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dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into
practice. Our staff of more than 4000 provides research and technical
expertise to governments and businesses in more than 40 countries in the
areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys
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and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory and
chemistry services. Universities in North Carolina founded RTI in 1958
as the first scientific organization in and centerpiece of the Research
Triangle Park.
RTI International is implementing a USAID funded
Leadership, Advocacy, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) project in
Nigeria, a project aimed at improving governance and service delivery at
the local government level. This project ends in September 2017. The
position is open to residents of Nigeria only.
MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING DIRECTOR
JOB ID: 17624
JOB DESCRIPTION
The
MEL Director reports to the Chief of Party and will be responsible for
leading and managing the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
activities for the project.
S/he will establish systems for
gathering, reporting and analyzing performance data for impact and
sustainability of project implementation.
Candidate should possess strong management, administrative and communication skills (including report writing).
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead
Project’s M&E, knowledge management and capacity building
objectives. This includes the design and implementation of a robust
results, PMEP, and knowledge management framework to aggregate and
disseminate useful and actionable information based on sound evidence
generated from activities.
Coordinates and manages all monitoring and
evaluation (M&E) tasks and deliverables for the project. Establish
systems for gathering, reporting and analyzing performance data for
impact and sustainability of project implementation. Coordinate and
manage all MEL tasks and deliverables for the project and ensure that
all required reports and documentation for the project’s internal
management systems and for external reporting are produced according to
USAID/Nigeria guidelines.
Oversees data collection processes and data
quality; develops documentation of best practices; and facilitating the
use of data to drive program design and decision making.
Facilitate
learning from M&E findings with implementation teams and other
relevant stakeholders. This could include building the capacity of the
implementation partners to respond to evaluation findings where
appropriate.
Provide technical assistance to state, LGA and CSO
partners as required on monitoring evaluation systems capacity building
and assessments
Synthesize and analyze lessons to determine policy
implications, distil and articulate best fit innovations for
dissemination with community of practice
Facilitate incorporation of research design and methodologies in the application of learning to project design and management.
Directly
supervise and mentor project M&E/knowledge management staff. Build
internal project staff capacity to implement MEL strategy.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY
A
minimum of a Master’s degree in Social Science, International
Development, or a relevant field, with 12 years of experience in
international development program design and implementation. 6 years’
experience in program monitoring and evaluation.
Experience in knowledge management and communications, particularly for research.
Demonstrated
understanding with knowledge management programs, facilitating
communities of practice and social networking, and knowledge of USAID’s
Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) approach preferred.
Skills
in qualitative and quantitative research methods, data collection and
analysis, and establishing M&E systems. Demonstrated ability to lead
baseline data collection and analyses.
Knowledge of and experience with M&E frameworks, and reporting systems. Experience with USAID programming highly preferred.
Verbal and written fluency in the English language along with strong communications, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated
team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills; able to
develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and lead
multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to resolve sensitive and
complicated work issues with senior high-level country counterparts,
donor representative and senior-level staff.
Proficiency in Excel, Word, and other MS Office software; data analysis software (such as SPSS or Stata);
Ability and willingness to live in Nigeria and travel frequently within Northern Nigeria.
STATE MANAGER
JOB ID: 17625
JOB DESCRIPTION
The
GED Division is currently accepting applications for State Managers for
an anticipated USAID-funded State2State (S2S) activity in Sokoto,
Bauchi, and up to 4 additional states in Northern Nigeria.
The
overall goal of S2S is to increase the effectiveness, accountability and
transparency of selected state and local governments (LGAs) in Nigeria.
This
will be achieved by strengthening systems to improve the delivery of
services in key sectors (basic education, primary health care, and
water, sanitation and hygiene - WASH); increasing the efficiency of key
governance operations (with a focus on public financial management [PFM]
and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation); increasing
government’s responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and
improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict.
State2State
builds on and expands the Mission's currently ongoing Leadership,
Empowerment, Advocacy and Development (LEAD, 2009-2017) activity,
implemented by RTI.
The State Manager reports to the Chief of Party
at the head office and will have overall responsibility for
implementing, monitoring and reporting on technical activities and
managing human and financial resources in the assigned state.
The
State Manager will lead a dedicated team of development spe...ts to
develop, implement and monitor the S2S work plan for their assigned
State.
Candidate should possess strong management, administrative and communication skills (including report writing).
Positions will be based in partner states.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides
strategic leadership, technical and managerial direction for the
successful implementation of the program in the assigned state.
Responsible
for the overall performance and results of the program in the partner
state, including management and oversight of the program's technical,
operational, and administrative staff.
Liaises regularly with program management team on management and decision-making.
Ensures the timely completion of all technical and financial deliverables in accordance with USAID guidelines.
Serves as RTI's liaison with government counterparts, local organizations, and program partners in the target state.
Ensures a high level of communication and close working relationships with the state counterparts.
Act
as the focal point for the state team with the project HQ. Organize
meetings, conference calls and field trips to facilitate the involvement
of the technical support team in program development planning and
implementation.
Track S2S program development and keep the HQ project managers apprised of progress and challenges.
Develop weekly briefs for submission to the head office and monthly reports for inclusion in the quarterly report.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY
BA
in relevant social or administrative science or equivalent and 10 years
of development experience, including at least 5 years experience
working to strengthen state and local governments or decentralization in
Nigeria.
Proven leadership, team building, management and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated experience and strong knowledge of management and systems.
Demonstrated
experience and strong knowledge of state and local government
operations, and the ability to work with sub-national institutions to
develop and implement project activities.
Strong English oral/written
communication skills and ability to communicate at multiple levels in
the organization is required. This includes demonstrated experience with
technical report writing in English.
Strong planning, organization and problem solving skills is required.
Ability to work independently, and within team in difficult work environment.
Analytical and research skills.
Excellent computer knowledge with command on MS Excel among other packages of MS Office is required.
Ability to speak the local language strongly preferred.
REMUNERATION
Position is contingent upon award and funding. Compensation will be based upon RTI's Nigeria Country Compensation Framework.
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