Field DME Specialist-1

Lead design, monitoring, and evaluation for child programs.

WVI - World Vision International

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Overview

Lead design, monitoring, and evaluation for child programs.

You have:

  • Experience in design, monitoring, and evaluation processes.
  • Proficiency in data management and analysis tools.
  • Experience in project management and implementation, particularly in child development.
  • Ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders and partner organizations.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English.
  • Experience with capacity building initiatives and training.

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

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

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee

70% Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation

  • Facilitate as appropriate the root cause analysis and development of the Pathway of change. Document the products of such processes and prepare them on time for use in Program and Projects
  • Develop the M&E plan in collaboration with the TP/Project manager,
  • Review the implementation of logframe, M&E plan and ITT to ensure that its logic is complete, in cooperation with the TP manager
  • Adapt or develop tools and methodologies to meet the programme output and outcome monitoring requirements in collaboration with technical specialists.
  • Critically test and review the tools to ensure that data will be reliable, and modify them based on testing. Ensure that forms enable collection of data by sex and age and track as ethically appropriate the MVCs and vulnerability markers.
  • Develop guidance for data collection processes and data management to ensure quality.
  • Routinely verify monitoring data collated from local programming areas for completeness, coherence and accuracy
  • Develop a mechanism for systematically tracking adherence to national office protocols and procedures for monitoring and evaluation across area and technical programmes
  • Develop and provide oversight of a system for checking the quality of monitoring and evaluation data at all levels of programming
  • Consolidate and critically analyse monitoring reports from all programmes on an ongoing basis, aggregating according to industry standards.
  • Conduct frequent field visits to assess the effectiveness of projects.
  • Responsible for developing and maintaining monitoring dashboards for management decision-making.
  • Assist in the documentation and dissemination of case studies and critical lessons learned to the project and the other stakeholders.
  • Support the project team in conducting, workshops and relevant events. Assist the project personnel with DME tools and in supporting them in their use.
  • Develop data presentations, and visualization techniques, using business intelligence tools like Power BI for internal decision-making and knowledge sharing. Also, if needed for donor and key stakeholders.
  • Support PNS acquisition and project development of innovative, donor-aligned PNS proposals that respond to local needs and reflect promising practices. as assigned by line manager.

20% Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation

  • In IMPAQ systems, conduct quality checks to validate IMPAQ data on a regular basis and provide instructions/guidance to relevant teams to meet gaps in knowledge base maintenance.
  • Provide support on system related requests from NO and ADP team on daily basis.
  • Seek support from Regional Office on system implementation and learn continuously.
  • Manage user accounts (create, activate, deactivate as needed).
  • Provide guidance and instructions to users on dashboard navigation, report access, and record updates
  • Collect and forward user feedback, requests, and issues to the technical team.
  • Coordinate consistency in categorization and status of risks, resolving duplicate or inaccurate records.
  • Support users in generating reports and consolidating data across systems.
  • Direct users to iMPAQ Learning Centre and User Support for further assistance.

5% Learning and Knowledge Management

  • Ensure all core documents and profile information are maintained & updated in WV's KM / IMS platform/s (Horizon, Box, etc.) by providing necessary guidance to project teams. Conduct quality checks to validate Horizon data on a regular basis and provide instructions/guidance to the relevant team to meet gaps in knowledge base maintenance.
  • Oversee the implementation of documentation and information systems to ensure the reflection of findings has been incorporated into the future implementation of the program and get the feedback of staff and partners, ensuring that
  • Actively participate in relevant capacity building initiatives (online or in-person) and spiritual development activities such as devotions and chapels.Perform other duties as assigned by the DMEAL and Program Quality Manager to support the overall mission and effectiveness of World Vision Mongolia's programming goals.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Potential interview questions

Describe a time when you facilitated a root cause analysis. The interviewer wants to understand your experience with identifying underlying issues. Discuss the situation, your approach, and the outcomes of your analysis.
How do you ensure that collected data is reliable and accurate? The interviewer seeks to know your methods for data quality assurance. Pro members can see the explanation.
Explain how you would develop a Monitoring and Evaluation plan. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of how you've used data visualization tools? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What steps do you take to engage stakeholders in a project? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you handle conflicts when working in a team? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Discuss a challenging evaluation you conducted and the lessons learned. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you stay updated with Monitoring and Evaluation methodologies? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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