DEEPEN is a five-year UK government-funded programme
designed to improve the quality of education in private schools in
Nigeria. The programme started in 2013 and works to support low-cost
schools in particular with an initial focus on the private school market
in Lagos. The Results
and Learning Leader will manage the programme’s
monitoring and results measurement system (MRM), providing strategic and
practical guidance and assistance on all aspects of MRM and evaluation
to the Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader and four Intervention Leaders.
Job Title: Results And Learning Leader
Location: Lagos
Job Description
Accountabilities and Responsibilities
The
Results and Learning (R&L) Leader will have primary responsibility
for all monitoring, results measurement, evaluation, research,
information-gathering and dissemination within the programme.
Working together with the Team Leader, the Deputy Team Leader and other team members, the R&L Leader will:
Results Measurement
Manage the overarching strategy for MRM and evaluation throughout the programme;
Review
and revise (as appropriate) the MRM system for the programme, using
baseline data and quantitative and qualitative methods as appropriate;
Manage
the MRM system (and allocated budget) in accordance with best practices
and, as a minimum, the Results Measurement Standard of the Donor
Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED);
Work closely with the
Monitoring Officer and each of the four Intervention Leaders to ensure
regular and effective MRM (especially monitoring) of their particular
work stream (with particular reference to the programme logical
framework (logframe));
Oversee the use of key surveys and other
instruments to evaluate the programme’s impact and adapt such
surveys/instruments as appropriate;
Liaise with DFID to measure progress and achievements against the logframe;
Coordinate
the meeting and inputs of an independent research learning panel of
international specialists to guide on the general research strategy;
Build
a relationship and liaise regularly with the Education Data, Research
and Evaluation in Nigeria (EDOREN) programme to maximise learning
through DEEPEN and to ensure the integrity, credibility and reliability
of all data produced;
Reporting and Reviews
Produce monthly reports on DEEPEN’s MRM and contribute to all formal and informal reporting to DFID;
Interpret
the results of MRM findings, programme research, other research and
wider experience and advise the Team Leader and Deputy Team Leader
accordingly (for example, on which interventions show positive results
and which don’t);
Participate in regular (at least quarterly) update meetings with DFID to discuss the programme’s progress;
Assist EDOREN and/or DFID (as appropriate) on programme statutory and/or annual reviews;
Knowledge Generation and Dissemination
With
guidance from the independent research learning panel and support from
the Research Officer, work to generate rigorous research, evidence and
learning through DEEPEN on how to improve the private education markets
in and beyond Lagos and disseminate such information to agencies,
governments and research organisations;
Support the Communications
Officer in managing the communications strategy for the programme, both
to influence stakeholders (for example, policymakers) in Lagos and to
advocate for or inform change outside of Lagos;
Guide and supervise
external communications and the wider sharing of knowledge, including
reviewing and checking external communications before
issue/dissemination;
Oversee general knowledge management and
activities to monitor and measure the impact of programme communications
and their value for money;
Staff Management
Manage the
overall R&L team, which is expected to include the line management
of the Research, Monitoring and Communications Officers;
Assure the
quality of all R&L activities and the deliverables produced by the
Research, Monitoring and Communications Officers.
Candidate Specification
Competencies, Skills, Qualifications and Experience
Required:
Significant
professional experience working on the monitoring, evaluation, results
measurement and/or research of international development projects or
programmes.
Up-to-date knowledge of best research/MRM practice and
proven experience of using quantitative and qualitative methods (and
associated software packages) in conducting research.
Education to at least Master’s level or equivalent.
Proven skills in analysing and interpreting evidence and data to guide and direct strategic programme decision-making.
Effective people, team and project management (including budgeting) skills.
Fluent in English (spoken, reading and writing) with excellent writing skills.
Good organisational and communication skills.
Experience working in international and cross-cultural contexts.
Confidence/proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and email packages.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Desirable:
Experience working on education projects or programmes, specifically
those concerned with private education and/or low-cost private schools.
Experience working on an M4P project and/or with the DCED standard.
Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams in projects or
programmes with components of social development and/or poverty
reduction.
Experience working with donor agencies (specifically DFID).
Experience conducting training and facilitating workshops in a developing and cross-cultural context.
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