Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - Bekaa
Manage education project operations through monitoring and evaluation
Overview
Manage education project operations through monitoring and evaluation
You have:
- Bachelor of Arts or Science in Economics, Statistics, or related field.
- Certification or specific training in Statistics and/or Data Management highly preferred.
- At least 2 years of relevant working experience in the area of M&E, research and data collection.
- Demonstrated experience and capacity in conducting field-level data collection and data entry using electronic tools.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in data analysis.
- Previous experience in drafting reports.
- Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
- Good interpersonal and analytical skills, creativity and flexibility, ability to coordinate and build consensus.
- Fluency in English and Arabic required.
Job Description
The Monitoring and Evaluation officer is responsible for managing operations of the education projects thought the M&E system to support programme management and accountability functions on the field level. You will add toward the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of IRC programming.
Major Responsibilities: ----------------------------
- Accurately collects, records, compiles, cleans data and reports progress towards project objectives. - Assists the team in providing timely internal and external reports. - Makes sure that deliverables are as per action plans and according to high quality standards. - Supports in identifying and synthesizing good practices and lessons learned. - Assures daily debriefs are occurring with the education team with the appropriate Bekaa and Beirut management. - Facilitates ICT updates to data collection tools and oversight/quality control on Data Entry via Tablets or Excel. - Conduct monitoring, spot-check and verification visits for Retention, BLN and other IRC education program locations. - Produce monitoring reports with focus on qualitative aspects in the field.
Key Working Relationships: -------------------------------
- Position Reports to: Education MEAL Manager - Position directly supervises: no one - Indirect Reporting: Education Bekaa Manager - Other Internal and/or external contacts: - Internal: You will closely work with Education Senior officers – to communicate what information is already being collected. - External: Data entry/surveyors (upon need)
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts or Science in Economics, Statistics, or related field. - Certification or specific training in Statistics and/or Data Management highly preferred. - At least 2 years of relevant working experience in the area of M&E, research and data collection. - Demonstrated experience and capacity in conducting field-level data collection and data entry using electronic tools. - Demonstrated experience and knowledge in data analysis. - Previous experience in drafting reports. - Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail. - Good interpersonal and analytical skills, creativity and flexibility, ability to coordinate and build consensus. - Personal qualities: works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well. - Fluency in English and Arabic required.
Preferred: --------------
- Certification or specific training in Statistics, Information Management and/or Data Management. - INGO experience.
Working Environment: The position is based in Bekaa, Lebanon, which has a high quality of life including medical care, movement and amenities. The position is expected to travel to Beirut.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you successfully collected and analyzed data in the field? | This question assesses your hands-on experience and ability to derive insights from data. | Focus on a specific instance, detailing your method of collection and analysis, and what you learned. |
| How do you handle tight deadlines and multiple tasks in a project? | This question evaluates your time management and organizational skills under pressure. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to ensure data accuracy when collecting information? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you have worked with diverse teams? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe how you would prepare a report based on field observations. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |