WCS Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL) – WASH at Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society is an international NGO headquartered at Bronx Zoo in New York City working to save wildlife and wild lands and to meet global challenges in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas and the world’s oceans.
The Africa Program is the largest of WCS’s field programs, with approximately 1,100 staff in 12 country programs focused across four major regions (Central Africa, Sudano-Sahel, East and Southern Africa, and Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean).
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title:
WCS Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL) – WASH
Location:
Calabar, Cross River
Employment Type:
Contract
Duration:
6-month scoping project, followed by 4.5-year implementation period if funding is secured
Reporting to:
Chief of Party
Expected travel:
Frequent travel to Abuja and to Bauchi State, as well as field sites in Cross River
Start date: ASAP
Overview
The WCS Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL) will ensure the implementation, coordination and administration of all activities supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Principal Responsibilities
This position is subject to funding availability. The Head of Monitoring and Evaluation will be responsible for coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of the program in addition to managing the Performance Monitoring Plan.
Job Summary / Responsibilities
Building and supervising the MEAL unit. The MEAL unit supports all departments and directly informs program management;
Working with the Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party, managing implementing of the results framework;
Catalyse studies and collection of required data for the results framework to adapt programs and activities, inform decision making and planning on several key dimensions, including:
Quantifying the changes in the well-being of communities (ensuring that all data are disaggregated as appropriate);
Measuring the impacts related to agricultural production and transformation;
Candidates will need to demonstrate clearly that they have the necessary experience and skills to:
Work with other team members to collect and collate data,
Carry out qualitative and quantitative data collection and analyses,
Build and maintain databases
Contribute to the process of writing reports
Providing rigorous analysis to feed into strategic decision making processes and
Promote learning from the monitoring and evaluation processes.
Qualifications
This requires:
A post-graduate degree (Masters or PhD) in an appropriate subject;
Five to seven years of relevant experience, with experience with non-profit organisation(s) and on donor-funded project(s) in developing country(ries) a plus;
An interest to conduct rigorous analysis that will inform strategic decision-making;
Strong qualitative and quantitative skills, proven IT skills including database management and knowledge of statistical software (e.g., R or Stata), and use of data collection tools such as KoBoToolbox (or equivalent);
Knowledge of GIS is an added advantage;
Application Closing Date
1st May, 2024 (5pm Nigerian Time).
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (CV and Cover Letter) to: africaapplications@wcs.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.