Gidauniya Aid Empowerment Foundation Initiative (GAEFI) are hiring MEAL Officer (Field Enumerator's) - NAIJA STICK

Gidauniya Aid Empowerment Foundation Initiative (GAEFI) are hiring MEAL Officer (Field Enumerator's)

Gidauniya Aid Empowerment Foundation Initiative (GAEFI) is a registered, non-profit, non-political, and non-religious humanitarian and development organization dedicated to transforming lives, fostering peace, and building resilience among vulnerable communities in Nigeria, with a special focus on Northeast and Northwest Nigeria.

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: BA/BSc/HND

Experience: 2 - 4 years

Location: Borno, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara

Job Field: Data, Business Analysis and AI 

Reports to: MEAL Manager 

Supervises: Field Enumerators, Community Data Volunteers

Position Summary

The MEAL Officer – Roving is responsible for providing monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning support across GAEFI project locations. 

• The role involves frequent field travel to ensure quality data collection, verification, program monitoring, and documentation of results and lessons learned. 
• The officer will strengthen accountability mechanisms and ensure program decisions are guided by evidence and community feedback.
• This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy fieldwork, data collection, program monitoring, and community engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Monitoring & Field Assessments

Conduct routine field monitoring visits across various project sites.

Use approved tools (Kobo, ODK, CommCare, SurveyCTO) to collect quality data.

• Support baseline, midline, endline, market assessments, and post-distribution monitoring.
• Verify beneficiary lists, activity outputs, and service delivery quality.
• Identify gaps, risks, and implementation challenges and report them promptly.

Data Management & Quality Assurance

Ensure timely entry, cleaning, and validation of data.

• Maintain updated beneficiary databases and dashboards.
• Conduct data quality assessments (DQAs) and provide feedback to program teams.
• Support analysis and visualization of data for reporting and decision-making.

Accountability (CFM)

Strengthen community feedback and response mechanisms (CFM) across project locations.

• Manage feedback channels (hotlines, help desks, boxes, community meetings).
• Ensure proper documentation, classification, referral, and closure of complaints.
• Raise sensitive feedback (safeguarding, GBV, protection) to relevant focal points.

Learning, Reporting & Documentation

Document lessons learned, success stories, case studies, and significant changes.

• Support monthly, quarterly, and donor reporting with accurate data and analysis.
• Facilitate learning sessions, reflection meetings, and program reviews with teams.
• Capture and share best practices to improve program quality.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related field.

• Minimum 2–4 years of experience working in MEAL roles within NGOs.
• Strong skills in digital data collection tools (Kobo, ODK, CommCare).
• Knowledge of MEAL standards, logical frameworks, indicators, and reporting.
• Experience conducting field assessments, FGDs, KIIs, and household surveys.

Added Advantage

• Experience working on multi-sector humanitarian projects.
• Data analysis skills using Excel, Power BI, SPSS, or similar.
• Experience building and managing accountability systems (CFM).

Competencies & Skills

Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Good communication and community engagement abilities.
• Ability to travel frequently and work under challenging conditions.
• Strong teamwork and coordination skills.
• Report writing and documentation skills.

How to Apply 

Interested applicant can apply via this link 

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