The International Budget Partnership (IBP) focuses on government budgets because they are at the core of development. Budgets are the government’s most powerful tool to meet the needs of its people, especially those who are poor and marginalized. Whether it’s about health, education, or pensions, the most well-meaning public policy has little impact on poverty until it is matched with sufficient public resources, and those resources are used effectively to provide public services. Our experience shows that when ordinary people have access to comprehensive and timely budget information, skills, and opportunities to participate, broader public engagement in government budget processes can promote substantive improvements in governance and poverty.
About this role
- The International Budget Partnership (IBP) is looking to appoint a Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation Program Coordinator to support the initiatives of IBP in Nigeria.
- This role will be critical for supporting the Nigerian team and its initiatives to track and assess progress in a way that informs tactical and strategic decision making. We seek a highly motivated and well-organized individual with LME experience, a solid understanding of the country’s political economy and a proven ability to work with grassroots movements. The successful candidate will work closely with the entire IBP Nigeria team and will contribute to cultivating an LME culture among team members, partners and stakeholders.
Role responsibilities
- Essential duties of the job include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and maintain context-relevant LME tools, templates and indicator tracking systems aligned with the needs of the country strategy and evolving programming.
- Oversee the monitoring and analysis of country-level initiatives and, ensuring that LME systems and datasets are regularly updated to reflect program contributions to the country strategy and IBP’s strategic framework.
- Provide strategic and technical support and training to partners and staff, including civil society groups and social movements to strengthen their capacity in collecting, analysing and using program data for advocacy, learning and decision-making.
- Ensure all data collection and analysis processes incorporate the principles of equity, gender, and intersectionality.
- Drive the use of data for learning and adaptive programming by consolidating and analysing program evidence to inform reflections, reporting and decision-making.
- Facilitate collective learning processes with partners and program staff, ensuring that lessons learned are documented and disseminated to inform continuous improvement.
- Lead the coordination of high-quality internal and external program and donor reports, learning and knowledge products.
- Collaborate with the Global LME, Communications and Development teams to generate compelling evidence-based narratives that illustrate impact and promote strategic learning.
- Work closely with the Global LME Team to continuously strengthen IBP Nigeria’s LME and Knowledge Management systems to better capture, store, and use diverse types of program data.
- Coordinate and contribute to evaluations and strategic assessments, including the development of Terms of Reference (ToR) and evaluation designs, ensuring the generation of actionable insights for program design and future initiatives, particularly in health, agriculture, and public finance management. All evaluation processes will be in line with IBP’s program and project evaluation guidelines.
- Support Country Director to develop high-quality LME products that contribute to fundraising, advocacy and donor engagements.
Other Responsibilities
- Assists with program implementation at the local and regional levels and ensures that programmatic updates are well captured in the knowledge management system.
- Participates in IBP all-staff retreats, and in LME and program meetings as needed.
- Complies with all administrative and financial protocols, policies and procedure
Core competencies
Monitoring and Evaluation Expertise
- Strong grounding in LME methodologies (e.g., theory of change, logical frameworks, results-based management, outcome mapping, and outcome harvesting).
- Proven ability to design, implement, and refine LME systems.
Data Collection and Analysis
- Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, including surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and participatory tools.
- Experience with statistical analysis software (e.g., Excel, SPSS, STATA, or R) and qualitative tools (e.g., NVivo, Dedoose).
Adaptive Learning and Knowledge Management
- Demonstrated ability to support real-time learning, reflection, and adaptive programming.
- Knowledge management and evidence translation skills for diverse audiences.
Equity and Inclusion Analysis
- Capacity to integrate gender, equity, and intersectionality into LME frameworks.
- Experience in ensuring data is disaggregated and analyzed along lines of gender, age, geography, disability, and socioeconomic status.
Communication and Reporting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience contributing to donor reports, internal learning documents, and external publications.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders, including government officials, CSOs, community groups, and donor partners.
- Proven facilitation skills and capacity-building capabilities.
Project and Time Management
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple LME activities simultaneously.
Education and Experience
Essential
- A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Monitoring & Evaluation, Public Health, Social Sciences, Statistics, Development Studies, or related disciplines.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in LME roles within the development sector in Nigeria.
Desirable
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning within the development or public sector, preferably in Nigeria with a strong track record of designing and implementing LME systems across sectors such as health, agriculture, governance, or public finance, and expertise in both qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and evaluation management.
- Experience working with bilateral and multilateral and local civil society organizations. The successful candidate will be adept at using LME data to inform programme strategy and reporting, building partner capacity in evidence generation, and ensuring that monitoring systems integrate gender, equity, and intersectionality considerations.
- A background in supporting policy-influencing initiatives or system change strategies through robust evidence and participatory learning processes will be considered an asset.
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