Home to more than 160 million people, Nigeria has the largest population and the second largest economy in Africa, and has a major influence on the continent’s political agenda.
However, Nigeria has a history of political instability, corruption and mismanagement of public resources, and has recently seen religious and ethnic conflict. As a result, more than half of Nigeria’s population still live in poverty.
Despite four peaceful transitions of power since a return to civilian rule in 1999, Nigeria’s politics continue to be characterised by patronage, ineffective opposition, low voter turnout and voting along ethnic and religious lines.
Most of Nigeria’s wealth is held by a tiny economic and political elite and many people feel powerless to challenge the current system, campaign for their rights or hold their gThe role holder will support the implementation of the Sustainable Entrepreneurship-Led Poultry Transformation Program (SEPTP), a Mastercard Funded Programme for Young Persons in Nigeria with special focus on monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL). He/she will assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of SEPTP’s MEAL programme, providing effective and timely support (including capacity building) to programme participants and/or partner consortium organizations. The role holder is saddled with the responsibility to develop and lead a portfolio of learning interventions to strengthen the learning and evidence the works of the consortium member staff and to embed a culture of high-quality monitoring and evaluation, evidence, and learning across SEPTP and Christian Aid’s programme/policy work, in order to maximise our impact for people living in poverty. The role will have a particular focus on ensuring that we are bringing Christian Aids evidence and learning to life through the way that it is used and applied in different contexts.
About you
The post holder should have a first degree in social sciences or a BSc in mathematics, economics, statistics, biostatistics, or engineering with 5–7 years of experience working in Climate Adaptation & Resilience /humanitarian response with local and/international partner organizations.
He/She should have a strong positive attitude and the ability to manage a wide range of issues of complicated procedures, indicated by a 4-5 year learning period.
She/he has at least a 5-year’ Climate Adaptation & Resilience/Humanitarian response experience in MEAL programming.
Familiar with the MEAL context, with the ability to communicate fluently in the English language.