Prosper Global Program Quality - Evidence & Learning Director Jobs in Nigeria
Prosper Global (formerly Mercy Corps) is a humanitarian organization working alongside communities affected by conflict, climate change, and economic hardship to meet urgent needs and create sustainable pathways to long-term prosperity.
Program Summary
Prosper Global has been implementing life-saving humanitarian programming across Northeast Nigeria, particularly in Borno State, supporting vulnerable host communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs) through interventions in Nutrition, WASH, Food Security, Cash Assistance, Shelter, Protection, and Early Recovery.
Position Summary
The Program Quality, Evidence & Learning (PaQ) Director will provide strategic leadership for program quality, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning, research, and community engagement across the humanitarian portfolio in Northeast Nigeria.
The role will strengthen evidence-based programming, institutional learning, accountability systems, and strategic communication while ensuring high-quality humanitarian delivery in complex and high-risk environments.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Systems Strengthening
Provide strategic leadership for program quality, accountability, learning, and evidence systems across the portfolio.
Lead integration of program data, contextual analysis, and evidence into country and sector strategies.
Establish systems that strengthen program quality, monitoring, reporting, learning, and community accountability.
Promote cross-program learning and ensure lessons learned are integrated into future programming.
Strengthen coordination across technical, programmatic, and operational teams.
Program Quality, Performance & Accountability
Lead development and oversight of MEAL, research, reporting, and Community Accountability and Response Mechanism (CARM) systems.
Ensure quality assurance across all humanitarian sectors including WASH, Nutrition, Food Security, Cash, Protection, and Shelter.
Promote adaptive management by using real-time program data to inform decision-making.
Strengthen data collection, analysis, and reporting systems.
Support proposal development through evidence generation and incorporation of lessons learned.
Learning, Knowledge Management & Strategic Communication
Lead development of learning products including case studies, lessons learned reports, evaluation briefs, reflection papers, and best-practice documentation.
Translate programme results into compelling evidence-based narratives for donors and stakeholders.
Ensure timely and high-quality internal and external reporting.
Strengthen documentation of impact stories, innovations, and learning for donor engagement and resource mobilization.
Ensure implementation of evaluations and data quality assessments.
Gender, Social Inclusion & Community Accountability
Strengthen Community Accountability and Response Mechanisms (CARM).
Ensure compliance with Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) standards and protection mainstreaming requirements.
Promote inclusive, gender-sensitive, and protection-focused programming.
Support integration of safeguarding and Do No Harm principles throughout programme implementation.
Leadership & Team Management
Lead and manage the Program Quality and Learning team.
Provide coaching, supervision, performance management, and capacity development.
Strengthen communication and coordination between field teams and support departments.
Recruit, onboard, and develop staff to enhance organizational learning and program quality.
Representation & External Engagement
Represent Prosper Global in donor meetings, technical forums, and coordination platforms.
Share best practices and contribute to sector learning initiatives.
Engage with regional and global Program Quality teams to support organizational learning and innovation.
Safeguarding Responsibilities
Promote safeguarding awareness and integrate safeguarding considerations into all areas of work.
Uphold organizational values and respect the dignity and wellbeing of program participants
and staff.
Encourage open communication and reporting of safeguarding concerns through established mechanisms.
Supervisory Responsibilities
MEL Manager.
CARM Coordinator.
Senior Learning and Communication Officer.
Reporting Line
Reports to: Programs Director – Humanitarian.
Key Working Relationships
Senior Programs Manager.
Sector Program Managers.
Finance, Human Resources, and Operations teams.
Regional, Global, and Technical Support Unit teams.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree required.
Master’s degree in Humanitarian Studies, International Development, or a related field preferred.
Minimum twelve (12) years of progressive experience in humanitarian or development programming.
Minimum four (4) years of leadership experience in complex humanitarian contexts.
Strong expertise in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL).
Experience with remote monitoring, mobile data collection, evaluations, and data quality assurance.
Strong knowledge of statistical software and data analysis tools.
Demonstrated experience establishing program quality, accountability, and adaptive management systems.
Proven ability to produce high-quality reports, learning products, and donor-facing communications.
Strong facilitation, analytical, communication, and capacity-building skills.
Willingness to travel frequently, including to insecure field locations.
Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Success Factors
Strategic leadership and strong team-building skills.
Ability to drive innovation, accountability, and adaptive programming.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
Commitment to evidence-based decision-making and continuous learning.
Ability to balance immediate humanitarian priorities with long-term program quality improvement.
Living & Working Conditions
Duty Station: Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Unaccompanied position with shared staff accommodation.
Travel to field locations required, primarily using UNHAS flights.
Strict adherence to security protocols is required.
Additional Information
Prosper Global supports continuous learning and encourages staff to dedicate 5% of their time to professional development.
Prosper Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and professional growth.
The organization maintains zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and safeguarding violations.
All staff are expected to adhere to Prosper Global’s Code of Conduct and safeguarding standards.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Prosper Global Program Quality - Evidence & Learning Director Jobs in Nigeria
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