Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist – Systems – International Business & Technical Consultants

Position Description
IBTCI is currently seeking a Senior M&E Specialist for Systems to support the implementation of a 48 month contract to provide Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services to USAID/Nigeria.
This Contract will provide continuous, on- the-ground, on-demand and systematic support to USAID and its partners on performance monitoring, data verification, impact and performance evaluations, organizational learning, capacity building and knowledge management.
This contract will create the conditions to enable USAID/Nigeria to become a more adaptive, modern and effective development organization, by creating a learning and adaptation strategy, and ensuring continued alignment among all Mission activities within the objectives outlined in the CDCS.
This contract will result in strengthened Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems at USAID/Nigeria and enhanced M&E capacity of local entities to improve accountability and the increased use of empirical evidence for programming, learning and adapting.
This position is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Senior M&E Specialist – Systems include, but are not limited to, the following:
Lead the enhancement of the performance reporting system requirements for the Mission, its Implementing Partners, and with GON
Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the performance reporting system and its data collection, reporting and analysis meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders, to include all USAID M&E-related reporting requirements
Provide key expertise in the design and analysis of results which will be a core aspect of the Mission’s Collaboration, Learning and Adapting component
Build capacity in these areas of responsibility in the Mission and its implementing partners
Participate on teams as a qualitative researcher

Qualifications
Education:
A minimum of a Master’s Degree in development, economics, knowledge management or related fields.
Desired Experience:
Progressively responsible professional experience in monitoring and evaluation with monitoring and evaluation activities within complex international development contexts in the areas of Health, Democracy, Governance and Conflict, Economic Growth, Education and/or agricultural development
Excellent team work, inter-personal, verbal and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills
Ability to conduct field work in areas with hardship conditions, in remote areas, for extended periods of time
Fluency in English, written and spoken
Strong M&E information systems background, either experienced in leading teams that have developed M&E information systems or direct information systems development

Application Closing Date
7th April, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: ktafti@ibtci.com

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