Associate, Monitoring and Evaluation, South-South
Evidence Action, Nigeria
Job Description
About Evidence Action
Evidence Action is a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Since our founding in 2013, we have reached over 515 million people globally with our interventions. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized by GiveWell, The Life You Can Save, and Charity Navigator.
We do development differently. We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs which deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. Our Deworm the World Program has helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.8 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes. Safe Water Now provides sustained safe water access to over 10 million people in Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths.
We drive innovation: Our Accelerator builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless inexiting programs which do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people.
We are global. Across nine countries in Africa and Asia, our 700+ people are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and impact. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused.
We have big ambitions. Over the next decade, we’re setting our sights higher: We aim to reach over 600 million people globally to fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we.
We need great people. Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us.
Job purpose
The Associate, MLE is a member of the Monitoring Learning and Evaluation Department and is responsible for supporting all Evidence Action’s Monitoring and Evaluation activities in the south-south zone of Nigeria, which currently covers Rivers and Cross Rivers, with possible expansion to States within the Zone.
This is an exciting position that involves providing technical support to the DTW program teams and the NTD departments of the respective State Ministries of Health to implement the STH/SCH program by supporting data management activities, data verification activities, process monitoring and coverage validation while managing stakeholder relationships and implementing quality assurance and control measures during data collection and management.
Duties and responsibilities
Management of Vendors and Independent Monitors
Support the sourcing for vendors to provide data collection service to Evidence Action in Nigeria
Oversee independent monitor’s recruitment by IM firms in the south-south zone
Support IM firm to collect process monitoring and coverage evaluation data in Rivers State
Supervise Field Consultant and independent monitors during field data collection and ensure timely remunerations to the same after engagements in Cross River State.
Support the yearly recruitment of independent monitors for replenishment of the pool in Cross River State.
Maintain and updates independent monitors’ databases.
Liaise with supervisor and HR to ensure timely contracting of independent monitors prior to field activities in Cross River State.
Implement process monitoring and coverage validation data collection activities in Cross Rivers State.
Lead the verification and validation of data collected by IM vendors and the state through field visits, data reviews and checks (e.g., data validation, infield supervision and back checks)
Liaison person between MLE and Program, Government and Partners
Represent MLE in program meetings with partners and government (at the supported states) where MLE presence is needed.
Support state program planning and review meetings with Mamp;E related tasks and ensure data is correctly captured, collected, documented, and available for planning and implementation.
Fully understand program data needs and translating that back to the necessary MLE delivery team/members for necessary action.