The Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative is a recognized non-governmental organization (NGO) registered with Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). It operates primarily as the Nigerian arm or partner of Hope Spring Water, a UK-registered charity dedicated to improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: MEAL Assistant (Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant)
Location: Borno Employment Type: Full-time (Onsite)
Key Responsibilities
Support the implementation of project M&E plans, logical frameworks, and indicator tracking tools (e.g., IPTTs).
Assist in routine data collection from programme activities, partners, and beneficiaries using paper-based or digital tools (e.g., Kobo-Toolbox, ODK, Excel).
Enter, clean, validate, and organize data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
Maintain project databases, filing systems, and data trackers.
Conduct or support field monitoring visits, spot checks, and data verification exercises.
Assist in organizing and facilitating surveys, focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), post-distribution monitoring (PDM), and other assessments.
Help prepare simple summary reports, charts, tables, and contributions to monthly, quarterly, or donor reports.
Support documentation of lessons learned, success stories, and best practices.
Assist with community feedback mechanisms (where linked to MEAL) by collecting and logging feedback or complaints.
Provide basic training or support to field staff, enumerators, or partners on data collection tools and quality standards.
Perform other related administrative or support tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience
Education: Bachelor’s Degree (or Diploma in some contexts) in Statistics, Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies, Public Health, Demography, Information Management, or a related field. Training or certification in Monitoring & Evaluation is an advantage.
Experience: Typically 1–3 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, data collection, research, or programme support roles, preferably with NGOs or in humanitarian/development settings. Entry-level positions may accept less experience with strong academic background or internships.
Skills and Competencies:
Basic knowledge of M&E principles, results-based management, and indicators.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel for data management); familiarity with digital data collection tools (Kobo, ODK) is highly desirable.
Attention to detail, accuracy in data handling, and organizational skills.
Ability to conduct field work, interact with communities, and work under supervision.
Good written and verbal communication skills; report-writing ability.
Analytical mindset for basic data interpretation and summarizing findings.
Teamwork, reliability, and willingness to travel to project sites.
Understanding of data protection, ethics, and accountability principles is an asset.
Language skills as required (English, Hausa).