Senior MEAL Officer at Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)

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Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) seeks a Senior MEAL Officer for a 1-year fixed-term full-time position in Maiduguri, Borno. The role leads monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning functions, managing digital platforms like KOBO and Power BI, and strengthening staff capacities. Open to Nigerian nationals only.

• Open for Nigerian nationals only
• 1-year fixed term with possibility of extension
• Location: Maiduguri, Borno
• Full-time position
• Lead MEAL functions and manage KOBO and Power BI

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Job Title: Senior MEAL Officer Location: Maiduguri, Borno Employment Type: Full-time Job Summary We are now seeking the right candidate to join our team as a MEAL Senior Officer to help us further our mission and contribute to enhanced program impact. Open for Nigerian nationals only. This position is for 1-year fixed term duration with the possibility of extension. General Job Description The MEAL function provides leadership for monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning to ensure programme quality, compliance, and effective programme performance management across projects and partnerships. It supports data-driven decision-making through monitoring, reporting, analysis, and the application of lessons learned to improve programme outcomes. This involves overseeing digital MEAL platforms, including KOBO and Power BI, ensuring the collection and reporting of quality-assured data, maintaining project databases and dashboards, and producing timely reports for management and donors. The position strengthens staff and partner capacities through targeted training and mentoring and represents the Nigeria Country Office in NCA’s global MEL Community of Practice to promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. The role also manages MEAL and CRM information systems, ensures the availability of quality data for management and donor reporting, builds the capacity of staff and partners, and promotes organizational learning through assessments, evaluations, research, and participation in NCA’s global MEL network. Job Roles and Responsibilities: Lead quality assurance for project MEAL systems, including logframes, results frameworks, MEAL plans, monitoring, reporting, and compliance with NCA and donor requirements. Provide regular program performance analysis, monitor progress against targets, support field data collection and learning initiatives, and ensure effective use of the Program Information Management System (PIMS). Supervise the MEAL Assistant and promote best practices in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning across projects and partners. Plan and oversee needs assessments, evaluations, and research to inform programme design, implementation, and proposal development. Develop and ensure the use of appropriate data collection tools and methodologies. Lead the application of findings and lessons learned to strengthen programme quality and effectiveness. Manage and optimize MEAL digital platforms, including KOBO and Power BI, ensuring quality data collection, verification, analysis, and reporting. Develop and maintain project and grant dashboards and provide timely statistical and situation reports for management and donors. Ensure the availability of reliable, quality-assured data to support decision-making, performance monitoring, and donor reporting. Ensure effective management and compliance of the Country Office CRM system in line with NCA policies. Supervise and support the performance and daily work of the CRM Adviser and Assistant. Identify and address MEAL capacity gaps within the Country Office and partner organizations through targeted capacity-building initiatives. Represent the Nigeria office in NCA’s global MEL Community of Practice and facilitate adoption of relevant organizational learning and developments. Qualifications and Experience: Essential Criteria: University Degree in a relevant subject area (statistics, measurement and evaluation, data science, quantitative social science, economics, or a related field) – a technical Degree together with additional relevant work experience: and demonstrable data analysis skills may substitute for education. Minimum 5 years of working experience: within Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning-related functions in the development/humanitarian sector. Proven technical skills and previous experience: in setting up quality MEAL system that leads to evidence-based decision-making for multi-sectorial and multi-donor funded programs. Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods together with strong presentation and reporting skills. Proficiency and experience: with Microsoft Excel and digital data collection tools, such as KoboToolBox (“KoBo”) and Power BI. Self-motivated with excellent organization, planning, and analytical skills – able to work without close supervision, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking; Strong proven track record in working with diverse groups of people in a multicultural environment; Professional level speaking, reading, and writing in English. Accountability and Feedback Mechanisms: Experience: in establishing and maintaining community-based feedback and complaints mechanisms to enhance program accountability. Additional assets: Experience: in using Copilot. Knowledge of Tableau, GIS, SPSS, R or Python, SQL, or other similar software is an additional asset. Experience: with remote monitoring is an advantage. Application Closing Date 20th July, 2026. Method of Application Interested and qualified candidates should apply below USING THE APPLY ONLINE NOW BUTTON Note Interested and qualified candidates should submit a copy of their CV and Cover Letter by applying to the Recman system through the link. Please ensure that you follow these instructions carefully, as failure to do so may result in disqualification from the recruitment process. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage early submission. We are committed to a fair and transparent recruitment process, ensuring all applications are evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and relevant experience, free from bias or discrimination. We value diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Only candidates who meet the specified qualifications will be contacted for the subsequent phases of the recruitment process. NCA’S Commitments: NCA is committed to following the following policies, standards and commitments and all staff are equally expected to conform to their requirements: Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP). Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief. SPHERE Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Relief. NCA Nigeria Security Plan. NCA Nigeria Staff Handbook. Norwegian Church Aid is committed to high ethical standards in all our work. 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