Output 4 Lead – Evidence and Communication Job in Abuja Nigeria

DAI Global 

Job Title: Output 4 Lead – Evidence and Communication 

Reporting

The Output 4 Lead will report to the Team Leader and will supervise PLANE’s M&E Manager and Communications Manager

Contract Duration

September 2023 – May 2028.

Background:

Nigeria PLANE is a 7-year, £95m programme funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) and represents one window of intervention in a broader package of investment intended to enable a more inclusive and effective basic education system. It seeks to do this through improvements made in teaching and learning with a focus on foundational skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.

It has four primary outputs: (i) Teaching & Learning: Evidence-based teaching and learning approaches & materials in use, in better managed performance-focused schools and teaching colleges; (ii) Governance of state systems: Improved planning, personnel management, and public financial management practices; (iii) Governance of non-state systems: Improved management and performance of the non-state sector; and (iv) Use of Evidence and Communication: Effective generation, communication and use of evidence to inform citizen engagement and improve service delivery. PLANE will work in Kano, Kaduna, and Jigawa, the South West, South East, and the federal capital territory.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Output 4 Lead will be responsible for the following functions:

Technical Cohesion and Management:

PLANE needs coherent strategic management across all four outputs in order to:

  • Provide and manage consistent standards of operation and delivery to ensure good management.
  • Ensure alignment and technical coherence of PLANE against the programme key outcomes through 1) generating data against the log frame and ToC and feeding into the formative assessment of impact, identifying course corrections and 2) building the evidence base in support of PLANE’s work for use in knowledge products, stakeholder interactions, and summative evaluation.
  • Balance R&D and MERL activities across outputs 1-3, identifying areas for cross-output working and generating high-quality, evidence-based knowledge products to showcase the work of the program and positively influence with key stakeholders in government, FCDO, and wider communities in Nigeria.

Advocacy, Research, and Communications:

  • Engage with team members and consortium partners to develop an annual work plan and budget for PLANE’s Output 4 component (M&E, research, communications, and advocacy).
  • Ensure work plan deliverables are completed as scheduled and within budget and undertake regular work plan reviews.
  • Ensure effective coordination within the team, consortium partners, and stakeholders on all communications, research, and results products in partnership with other PLANE team members.
  • Manage the development, quality assurance, and dissemination of knowledge products highlighting key achievements of the program, success stories, lessons learned, positive impacts of the program to inform policymakers as well as communication products to increase the program’s public profile through various platforms and media.

Partnerships & Collaboration:

  • Foster collaboration across the PLANE programme windows and facilitate cross-linkages and learning at a programmatic, sectoral, and consortium level.
  • Facilitate the projection of PLANE’s results through evidence-based learning products and platforms, and ensure the program is leveraging the work of all partners and collaborators in the education sector.
  • Ensure PLANE is developing national and regional partnerships that draw on international education trends and debates.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • A Master’s degree, preferably in Social Sciences
  • At least 10 years of experience in the development sector, preferably with FCDO-funded programs (Essential)
  • Proven experience in managing M&E systems, frameworks, and processes on large complex programmes including VfM, Theory of Change, and Logframe change management (Essential)
  • Proven experience in producing and disseminating research, communication, and knowledge products (Essential)
  • Proved experience in producing project reports and an ability to develop well-written, cohesive reports (Essential)
  • Extensive professional experience in Africa, particularly Nigeria.
  • Experience in developing and managing annual work plans and budgets
  • Experience working with government and donor counterparts.
  • Proven experience with relationship-building and team-building skills;

How to apply

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Qualified candidates should please send their CV and cover letter to ng_recruitment@dai.com by the 1st of September 2023 using the Job Title as the subject of the email. Applications from women, people with disabilities, and young people who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply.

DAI will only contact candidates that are successful at this pre-qualification stage.

More information about DAI can be found on the DAI website; www.dai.com

 

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