Coordinator II-N, Monitoring & Evaluation

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Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:

The purpose of this position is to implement the overall Monitoring and Evaluation strategy and related activities within the projects/programs in the Health and WASH Sector, working closely with the Sector Portfolio Manager and project staff. In addition, this position is responsible for knowledge management of the Health and WASH sector. The Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) Coordinator reports to the Team Lead - Program Quality, Design, Monitoring and Evaluation. The DME Coordinator is expected to work closely with the other Portfolio DME Coordinators for an integrated and aligned approach to DME across the organisation.

The DME Coordinator will document, assist through facilitation, and guide planning in design, monitoring and evaluating of projects and area programs. This will mean assisting staff to plan their project implementation based on findings from assessments, baselines, evaluations, monitoring data, lessons learned and project/program reviews that can result in improved impact. The DME Coordinator for Health and WASH will study the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks in the community and facilitate the community and area program staff, in collaboration with technical staff and project managers, in planning programs that lead to improved child well-being. This role will also assist in guiding DME processes in humanitarian emergencies.

The DME Coordinator will apply the logical framework approach and other strategic planning approaches, monitoring and evaluation methods and tools (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory) to the projects in their area. They will be required to facilitate training, lead assessments, evaluations and monitoring planning and problem solve both conceptually and practically to assist staff and communities achieve program and project outcomes.

This position also plays a key role to assist projects collect data from area program target communities, assist projects analyse the collected data, do a meaningful interpretation and assist the project staff and Sector Portfolio Managers to make informed decisions. This role also plays a part in knowledge management for the organisation as a whole, and the Health and WASH portfolio specifically. In collaboration with the Portfolio Managers and other DME Coordinators, s/he ensures program data is up to date, accurate, and stored properly in the organisation’s knowledge management systems, including Smartsheet's, the Common Drive, and WVI’s Horizon platform.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• DME Technical Support: The quality of program and project Assessment, Design and Evaluation is consistently improved through active involvement in key DME event in the annual calendar
• DME Capacity Building: Project/AP teams are supported to build DME capacity for project staff, local partners, including orienting relevant staff onto knowledge management systems to keep data up to date and accurate.
• Monitoring Quality Assurance, including Knowledge Management of Portfolio Data & Evidence
• Evidence-Building
• Humanitarian Emergency DME

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 – 3 yrs of experience in developmental sector and having exposed to research, analysis and documentation.
• SPSS tools/Kobo/Field Task / any other similar data collection and statistical software.
• DME experience in the fields of education, early childhood education, health promotion, nutrition, or similar fields.
• Ability and willingness to learn and develop in the field of M&E.
• A degree in a field related to project management, Research, Social or Political Science, Development Studies or similar field.
• Data collection methodology
• Data base management - installation and troubleshooting
• Working knowledge in Microsoft office
• Good documentation skills
• Good Analytical and logical thinking
• Training & presentation skills
• Networking skills
• Team planning
• Coordination skills
• Sound knowledge on developmental concepts
• Knowledge in proposal writing and monitoring tools
• Good spoken and written English

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only