Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at National Industrial Training Authority (NITA)

Duties and Responsibilities of M&E Officer

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

a) Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures

b) Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output;

c) Recommend further improvement of the logical frame work;

d) Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the project success;

e) Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results;

f) Monitor the sustainability of the project's results;

g) Provide feedback to the Project Coordinator on project strategies and activities;

h) Suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks;

i) Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities to the National Project Director/Project Manager;

j) Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system and develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project;

k) Provide inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to the Project Coordination Unit and the World Bank;

l) Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Project Coordinator in preparing relevant reports;

m) Support monitoring and evaluation of the effects and impact of the project;

n) Assist in coordinating across the available components of the Project to ensure effective implementation of M&E/MIS;

o) Assist the Project Implementation Unit with M&E tools and support their application; and

p) Perform other duties as required

Consultant’s Qualifications and Key Skills

a) Post graduate degree in business administration or administration, development studies, regional planning, international development or related field;

b) At least 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS in development projects of similar scope in at least one developing country in Africa in the last five years;

c) Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;

d) Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS software using database software;

e) Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;

f) Strong training and facilitation skills;

g) Excellent leadership skills including relationship management and written and verbal communications skills,

h) Ability and willingness to work long hours, take responsibility for delivery and meet tight deadlines.