About
Highly experienced MEAL Officer with over 4 years of progressive expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring humanitarian and development programs across Northern Nigeria. Proven ability to strengthen accountability systems, enhance data quality, and drive adaptive management through real-time insights, notably improving reporting timeliness from 40% to 75% and increasing community feedback engagement by 40%. Adept at leveraging mobile data collection and advanced analysis tools to ensure data-driven decision-making in complex, field-based environments.
Work
GISCOR
|MEAL Officer
Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria, Nigeria
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Summary
Led the implementation and monitoring of MEAL systems across multi-sectoral humanitarian and resilience programs, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and fostering data-driven decision-making.
Highlights
Improved reporting timeliness from 40% to 75% across consortium partners by streamlining MEAL processes and tools.
Increased community feedback engagement by 40% through the development and implementation of strengthened accountability systems.
Designed and deployed diverse data collection tools, including surveys, FGDs, KIIs, and PDM tools, for large-scale data gathering across multiple LGAs.
Trained over 100 enumerators and 25 staff on MEAL tools and ethical data collection practices, enhancing team capacity and data integrity.
Strengthened adaptive programming and real-time decision-making by developing and maintaining comprehensive data dashboards.
Women in New Nigeria (WINN)
|IT / Communications Officer (MEAL Support Functions)
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Summary
Supported MEAL functions by managing mobile data collection systems, enhancing data quality, and developing reporting tools for program monitoring.
Highlights
Supported robust mobile data collection systems, utilizing platforms like Kobo and ODK, to facilitate efficient data capture.
Strengthened data quality, reporting workflows, and accountability systems, contributing to more reliable program insights.
Developed comprehensive dashboards for program monitoring and reporting, enabling real-time performance tracking.
Contributed to safeguarding and complaint response mechanisms, ensuring ethical data handling and beneficiary protection.
GREENCODE
|Research Assistant (Field Data Collection & Analysis)
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Summary
Conducted comprehensive quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis to support baseline and evaluation studies for various projects.
Highlights
Conducted extensive quantitative and qualitative data collection using FGDs, KIIs, and surveys to gather critical project insights.
Performed meticulous data cleaning, validation, and analysis utilizing SPSS and Excel, ensuring data accuracy and reliability.
Supported baseline and evaluation studies involving over 1000 respondents, contributing to comprehensive project assessments.
Education
National Open University of Nigeria
B.Sc.
Information Technology
Modibbo Adama University of Technology
Diploma
Information Technology
Languages
English
Hausa
Certificates
MEAL DPro
Issued By
CRS
MEAL in Emergencies
Issued By
Save the Children
Monitoring & Evaluation & Logic Models
Issued By
Save the Children
Humanitarian Negotiations
Issued By
NRC/DRC
Data Analysis
Issued By
Tech4Dev
Skills
Data Collection
KoboToolbox, ODK, CommCare.
Analysis
Excel (Advanced), SPSS, Power BI.
MEAL Tools
IPTTs, Logframes, DQA Tools.
Other
Database Management, Research Tools.
MEAL Framework Implementation & Indicator Tracking
IPTT, Logframes.
Data Collection Tools Design
Surveys, FGDs, KIIs, Observation Checklists.
Data Quality Assurance
DQA, Validation, Verification, Spot Checks.
Mobile Data Collection
KoboToolbox, ODK, CommCare.
Beneficiary Feedback & Complaint Response Mechanisms
FCRM, AAP.
Post-Distribution Monitoring
PDM.
Community-Based Approaches
Scorecards, MSC, Participatory Assessments.
Donor Reporting
ECHO, USAID/BHA.
Capacity Building
Enumerators, Field Staff, CSOs.
Adaptive Management & Learning Documentation
References
Mohammed Bashir Suleiman
MEAL Manager | Measurement Unit, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Katsina State, Nigeria. Email: mohammedbashir.suleiman@rescue.org, Phone: +234 706 168 9665
Pogu Maina
MEAL Manager, Grassroot Initiative for Strengthening Community Resilience (GISCOR), Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Email: pogu.maina@giscor.org, Phone: +234 703 689 6628
Auwal Ya'u Dumbulwa
MEAL Officer, Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI), Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria. Email: mealofficer3.sokoto@coopi.org, Phone: +234 703 433 2044