MandE Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning)

About this role

The role is for an M&E Officer supporting monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities for Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative in Borno. It involves coordinating data collection, conducting field visits, developing MEAL tools and plans, managing data and reporting. The position focuses on enhancing programme learning, accountability to affected populations and sharing findings to inform programme design. The employer is a Nigerian NGO affiliated with Hope Spring Water, aiming to improve WASH outcomes. It is a full-time, onsite role requiring fieldwork and collaboration with staff, partners and communities.

What you would do

• Coordinate routine data collection from field staff, partners, and beneficiaries using paper-based or digital tools.
• Conduct field monitoring visits, spot checks, and data verification to track progress against indicators and targets.
• Develop and implement MEAL plans, logical frameworks, IPTTs, and data collection tools.
• Maintain databases, clean and validate data, and update trackers regularly.
• Support or lead baseline, midline, endline assessments and post-distribution monitoring.
• Contribute to evaluation design, sampling, tool development, data analysis, and reporting of findings.
• Collect, document, analyse, and respond to feedback and complaints in a timely and confidential manner.
• Establish and manage Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms and share feedback trends with programme teams.
• Facilitate learning sessions, after-action reviews, and knowledge-sharing events.
• Prepare monitoring and donor reports and support proposal development with MEAL inputs.

What they are asking for

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies, Public Health, Demography or related field.
• Master’s degree or postgraduate diploma in M&E is an advantage.
• Typically 2–5 years of progressive experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, preferably in humanitarian or development programmes.
• Experience with multi-sector projects (health, nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, protection, etc.).
• Excellent analytical, report-writing and presentation skills.
• Experience with qualitative methods (FGDs, KIIs) and quantitative surveys.
• Ability to work in field conditions, travel frequently, and handle sensitive data ethically.
• Strong knowledge of MEAL principles, results-based management and logical frameworks.
• Strong communication, training, coordination and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English (and local languages as required) and proficiency with data collection tools (Kobo, ODK, SurveyCTO) and analysis software (Excel, SPSS, STATA, R, Power BI).

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