{"id":64694,"date":"2018-09-29T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=64694"},"modified":"2018-09-28T14:13:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T13:13:14","slug":"rti-international-new-ongoing-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/rti-international-new-ongoing-recruitment.html","title":{"rendered":"RTI International New Ongoing Recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RTI International is one of the world\u2019s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 3,700 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.<\/p>\n<p>We are recruiting to fill the position below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director, USAID\/Nigeria State2State (S2S)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Job ID:<\/strong> 1806B<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Nigeria<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Summary<\/strong><br \/>\nThe GED Division is currently accepting applications for the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director position for an anticipated USAID-funded State2State (S2S) activity in Sokoto, Bauchi, and up to 4 additional states in Northern Nigeria. The overall goal of S2S is to increase the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of selected state and local governments (LGAs) in Nigeria. This will be achieved by strengthening systems to improve the delivery of services in key sectors (basic education, primary health care, and water, sanitation and hygiene \u2013 WASH); increasing the efficiency of key governance operations (with a focus on public financial management [PFM] and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation); increasing government\u2019s responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict.<\/p>\n<p>State2State builds on and expands the Mission\u2019s currently ongoing \u201cLeadership, Empowerment, Advocacy and Development\u201d (LEAD, 2009-2017) activity, implemented by RTI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Descriptions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The MEL Director reports to the Chief of Party and will be responsible for leading and managing the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) activities for the project.<\/li>\n<li>S\/he will establish systems for gathering, reporting and analyzing performance data for impact and sustainability of project implementation. Candidate should possess strong management, administrative and communication skills (including report writing).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitate learning from M&amp;E findings with implementation teams and other relevant stakeholders. This could include facilitating regular reflection sessions both within the project team and with the implementation partners to respond to evaluation findings where appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Provide technical assistance to state, LGA and CSO partners as required on monitoring evaluation systems capacity building and assessments<\/li>\n<li>Synthesize and analyze lessons to determine policy implications, distil and articulate best fit innovations for dissemination with community of practice for phased approach to project implementation<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate incorporation of research design and methodologies in the application of learning to project design and management.<\/li>\n<li>Directly supervise and mentor project M&amp;E\/knowledge management staff. Build internal project staff capacity to implement MEL strategy.<\/li>\n<li>Lead Project\u2019s M&amp;E, knowledge management and capacity building objectives. This includes the design and implementation of a robust results, PMEP, and knowledge management framework to aggregate and disseminate useful and actionable information based on sound evidence generated from activities.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinates and manages all monitoring and evaluation (M&amp;E) tasks and deliverables for the project. Establish systems for gathering, analysing, and reporting performance data for impact and sustainability of project implementation.\u00a0 Coordinate and manage all MEL tasks and deliverables for the project and ensure that all required reports and documentation for the project\u2019s internal management systems and for external reporting are produced according to USAID\/Nigeria guidelines.<\/li>\n<li>Oversees data collection processes and data quality; develops documentation of best practices; and facilitating the use of data to drive program design and decision making in support of an adaptive management (CLA) approach to project implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Ability<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of a Master\u2019s degree in Social Science, International Development, or a relevant field, with 12 years of experience in international development program design and implementation. 6 years\u2019 experience in program monitoring and evaluation.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to resolve sensitive and complicated work issues with senior high-level country counterparts, donor representative and senior-level staff.<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Excel, Word, and other MS Office software; data analysis software (such as SPSS or Stata);<\/li>\n<li>Ability and willingness to live in Nigeria and travel frequently within Northern Nigeria.<\/li>\n<li>Prior experience working in Nigeria preferred<\/li>\n<li>Position is contingent upon award and funding.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in MEL, knowledge management and communications, particularly for research.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated understanding with knowledge management programs, facilitating communities of practice and social networking, and knowledge of USAID\u2019s Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) approach preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Skills in qualtative and quantitative analytical methods, data collection and analysis, and establishing M&amp;E systems. Demonstrated ability to lead baseline data collection and analyses.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of and experience with M&amp;E frameworks, and reporting systems. Experience with USAID programming highly preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Verbal and written fluency in the English language along with strong communications, interpersonal, and presentation skills.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills; able to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and lead multidisciplinary teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested and qualified candidates should:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rtiint.referrals.selectminds.com\/jobs\/monitoring-evaluation-and-learning-mel-director-usaid-nigeria-state2state-s2s-1767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to apply<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RTI International is one of the world\u2019s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. 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