Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Lebanon BML
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contracts.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability are attitudes and believe that shall guide our actions and relationships.
- Role and responsibilities
The NRC Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit supports management in program structure, systems, and tools to measure the impact of NRC Lebanon’s work. The Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant supports the M&E coordinator at the field level to contribute to quality programming and organisational learning through the implementation of outcome monitoring, assessments, FGDs and other learning activities.
Generic responsibilities
- Conduct participatory monitoring activities with NRC beneficiaries to get information and feedback on the quality and relevance of assistance; or on demand as part of programmes needs assessments and outcomes monitoring and follow up activities.
- Ensure accurate and word to word data collection and recording entry, cleaning, compiling and upload;
- Conduct quality check visits with NRC beneficiaries and to NRC program sites;
- Assist the M&E coordinator to carry out the weekly work plan;
- Assist the M&E coordinator with administrative and logistic requirements of the M&E Team;
- Assist with all other duties as required by the M&E unit.
- Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action.
- Ensure that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point and to the related Protection Coordinator.
Specific responsibilities
- Undertake field monitoring trips to conduct household interviews, post-distribution monitoring, focus group discussions, and community visits;
- Communicate planning updates when the team is separated;
- Follow through with FGD and interview protocol for data collection;
- Provide regular verbal and written feedback on field observations and monitoring findings to the M&E coordinator;
- Ensure monitoring schedule, data collection targets, and reporting deadlines are adhered to;
- Organize and conduct interviews, household interviews, and focus group discussions, as instructed;
- Attend the training on the methodology, approach, data collection tools, and measures to protect subjects;
- Email completed FGD and interview note taking sheets following each day of data collection;
- Prepare periodic monitoring reports (as required)
- Identify and refer/report individuals with special needs, protection concerns, and any problems with NRC services to M&E coordinator and relevant program staff
- Support all programs as needed by cleaning and uploading collected data into their respective databases
Critical interfaces
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
- Programme Officers and Assistants
- Competencies
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
1. Professional competencies
- Degree in social sciences, humanities, quantitative/qualitative research methods, public health, or related field;
- Relevant work experience in data collection (in Arabic) as part of a research team – preferably in social work, community development, non-government, and/or outreach organizations;
- IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, and Access experience preferred);
- Fluency in English both written and orally. Ability to fluently translate concepts into Arabic
- Ability to follow discussion between approximately 8 people and write down key points and quotes;
- Basic knowledge of current approaches to M&E in relief and development programs (desirable);
- Experience with both quantitative and qualitative methods; this should include survey development, facilitating KIIs and FGDs, and basic data analysis (desirable)
- Experience using Digital Data collection applications (e.g., ODK, KoboCollect)
2. Behavioral competencies
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Working with people
- Planning and delivering results
- Handling insecure environments
- Coping with change