Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Ukraine (Nationals ONLY)

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contracts.

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

1. Role and responsibilities

This position supports the NRC Ukraine Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Department in the development, coordination, quality control, and implementation of the Country Office’ M&E system in practice. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 to 2 years of related experience.

Generic responsibilities (max 10)

1. Provide technical support on the implementation of M&E plans at the Country Office level
2. Support M&E Coordinator on establishing and maintaining program-level M&E systems
3. Support on standardising M&E system across projects
4. Prepare and develop status/project reports as required by management, donors, NRC Head Office/Regional Office
5. Ensure proper filing of documents
6. Ensure efficient working relationships with a wide range of different interlocutors (Core Competencies, M&E Unit, including other NRC Ukraine department, NGOs, civil and military representatives);
7. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
8. Adhere to National legislation and NRC policies regarding the administration, protection of private information, data protection and data-sharing;
9. Support the M&E Department in new initiatives, should these arise during the employment period, and share ideas for technical improvement
10. Contribute to the identification of, and designing of protection response to identified risks and needs in the context of the program implementation

Specific responsibilities

• Ensure that Programme M&E Work Plans and Matrices at the Country Office level are developed and up-to-date
• Support and contribute to the development of a data management system through documentation, implementation and coordination of standardised information flow of M&E activities and reporting
• Lead data collection, data management, and data analysis according to the CO M&E SOP and program needs
• Ensure clear information flow between programmes and M&E Department
• Support in developing data collection methodology and tools, and in actual data collection including sampling
• Contribute to budget planning for M&E activities and ensure its tracking, including updating and implementation of spending plans
• Ensure that monitoring data are reported in a timely manner to the relevant reporting systems/tools such as GORS, ITT, etc.
• Deliver sessions for programme staff on M&E technical aspects and tools in line with responsibilities, as needed
• Support and facilitate sessions to review/interpret programme M&E data with relevant NRC program staff
• Reply to general information requests with accurate and timely information
• Support and contribute to the development and maintenance of complaints and feedback mechanism, as needed
• Maintain accurate documentation related to the M&E system (e.g. monitoring reports, data collection tools/methodologies, indicator profiles, M&E Matrices/Work Plans, documented calculations of indicators) and ensure its proper filing;
• Support in development and implementation of an alternative M&E Plan and apply its data collection methods relevant to the H2R context, as needed
• Support in implementing other M&E activities, as needed
• Perform any other tasks as requested by the M&E Coordinator

Critical interfaces

• Programme staff
• Support staff
• Play technical support role for the M&E Assistant

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:

• Experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context in the related field (M&E)
• Expertise in developing and managing M&E systems
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts is desirable
• Fluency in English

Education:

• Bachelors’ degree in statistics, economics, sociology, finance, or another similar field with a quantitative focus

Personal qualities:

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Ability to meet deadlines in multiple tasking environments
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Displaying self-motivation and initiative
• Experience working with complex programs involving short deadlines, multiple tasks, in coordination with multiple partners, to achieve expected results
• Responsible, punctual, attentive to details, prompt, well-mannered, decent and willing to work

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Post-graduate certificate(s) in M&E related field such as data collection methodologies, sampling, data analysis
• Experience in data collection, data analysis, and visualisation
• Knowledge of, and experience of using mobile data collection tools, including KoBoToolbox
• Strong knowledge of the software programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365)
• Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative methods and analysis
• Knowledge of Power BI is an advantage
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Creativity
• Experience in managing analysis, synthesis, documentation and dissemination of lessons for a range of stakeholders
• Capacity to evaluate progress and recommend necessary recourse for maximising program progress and impact
• Experience with field-level coordination with UN organisations, INGOs, Donors and authorities
• Experience with handling an insecure environment

2. Behavioral competencies (max 6)

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:

• Analysing
• Handling an insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect

We offer:

Type of contract: till 30.06.2023, contingent upon availability Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions. Duty station: Kyiv

This position is for Ukrainian nationals only.

Closing date for this vacancy is 22/11/2022

Please note that we will contact only shortlisted candidates.

NRC retains the discretion to cancel the recruitment.

NRC might review applications before advert deadline, therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.