Dexis Consulting Vacancy for a Senior Monitoring & Evaluation


Dexis Consulting Group - Winner of the 2014 Small Business of the Year at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and working in nearly 90 countries in FY 2015 for USAID and the Department of State, Dexis supports US federal agencies in the areas of program monitoring and evaluation, program learning, and program support.  We are not only one of the fastest growing firms in international development, we are rated among the highest among our peers on employee-reviewed sites.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, Systems

Job Code: 894
Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Job Descriptions

  • Dexis is seeking an experienced Senior M&E Specialist to provide overall technical support for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Nigeria’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Program (The Learning Program).
  • The Learning Program is a five year project that will provide continuous, on- the-ground, on-demand and systematic support to USAID and its partners on performance monitoring, data verification, impact and performance evaluations, organizational learning, capacity building and knowledge management.
  • The work location for this position will be in Abuja, Nigeria. This is a long-term position expected to start in September 2016. This position is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the enhancement of the performance reporting system requirements to be used by USAID and implementing partners.
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the performance reporting system and its data collection, reporting and analysis meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders, to include all USAID M&E-related reporting requirements.
  • Provide key expertise in the design and analysis of results which will be a core aspect of the Mission’s Collaboration, Learning and Adapting component.
  • Build capacity in these areas of responsibility in the Mission and its implementing partners.

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Development, Economics, Knowledge Management or related fields.
  • At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in monitoring and evaluation with monitoring and evaluation activities within complex international development contexts in the areas of Health, Democracy, Governance and Conflict, Economic Growth, Education and/or agricultural development.
  • Strong M&E information system background with experience in leading teams that have developed M&E information systems
  • Excellent team work, inter-personal, presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Ability to conduct field work in areas with hardship conditions, in remote areas, for extended periods of time.
  • Excellent English communications skills, written and