MEAL Officer (Internal) at Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF)

Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF) is a non-profit and a non-governmental organization founded in 2012 by a group of young researchers, it was incorporated by Corporate Affair Commission (CAC/IT/91613) in 2016. Our mission is to improve the quality of lives of children, women, elderly and other marginalized vulnerable groups through human development and interventions to strengthen communities.

We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: MEAL Officer (Internal)

Location: Borno
Contract Duration: 9months, subject to renewal
Project partner: Deustsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammennarbeit (GIZ)
Project brief project title: SEPIN SUSI
Reporting to: Team lead Organization – Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF)

Background

• Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 2012 by a group of young researchers and incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC/IT/91613) in 2016.
• AHSF is committed to improving the quality of life of children, women, older persons and other vulnerable and marginalized groups through human development interventions and community strengthening.
• With funding from the Supporting Sustainable and Innovative Social Protection Programmes (SEPIN-SUSI) programme, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), AHSF is supporting efforts to reduce poverty and hunger and strengthen social protection systems in Borno and Adamawa States.
• The programme focuses on strengthening government social protection systems, building resilience and promoting the economic and social participation of vulnerable households, particularly women and girls, IDPs, returnees and host communities.
• As part of this intervention, AHSF will undertake independent third-party monitoring to provide impartial oversight of the expansion and updating of the Social Register, as well as the implementation of the graduation approach and shock-responsive cash transfers in Borno State. The monitoring will promote accountability, transparency and quality service delivery while generating evidence and real-time feedback to support adaptive programme management.

Project

• The project includes system strengthening, capacity development for government agencies, and direct support to vulnerable beneficiaries through an innovative social protection programme. Independent monitoring provides impartial oversight to reinforce institutional accountability, ensuring resources are utilized efficiently and activities strictly adhere to established standards and timelines.
• By validating program activities through transparent reporting, the process fosters public trust and stakeholder confidence, which are essential for sustaining long-term community engagement.
• Systematic data collection and real-time feedback loops generate actionable evidence, enabling adaptive management to address emerging risks and improve the overall effectiveness of social interventions.
• Crucially, this oversight safeguards vulnerable populations by identifying exclusion errors and monitoring graduation benchmarks, ensuring that the expansion of the Social Register achieves its intended impact.

Strategic Project Objective

• To implement a community-based and participatory third-party monitoring approach for the expansion and updating of the Social Register and, in collaboration with relevant state agencies, monitor the delivery of the graduation approach and shock-responsive cash transfers to promote responsive, accountable and responsible social protection services in Borno State.

Job Description / Key Responsibilities Team Lead

• Design and implement systems to track performance, measure results, and generate evidence for decision-making.
• Develop and operationalize a comprehensive M&E framework aligned with programme objectives.
• Define clear indicators, baselines, and targets for all the project components.
• Establish indicator reference sheets detailing definitions, data sources, and frequency.
• Ensure data collection tools capture gender, age, and vulnerability-disaggregated data.
• Conduct periodic PDMs, assessments, surveys, regular field monitoring visits and use monitoring checklist to assess quality, participation and adherence to plans.
• Develop and write high-quality activity, mid-term, end of project reports, including summaries, recommendations, and action plans.
• Contribute to the drafting of the comprehensive final report, including documenting key findings, participant feedback, and lessons learned.

Qualifications & Experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Data Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in M&E, preferably within NGO, international development or donor-funded programmes.
• Candidates should have strong experience in results-based monitoring, indicator tracking, data collection and analysis, field verification, data quality assurance and reporting.
• Proficiency in KoboToolbox/ODK, Microsoft Excel and other data analysis/visualization tools is required, while experience with Power BI, SPSS, STATA or similar software is an advantage.
• Experience in third-party monitoring, social protection, cash transfers or Social Register programmes is highly desirable. Previous experience in Borno/Northeast Nigeria is an added advantage

Application Deadline : 20th August 2026.

METHOD OF APPLICATION 
Interested and qualified candidates should use link below to Apply.

Click here to apply online

Note

• AHSF is an Equal Opportunity Employer AHSF considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
• People Living with disability are encouraged to apply.
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
• The AHSF and AHSF workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in AHSF – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Transparency, Accountability, Partnership, Integrity, Team work (TAPIT). In accordance with these values, the AHSF operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.