Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator Ukraine Odessa (for nationals only)

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All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

Background

The M&E Coordinator in South Area Office - Ukraine contributes to quality programming and organisational learning through the planned and implementation of M&E tools at designated stages within the Project Cycle Management(PCM), which helps ensure the South area office is in line with the M&E strategy.

The M&E Coordinator supports Area Programme Manager in setting up an M&E system, leading a new team, and ensuring NRC M&E processes are implemented effectively at programme/project levels within the area-office. Moreover,the M&E Coordinator will play a key role in capacity building on M&E principles/processes to the area-level M&E and programme staff, as well as quantitative and qualitative methods used in programme monitoring. This position will work closely with the capital M&E team based in Kyiv to ensure harmonized processes, systems, and tools are applied across all locations of NRC’s response in Ukraine.

1. Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

1. Plan and implement M&E activities according to M&E Strategy and SOPs in accordance with program workplans on the area-level.
2. Provide supervision, line-management, and capacity to area-level M&E team.
3. Support programme staff in planning for and executing M&E activities, including data collection, data management, analysis, and use.
4. Contribute to organisational learning through management of output and outcome data, data analysis, and M&E reports.
5. Maintain reporting system for programme achievements and evidence; and ensuring the understanding and application of NRC’s Global Output and Outcome Reporting (GORs) platform in the area-office.

Specific responsibilities

1. Contribute to developing data collection tools, and systems for on-going data analysis
2. Lead (in conjunction with the M&E Manager, Area Program Managers and Project Managers) the roll-out ofestablished and revised programme level M&E systems across all field offices
3. Facilitate the update of core M&E tools and provide trainings on key M&E principles and skills
4. Conduct qualitative and quantitative field monitoring, verification of project implementation and ensure that monitoring data is reported on a timely manner to relevant program and managerial staff
5. Ensure data management and information flows within programme remains aligned with the M&E SOP
6. Provide technical support on outcome monitoring methodologies, data analysis plan and reporting
7. Support internal monitoring and reporting processes (Macro Logframes, assessments, PDMs, FGDs, etc.),as needed
8. Support the Area Office M&E and Programme Unit with outcome and process monitoring: development of methodologies and tools, coordination of data collection, cleaning and validation the data, analysis, reporting and presentation of results.
9. Conduct area-based data analysis and reporting, based on the data collected and in the Area Offices
10. Consolidate and quality check monthly output and outcome data reported in the Global Output and Outcome Reporting System (GORS). Support the key staff with accessto GORS pivot tables, dashboards, and other IM tools.
11. Regular health checks on M&E systems and data analysis on the area-level.
12. Support M&E Manager in identifying needs and gaps within the M&E system and developing an action plan for improvement with clear roles and responsibilities for implementation.
13. Support the development and roll-out capacity building and training to project staff, M&E teams in Area Offices, and partner staff on M&E technical and conceptual areas.
14. Disseminate NRC M&E standards and guidelines as needed or directed by M&E management.
15. Support Project Cycle Management at the CO level (develop and maintain. M&E/Project Matrices, logframe design and updates, supporting Grant Opening Meetings(GOMs), PRMs, Grant Closure Meetings (GCMs), etc.).
16. Contribute to organizational learning by supporting in organizing learning moments, dissemination of main findings and recommendations deriving from conducted M&E exercises.

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/unitsor persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• M&E Manager, Country Office and Area Office M&E Staff.
• Area Managers, Area-program Manager Project Managers, and Core Competency Coordinators in Area Offices.
• Core competency Specialists, Programme Development Managers, and Grants Unit.
• Regional M&E staff.

2. 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

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies for this position:

• Relevant higher education, preferably within social sciences (e.g., international development or economics), statistics, or other related fields of study
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in an international NGO preferably in an emergency or post- conflict setting, including M&E capacity and systems development.
• Thorough experience with and knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation in relief and development programme, using both quantitative and qualitative methods
• Understanding of data and information needs for programme management and decision making
• Experience in facilitating the capacity building efforts of diverse colleagues, including local partner agencies
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring and other formal and non-formal methods
• High level English languages proficiency (speaking, reading, writing). Business English is a plus.
• Analytic and computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
• Experience using Power BI. Knowledge of SPSS, STATA, Epi Info or other data processing tools(desirable).

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

• Good communication, interpersonal, organisational and team working skills. Highly approachable, trustworthy and confidential.
• Knowledge of humanitarian context in Ukraine and knowledge of the NGO operation dynamics is a plus
• Proven presentation, training and facilitation skills, including experience in training staff with diverse background, including employees of partner agencies.
• Thorough experience with and knowledge of principles and most recent approaches to monitoring, evaluation and learning in relief and development programming, using qualitative and quantitative methods.

1. Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies and the following are essential for this position:

• Strategic thinking
• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Analysing.
• Handling insecure environments