Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Coordinator - Jigawa at Palladium

Position Description:

The state Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (SMEL) Coordinator will oversee and support all the monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities of the Palladium Lafiya programme at the assigned state. She/He will support planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation, ensure quality in accordance with accepted standards, and provide essential feedback for learning, accountability, and decision-making in line with the programme’s design.

Reports to: Directly to the State Team Lead with a dotted line reporting relationship to the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Expert.

Location: The SMEL Coordinator will be based in Borno State with travel to focused LGAs.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The SMEL Coordinator will:

• Ensure state MEL systems comply with Palladium and FCDO policies, standards, and agreed requirements.
• Contribute to development of indicators, setting targets, and monitor progress, guaranteeing timely, accurate data collection.
• Produce quarterly, annual, and monthly MEL reports and maintain a state database of programme results for the team lead and MEL expert.
• Manage state level MEL activities—track data quality, activity progress, and log frame indicators, and support capacity building (including gender, inclusion, and equity).
• Facilitate DHIS2, HRIS, LMIS integration and interoperability, and collaborate with technical, KM, communications, and IT teams for optimal data use and technology solutions.
• Conduct field visit supervision, data validation, verification, and qualitative research, and synthesize best practices and lessons learned.
• Support operational research, publication drafts, and evidence generation for innovative, inclusive approaches.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the State Team Leader.