creating best-in-class EA function.
- Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively.
Collaboration:
- Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners.
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Designing more effective admin and data management systems.
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 1 year of experience working with International NGOs, UN agencies, partners, and/or local authorities including NYSC.
- Computer literate with experience in the following computer packages; MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Access.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
- Verbal and written communication skills.
- Listening skills.
- Problem analysis and problem-solving.
- Proficient in relevant computer applications.
- Ability to work in a team with flexibility to undertake challenging tasks and adapt to different working conditions.
- Good spoken, reading, and writing skills in English with the ability to produce quality reports. Knowledge of local language (Yoruba) is highly desirable.
- Ability to work as part of a team, flexible, adaptable, and patient.
- Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines.
Desirable:
- Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection.
- Have experience and/or knowledge about working with children.