Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN) is a Christian, not-for-profit, Non-Governmental Organization, working to ensure that Nigerian communities experience sustained food security, improved household nutrition, economic justice, natural resources management, disaster risks reduction, conflict transformation and humanitarian aid without bias to faith, gender or ethnicity.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Location: Plateau
Employment Type: Full-time

Purpose of the Team

• To contribute to CRUDAN’s corporate vision of facilitating wholistic community transformation with the Church as agent of change, manifesting the kingdom of God on earth.

Primary Responsibilities

• Living an exemplary Christian Life and doing his/her work diligently as unto the Lord, and make self, available as counsellor and friend.
• Ensuring that baseline surveys are conducted with the informed consent and participation of the programme beneficiaries.
• Ensuring that our monitoring systems include mechanisms for beneficiaries to participate and to feedback their comments on the programme.
• Recognition of the indicators of the output for improved accountability and learning to beneficiaries/other stakeholders.

General scope of the Job
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer is specifically responsible for:

• Monitoring and evaluating Projects being implemented by CRUDAN and working with Project lead to report to Director of Programmes.
• Assisting in producing, networking and to storing up-to-date resources (database) that support the organisation’s communication and outreach.
• Monitoring and evaluating data collection activities, survey work and analytical sessions.
• Ensuring field data is gathered and registered, ensuring the quality of data entered and helping to produce initial statistical analyses.
• Assisting in the training and education of partner organisations and clients in M&E.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Setting up the M&E system:

• Assist in revising the programme logframe matrix, particularly in the areas of the objective hierarchy, indicators and monitoring mechanisms.
• Guide the process for identifying the key performance questions and parameters for monitoring programme performance and comparing it to targets.
• Design the format for monitoring programme performance reports.
• Set out the framework and procedures for the evaluation of programme activities with stakeholders
• Participate in training with stakeholders, including primary stakeholders, in M&E skills, including participatory aspects.

Implementation of M&E:

• Based on the budget, design the framework for the physical and process monitoring of project activities.
• Prepare consolidated progress reports for Management in accordance with approved reporting formats and timing.
• Conduct regular visits to meet beneficiaries in coordination with project officers to capture data correctly and efficiently to ensure regular and accurate reporting
• Develop and submit quarterly capacity enhancement and assessment plan for project beneficiaries in targeted communities and ensure the implementation of approved actions.
• Review monitoring reports, analyse them for impact evaluation to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in programme implementation.

Communication:

• Prepare reports on M&E findings, as required, working closely with the Project Manager
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
• Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with programme staff, implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
• In collaboration with the administrator, provide the Executive Director with management information that may be required.
• Make regular reports to the project lead, highlighting areas of concern and preparing the documentation for review at meetings.
• Check that monitoring data are discussed in the appropriate forum and in a timely fashion. If necessary, create such discussion forum to fill any gaps.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned by the Executive Director and/or Director of Programmes.

Personal Qualities

• B.Sc in relevant field or other similar field
• At least 3 years’ experience in development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; other learning efforts is required
• Committed Christian and active in a local church.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Flexible attitude to work
• Ability to gain trust and support of colleagues
• Good Team player.
• Ability to meet deadlines, targets and work proactively with others to meet shared responsibilities.
• Ability to relate to people from a variety of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Application Closing Date
3rd November, 2023 (4.00pm).