Nigeria: Program Quality and Accountability (PQA) Coordinator

Duration: 6 months

Objective 1: Establish, train and lead PQA setup at country level

Develop a PQA strategy and review organigram to reflect functional PQA capacity in line with ACF country strategic vision Recruitment, train and manage qualified staff to carry out regular PQA functions Formal and on the job training for PQA staff Provide support to the review and development of PQA systems and tools, in collaboration with senior technical management and technical advisor teams of ACF and the interagency consortium program M&E Coordinator Supervise the development of a central information management system platform for ACF which will consolidate data and allow for timely reporting of progress towards key current contract + ACF standard program indicators, and feed into the interagency consortium information system Contribute to the appraisals of PQA staff as required by ACF guidelines and ensure proper adequate training is carried out in view of career development and Mission Training Plans Objective 2: Ensure proper and timely implementation of PQA activities

Build specific capacity of program teams to carry out integrated rapid needs assessments as part of a larger emergency response capacity Develop quality assurance checklists for PQA teams in collaboration with TECH COs Support the inclusion of PQA activities in new project proposals and their implementation country level, in collaboration with the senior management country team Establish and monitor accountability mechanisms in line with HAP across the PCM Objective 3: Support program monitoring and reporting

Provide technical input in the development of program monitoring and reporting plans Provide trainings to program teams on program activity monitoring and reporting Assist programs in defining sampling and assessment methodologies Assist programs on logical framework development Assist program teams on technical interviews for data analysts Assist program teams in development of project specific databases Advise and update the Technical and Field Coordinators on all aspects of PQA regularly. Objective 4: Document good practice from planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities

Document lessons learned and best practices, produce case studies and human interest stories through knowledge capitalization workshops, production of learning documents and other means Organize learning, knowledge sharing and capitalization workshops and ensure knowledge is used in future program design Establish and monitor accountability mechanisms in line with HAP across the PCM Undertake internal project evaluations, support the development of Terms of Reference (TORs) and inception reports for external evaluations and manage evaluation consultants Support the quality, timeliness and dissemination of PQA outputs internally and externally Ensure that lessons in planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and impact assessment are documented, shared and considered in the design of new projects and technical plans and are discussed during periodic program reviews and ultimately fed into current work and future program development. Objective 5: Represent ACF externally in relevant forums and working groups

Represent ACF externally in issues related to monitoring, evaluation, accountability and reporting (consortia, alliances and clusters) Undertake any monitoring and reporting tasks related to government guidelines and instructions Position Requirements

Qualifications

Master of Arts or Science/Bac+5/6 (or higher) in International Relations/Affairs, Humanitarian Affairs, International Development, Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Demographics or related field Minimum 2 years work experience in a similar role, with minimum 1 year humanitarian experience Experience in two or more country contexts preferred Fluency in English Skills and Experience

Essential:

Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills. Excellent influencing and negotiation skills. Excellent team management, budget management and representation competencies. Experience in humanitarian PQA or M&E. Experience in designing and leading internal and external evaluation. Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams. Proven ability to translate evaluated results into learning strategies. Skills on statistical and other software (SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.) Familiarity with Management Information Systems (Databases) and GIS. Experience in multi-sector and participatory assessments and data collection tools. Familiarity with ACF and acceptance of ACF’s principles. Preferred:

Prior experience with ACF International. Prior experience in Nigeria.