Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Expert at Idmibok International Contract

Job Title: Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Expert

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Temporary

Job Summary

• This is a consultancy for a proposal the organization is working on.
• The Senior M & E Expert will lead MEL activities as related to the verification of performance on antenatal nutrition service and focused adolescent health service deliveries by governmental and non-governmental agencies in 13 states.
• The purpose of this assignment is for the Independent Verification Agency (IVA) to conduct independent third-party verification of:
  • Performance of contracted NSAs on a sample basis every six months;
  • Performance of SPHCDAs with respect to delivery of nutrition sensitive antenatal care at primary health care centers on an annual basis; and
  • Achievement of DLI results at respective federal and participating state levels on as and when achieved basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop verification plans to measure performance of NSA, SPHCDAs and federal agencies against set Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs)
• Design checklists or questionnaires for verification, as well as tools for the data collection.
• Support the independent third-party verification of performance of NSAs, SPHCDAs and DLI results
• Conduct independent verification of the achievement of DLI results at the federal level.
• Manage quality assurance and control of state teams.
• Supervise the data analytics and database management personnel.
• Provide technical MEL support to state teams.

Required Skills and Experience

• A minimum of Master’s Degree in Economics, Public Health or Nutrition.
• Technical knowledge of M&E in nutrition-based assignments
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in M&E techniques, design and implementation at project level
• Experience in conducting large, national-level surveys, ideally in Nigeria
• Experience with verification of disbursement-linked indicators for international donors like the World Bank, USAID, etc.
• Demonstrated analytical and report writing skills.
• Ability to comply with the estimated project timelines and workdays.

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send the following documents below to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

• CV, including date of birth, country of residence and language proficiency.
• Cover Letter (addressing previous related work, including 3 reference contacts, stating name, position, email, organization, address, telephone and relationship).
• Passport photograph.
• 3 written reports on past MEL assignments (preferably, independent verification projects or nutrition-focused projects).

Note: Consultants from and living in Nigeria would be preferred.