Manager, Field Monitoring, MLE- IDG

About this role

Evidence Action is hiring a Manager, Field Monitoring for its MLE Delivery team in West and Central Africa, focusing on the Nigeria IDG pilot. The role is hands-on and involves designing and delivering Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation activities for the IDG project, including data collection, tool digitisation, data analysis, reporting, and learning sessions. The position requires leading field operations and coordinating with state and local agency partners, with responsibilities spanning from IRB submissions to disseminating findings and informing programme adjustments. The role reports to the Senior Manager, MLE Delivery, West and Central Africa, and is based in Abuja with field work in Nasarawa and Oyo States. The employer is Evidence Action, a global health and development non-profit running the Deworm the World Initiative and related programs.

What you would do

• Document data collection protocols, codebooks, and SOPs for repeatable processes across states and survey rounds.
• Lead budgeting and activity planning for MLE tasks and monitor expenditure against the MLE budget.
• Digitise and program surveys in SurveyCTO, including skip logic, validation rules, and local language versions.
• Coordinate data collection activities, including phone surveys, facility data, and vaccine stockout follow-ups.
• Draft terms of reference for and manage the independent monitoring firm or enumerator teams and their contracts.
• Contribute to dissemination of results and to cost-effectiveness analyses of the pilot.
• Oversee baseline, monitoring, and endline data analysis using Stata and prepare related reports.
• Develop field plans, schedules, and logistics for data collection across pilot areas.
• Lead day-to-day field operations for MLE activities and ensure timely data collection and issue resolution.
• Produce baseline, monitoring dashboards, briefs, and endline reports with clear visuals and plain-language findings.

What they are asking for

• Knowledge of routine immunization, demand generation, or related MNCH programming is an asset.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is an asset.
• Understanding of research ethics, IRB processes, informed consent, and data protection in Nigeria.
• Proven ability to design and run data quality check systems at scale across multiple sites.
• Experience supervising or coordinating data collection teams or vendors.
• Advanced data analytics skills with proficiency in at least one statistical package (Stata preferred; R or SPSS acceptable) and strong Excel skills.
• Specialised experience leading large-scale household and health facility surveys using digital data collection.
• Proficiency with digital data collection platforms (SurveyCTO or similar) including form programming and server monitoring.
• Excellent written and verbal English with the ability to present to non-technical stakeholders; Hausa and/or Yoruba knowledge is an asset.
• Experience contributing to MLE design and IRB submissions; supervisory and people management skills.

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