JOB TITLE: MONITORING AND EVALUATION ASSOCIATE
LOCATION: Lagos, Nigeria (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION
The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) is a nonprofit human rights organisation committed to creating societies where human rights are guaranteed regardless of identity or status. Guided by feminist principles and democratic values, our main aim is to protect, uphold, and promote the rights and humanity of sexual and gender minorities, women, PLHIV and intersecting marginalised groups.
Our work spans across Nigeria and some parts of Africa through narrative change and advocacy, health service provision, human rights violation response and documentation, research and knowledge sharing, economic justice, and provision of safe platforms for convergence.
The Monitoring and Evaluation Associate will support the implementation of the project’s M&E framework by assisting with data collection, entry, cleaning, analysis, and reporting across all project activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate data collection from multiple sources
- Design and administer pre/post-tests, feedback forms, and evaluation surveys for capacity building activities
- Maintain centralized monitoring and evaluation databases
- Conduct regular data quality checks to identify and correct errors, duplicates, or incomplete records
- Support the M&E Officer in developing data collection tools (forms, surveys, templates) aligned with project indicators
- Ensure all data collection processes comply with data protection protocols, particularly for sensitive SOGIESC-related information
(Other duties may be assigned)
QUALIFICATIONS
The candidate is required to possess the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Health, Development Studies, International Relations, or related field.
- Additional coursework or certification in Monitoring and Evaluation is an advantage.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, or research roles.
- Experience working with human rights organizations, gender and sexual minorities or marginalized populations preferred.
- Experience with data collection, database management, and basic statistical analysis.
- Experience working with multi-partner projects or networks is an advantage.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables, formulas, basic
- analysis)
- Experience with Google Forms, SurveyMonkey, Kobo Toolbox, or similar data collection platforms
- Basic data visualisation skills (charts, graphs)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Developing codebooks and transcription from interviews
- Experience with MAXQDA, NVivo or other statistical software
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other data visualisation tools
- Familiarity with human rights documentation standards
- Strong commitment to human rights, social justice, and inclusion.
- Ability to work in sensitive environments and handle confidential information with professionalism.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent time management and multitasking ability.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- High level of professionalism, integrity, and accountability.
- Creative, proactive, and solution-oriented.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
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APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Application for this role closes by 18th May, 2026 (12 noon WAT)
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
TIERs believes that diverse teams are strong teams. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity, composed of teams with a mix of genders, ages, education, and multiple tribes, faiths, and socio-economic backgrounds. We encourage candidates of all genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicity, and origins to apply.
