Action Against Hunger|ACF-International Recruits Management Information System (MIS) Officer

Job Title: Management Information System (MIS) Officer
Location: Jigawa
Job Description:
  • The Management Information System (MIS) Officer will play a key role in implementing the Child Development Grant Programme (CDGP) funded by the UK Department for International Development, a joint project being implemented by Save the Children UK (SC) and Action Against Hunger (ACF).
  • The MIS Officer’s role will be largely limited to the establishment, management and capacity building of local staff on project information system for greater project reporting and overall impact.
  • Summary of Key Objectives
  • Establishment of an integrated MIS into the CDGP to ensure compliance with donor objectives and methodology.
  • Ensure proper and timely implementation, management and capacity building on MIS.
  • Document good practice from planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities.
  • Represent ACF in relevant local forums and technical working groups where necessary.
Job Requirements
Required Experience: 1-3 year(s)
Desired Courses:
Qualifications & Essential Skills:
  • Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive.
  • Minimum of two years’ experience working with donor funded programming.
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office programming (Access, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word).
  • Proven ability to create management information systems for large amounts of data within a complex program.
  • Knowledge and experience in using database specific software.
  • Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills.
  • Fluent in English.
  • Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams.
  • Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy.
  • Fluent in Hausa.
  • Previous experience in M&E, MIS of cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers).
  • IT troubleshooting capabilities.
Application Closing Date:
Sunday, 22nd February, 2015.
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV’s to [email protected] together with their Cover Letter as an email attachment Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.
Note: 
Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after the above stated closing date will not be considered.