M&E Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning)

M&E Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning)

The Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative is a recognized non-governmental organization (NGO) registered with Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). It operates primarily as the Nigerian arm or partner of Hope Spring Water, a UK-registered charity dedicated to improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring

• Develop and implement MEAL plans, logical frameworks, Indicator Performance Tracking Tables (IPTTs), and data collection tools.

• Coordinate routine data collection (quantitative and qualitative) from field staff, partners, and beneficiaries using paper-based or digital tools (e.g., Kobo-Toolbox, ODK, Comm-Care).

• Conduct field monitoring visits, spot checks, and data verification to track progress against indicators, activities, and targets.

• Maintain databases, clean and validate data, and update trackers regularly.

• Evaluation

• Support or lead baseline, midline, endline assessments, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), and other evaluations.

• Contribute to evaluation design, sampling, tool development, data analysis, and reporting of findings.

• Ensure evaluation results inform programme adjustments.

• Accountability

• Establish and manage Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms (CFRM/CFM), including hotlines, suggestion boxes, community meetings, or digital channels.

• Collect, document, analyze, and respond to feedback and complaints in a timely and confidential manner.

• Promote accountability to affected populations (AAP) in line with Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), Sphere, and organizational policies.

• Share feedback trends with programme teams for action.

• Learning

• Facilitate learning sessions, after-action reviews, and knowledge-sharing events.

• Document best practices, lessons learned, and case studies.

• Promote adaptive management by ensuring findings are used to improve programme design and implementation.

• Reporting and Capacity Building

• Prepare regular monitoring reports, donor reports, and dashboards (e.g., using Power BI or Excel).

• Train and mentor programme staff, partners, and data collectors on MEAL tools, data quality, and accountability standards.

• Support proposal development with MEAL inputs (indicators, log-frames, budgets).

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies, Public Health, Demography, or a related field. A Master’s degree or postgraduate diploma in M&E is an advantage.
• Experience: Typically 2–5 years of progressive experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning, preferably in humanitarian or development Programmes with NGOs or international organizations. Experience with multi-sector projects (health, nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, protection, etc.) is common.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong knowledge of MEAL principles, results-based management, and logical frameworks.
• Proficiency in data collection tools (Kobo, ODK, Survey CTO), data analysis software (Excel, SPSS, STATA, R, or Power BI), and database management.
• Excellent analytical, report-writing, and presentation skills.
• Experience with qualitative methods (FGDs, KIIs) and quantitative surveys.
• Understanding of accountability frameworks (CHS, AAP) and safeguarding.
• Strong communication, training, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in field conditions, travel frequently, and handle sensitive data ethically.
• Fluency in English (and local languages as required); attention to detail and organizational skills.

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Deadline

Deadline: 19 November 2026

About the Organization

The Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative is a recognized non-governmental organization (NGO) registered with Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). It operates primarily as the Nigerian arm or partner of Hope Spring Water, a UK-registered charity dedicated to improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)

Additional Notes

This posting includes a standard outline of responsibilities, qualifications, and competencies. Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to the email provided, using the position as the subject of email.