Program Quality, Evidence & Learning Director

About the role

Prosper Global, formerly Mercy Corps, is implementing multi-sectoral humanitarian programming in Northeast Nigeria, especially Borno State, serving vulnerable host communities and internally displaced persons. The Program Quality, Evidence & Learning Director position is proposed in anticipation of additional humanitarian funding and will oversee the PaQ unit in Nigeria. The role strengthens systems for program quality, accountability, learning and strategic communication, and builds a culture of training, coaching and technical rigor.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for clearly defined roles, accountability structures and evidence-based, adaptive programming in Borno State
• Institutionalize MEL, reporting, and Community Accountability and Response Mechanisms (CARM) systems aligned with humanitarian standards and donor expectations
• Ensure quality assurance across sectors (WASH, Nutrition, Food Security, Cash, Protection, Shelter) through start-up reviews, quality audits, field spot checks and close-outs
• Lead the production of learning products such as evaluation briefs, lessons learned reports, case studies and best-practice notes, and communicate them to donors, state stakeholders and partners
• Strengthen GESI compliance, including SADD data minimum requirements and protection mainstreaming, and integrate Do No Harm and safeguarding principles
• Build and lead the PaQ team, providing supervision, coaching and performance management, and recruit and develop team members
• Represent the organization in donor engagements, coordination forums and technical working groups, and share best practices at state and national levels