Joy Emmanuel

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) professional with over five years of progressive experience supporting humanitarian and development programmes implemented by international NGOs across Education, WASH, Nutrition, Health, Cash Assistance, Livelihoods, Child Protection and Emergency Response. Demonstrated expertise in designing and strengthening MEAL systems, conducting Data Quality Assessments (DQAs), developing digital data collection tools, managing beneficiary databases, implementing accountability mechanisms, and generating high-quality evidence to improve programme performance and donor reporting. Throughout my career, I have supported programmes reaching more than 200,000 beneficiaries across 18 Local Government Areas in five Nigerian states, contributing to improved programme quality through robust monitoring systems, evidence generation, adaptive learning, and data-driven decision-making.

Experienced in leading field monitoring activities, supervising and training enumerators, strengthening partner capacity, conducting needs assessments, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), beneficiary verification, market assessments, and programme evaluations. Skilled in producing donor reports, analytical dashboards, learning papers, trend analyses, and case studies that inform strategic planning and programme improvement. Strong technical proficiency in data collection and analytic tools and digital information management systems.

Passionate about ensuring data quality, accountability, safeguarding, responsible data management, and continuous learning to maximize programme impact.

MEAL Officer - Save the Children International - Nigeria

(2022-01 - 2026-01)

• Supported monitoring and evaluation activities across education and community-based intervention programmes.
• Conducted Data Quality Assessments (DQA) to verify programme data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability.
• Assisted in the design and deployment of electronic data collection tools using KoboToolbox and KoBoCollect.
• Coordinated field-level monitoring activities and supported real-time data verification.
• Managed attendance registers, assessment forms, logbooks, and programme monitoring documentation.
• Supported data cleaning, validation, and analysis for programme reporting and decision-making.
• Assisted programme teams in tracking indicators and improving data quality standards.
• Facilitated safeguarding briefing sessions and supported accountability mechanisms during programme implementation.
• Prepared summaries, reports, and presentations for programme stakeholders.
• Contributed to monitoring activities across Plateau, Kano, Kaduna, and Jigawa States under education and emergency interventions.
• Supported digital data collection processes that improved reporting efficiency and reduced manual data errors.
• Participated in investigations of programme data discrepancies and contributed to evidence-based corrective actions.

MEAL Assistant - CHRISTIAN AID NIGERIA - Nigeria

(2020-01 - 2022-12)

• Technically supported in developing MEAL plans and budget during proposal writing.
• Assisted in developing/drafting the M&E framework to ensure that they meet the donor requirements and exploit evidence-based learnings.
• Designed quantitative and qualitative tools to conduct beneficiary targeting, registration, and scope exercise.
• Supervised the Sensitization, Targeting, distribution activity.
• Developed/produce supporting documents and logical data flow systems that guides workflow and ensure timely gathering of project data.
• Provided technical support to the relevant Program Officers and Partners; work collaboratively with different programme officers/staff/partners for strengthening integration and cross-learning.
• Ensured information sharing through community sensitization/engagement meetings for beneficiary, staff, and stakeholder participation.
• Conducted field visit to monitor construction of WASH facilities, hygiene promotion exercise and distribution of hygiene kits to the targeted beneficiaries.
• Developed PDM tools which will be administered to measure impact of project.
• With the support of the MEAL officer and MEAL team, prepare and implement training on monitoring tools for field officers.
• Conducted accountability assessment to establish an effective and easily accessible feedback mechanism.
• Led in developing a responsive, functional, and appropriate feed backing mechanism which can improve current project.
• Ensured through a systematic way that during distribution, Feedback channel is established to beneficiaries to record and respond to complaints/feedback.
• Monitored complaints received and responses through developing and maintaining a tracking mechanism.
• Ensured that feedback is routinely recorded, reviewed, and responded timely in line with feedback mechanism guidelines.
• Maintained and updated the CFM database on compass and SharePoint.
• Generated periodic reports and share with project teams and the MEAL department.
• Participated in internal and external meetings and coordination related to sector and humanitarian programming.
• Identified potential negative impacts of the activities.
• Participated actively in programme planning processes.
• Uploaded key reports to the Source (intranet).
• Ensured a timely submission of the pre-distribution, distribution and post distribution monitoring reports, feedback and complaints management reports and evaluations reports.
• Trained enumerators/Volunteers on data collection tools using smartphones.

Programme Assistant - ALBARKA HEALTH SPRING FOUNDATION MAIDUGURI - Maiduguri, Nigeria

(2019-09 - 2020-01)

• Pro-actively contribute to day-to-day project implementation and ensure conformity to expected results and project work-plan.
• Collect, register, and maintain all information on project activities.
• Advise all project counterparts on applicable administrative procedures and ensures their proper implementation.
• Contribute to the preparation and implementation of progress reports.
• Prepare agendas and arrange field visits, appointments, and meetings both internal and external related to the project activities and write minutes from the meetings.
• Assist PM in ensuring project activities are executed successfully, completed within time frames and project scope meets program objectives.
• Assist PM in ensuring timely writing of program reports for review and thereafter onward submission to Programs Coordinator and the donor as stipulated in subcontract agreement; provide input to manuscripts for publication and presentations as necessary.
• Provide guidance and advice to the program's management team on technical issues and related advocacy in Health and Hygiene, GBV, Family Planning/Reproductive health, Nutrition projects.
• Coordinate and attend training workshops for self, relevant stakeholders.

Master - Information Management - Ahmadu Bello University (2025-01 - 2026-12)

Master - Development Studies - Nigerian Defense Academy (2024-01 - 2026-12)

Bachelor of Art (B.A) - Linguistics/English - UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI (2009-01 - 2013-12)