Job Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a prominent humanitarian organization, dedicates its efforts to providing relief, rehabilitation, and post-conflict reconstruction support to individuals affected by natural disasters, oppression, and violent conflicts in 42 countries. The IRC is deeply committed to assisting those impacted by humanitarian crises and is open to innovation, fostering creative partnerships, and implementing adaptive programming. In its response to humanitarian needs, the IRC focuses on critical sectors such as integrated health and nutrition, reproductive health care, women's protection services, environmental health, child protection, education, and general protection.

The IRC has been actively present in Nigeria since 2012, initially responding to flooding in Kogi State. In February 2014, the IRC expanded its operations to Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria, delivering comprehensive humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral, integrated approach for populations affected by conflict. Presently, the IRC Nigeria operates a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State, Maiduguri and Gwoza of Borno State, and Damaturu of Yobe State.

In Nigeria, the IRC's implementation is guided by a five-year Strategy Action Plan (SAP) that was initiated in 2015 and undergoes review every five years. This plan focuses on key outcome areas, including health, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH), education, economic wellbeing, women's empowerment, child protection, and protection and the rule of law.

Job Overview/Summary

The senior consortium MEAL Manager will be responsible for M&E systems development and implementation for the IRC led BHA Consortium, ensuring consistent use of M&E approaches, data management, client responsiveness, data quality and facilitate learning across teams and consortium partners. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring overall coherence of monitoring and reporting tools, and coordination of data compilation from all consortium members. He/she will have a strong working relationship with the IRC MEAL team as well as the consortium team for additional technical support. The role requires extensive MEAL experience and good understanding of organizational M&E approaches and understanding of working in a consortium led project.

The post holder will be expected to provide technical support in data gathering, aggregation, M&E tool development, support electronic data platforms, databases and select technologies to capture and organize data in a usable format. He/she will work collaboratively with consortium teams, MEAL/Consortium coordinators in partner organizations and support M&E officers at the field level. He/she will be expected to communicate courteously on consortium performance and maintain positive relationships with program and support teams. As a member of the Consortium Management Unit, the senior consortium MEAL Manager will be responsible for ensuring MEAL Working Group meetings take place with partners and will provide targeted support and capacity building as required

Major Responsibilities

Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy

- Take the lead in establishing a robust and efficient monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system, standard operating procedures (SOPs), tools, and guidelines, including a beneficiary counting system, at the BHA consortium level in alignment with the approved project proposal. - Provide overall guidance in managing a strong, sustainable, and effective MEAL system across all sectors of intervention. Extensive sharing of analysis on these changes will be conducted with consortium partners and stakeholders to facilitate appropriate actions. - Provide comprehensive support to the consortium's project cycle management from the MEAL department. - Ensure the consortium project incorporates innovative and technology-driven MEAL systems and tools. - Develop detailed and feasible monitoring plans for the consortium project, which include: (i) an indicator matrix, (ii) considerations for ethical and secure data collection and storage, (iii) data quality audits, and (iv) mid- and end-project learning reviews. - Provide strategic and technical support to program and MEAL staff, including data collection, analysis, and sharing. - Design and implement client responsiveness and feedback systems, promoting community engagement. - Lead planning and management of baseline, midterm, and end-line studies, including lessons learned. - Assist in project design adjustments based on MEAL data and support proposal amendments. - Produce high-quality reports for internal and external stakeholders. - Promote cross-learning and knowledge sharing among consortium partners.

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

- Hire, supervise, and build the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies. - Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews. - Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions. - Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests to ensure adequate departmental coverage; ensure monthly, accurate timesheet submission and carry out probationary reviews. - Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly. - Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team, and providing guidance on career paths. - Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions. - Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures and communicate through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.

Key Working Relationships

- Position Reports to: Consortium Technical Lead - Indirect****/Technical Reporting: MEAL Coordinator - Key working contacts: MEAL staff, Partner MEAL staff

Qualifications

Education:

- Master’s degree (statistics, social science, public health, development economics, or related discipline). The first degree with demonstrated experience of 5 to 10 years in MEAL experience is accepted. - Excellent database, data management and data analysis skills with experience in using at least two software applications such as Microsoft excel, SPSS, STATA. - Experience with electronic/mobile data collection (kobo collect, survey CTO, CommCare) and GIS mapping. - Proven technical skills in monitoring and evaluation, including experience with multi sectoral and multi donor funded programs and experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. - Proven abilities to develop monitoring plans, data collection, information management, use of databases and analysis and performance monitoring. - Strong analytical, qualitative, and quantitative research skills - Ability to take initiative and independently respond to situations. - Experience in consortium MEAL work will be an added advantage. - Ability to communicate effectively with managers, colleagues, partners, and clients. - Strong commitment to IRCs mission, purpose, and values

Languages:

- English and Hausa

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

- Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Add position-specific (e.g., accounting software, statistical software, etc.).

Standards of Professional Conduct

- The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.

Gender Equality****:

- IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Working Environment

- IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.