Recruitment Of Monitoring and Evaluation Officer At Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development, Niger State

 Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below in the Project Management unit for the Dualization of Minna-Kataeregi-Bida Road Project:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Location: Niger

Sector: Infrastructure

Financing No.: (NGA - 1002)

Name of Project: Dualization of Minna-Kataeregi-Bida Road (82KM) (ISDB Assisted Project)

Mode of Financing: Services Ijarah Framework Agreement

Project Background

The Government of Niger State has applied for the financial assistance from the ISDB to reconstruct 82KM Minna-Bida road. This would increase on ridding quality, increase capacity of the road and link to the Federal roads (Minna-Lambatta-Suleja and Bida-Lambatta-Suleja).

The rationale of the Project includes the following:

-Increase movement of goods and services, 

-Reduce accident rates, 

-Revenue generation, 

-Improve access to health facilities and

-Improve access to markets.

Project Components

Government of Niger State palns to reconstruct the existing Minna-Kataeregi-Bida in Niger State. The scope of the project includes:

Reconstruction of existing carriageway

Dualization of carriageway (82KM) with interchange at Minna and Bida terminals

Construction of 2 Nox toll plazas with shopping arcade

Construction of pedestrian bridges

Construction of social development initiatives (schools, market, water points, health facilities); and

Maintenance Programme and Capacity Building  for Project staff.

The Objectives of the Assignment

The Objectives of the assignment are to provide professional advice and management support to the SPMU  to effectively implement the project. In order to achieve these objective, the SPMU staff would carry out, broad scope of project management activities.

Job Description

Duties includes but not limited to the following:

-Administratively responsible to the project coordinator.

-Establish an effective and participatory M&E system

-Based on the project budgets, design a framework for the physical and process monitoring of project activities.

-Guide project staff and consultants/Contractors in preparing their progress reports.

-Together, analyse these reports in terms of problems and actions needed.

-Prepare consolidated progress reports for project management to submit to the EA, in accordance with approved reporting formats and timing

-Review monitoring reports, analyse them for impact evaluation and to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation

-Collaborate with project staff and Consultants Contractors on qualitative monitoring to provide relevant information for ongoing evaluation of project activities, effects and impacts.

-Ensure that, in general, project monitoring arrangements comply with the project loan agreement and, in particular, the provisions of this agreement are fully observed in the design of the project M&E plan, etc.

Qualifications

Must possess a Degree in relevant field of study or its equivalent

Must have above 4 years experience in monitoring and evaluation or related assignments

Experience in Multilateral Banks finance Project is an added advantage

Excellent computer skills.

Application Closing Date

12th October, 2022. (12:00 Noon).

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should address and send their written expression of interest in form of Application Letter with comprehensive CV and relevant credentials in 10 copies in bind form to:

Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development,

Attention: The Permanent Secretary,

Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development,

Abdulkareem Lafene Secretariat Complex,

Minna, Niger State.

Mobile number: 07036916585

Email: abubakarysalisu@gmail.com

Note: Interested candidates may obtain further information at: Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development, Abdulkareem Lafene Secretariat Complex, Minna from 09:00 - 17:00 hours (Local time).