Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer in Jerusalem (Open for nationals only)

Support MEL activities and enhance learning processes for effective outcomes.

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Overview

Support MEL activities and enhance learning processes for effective outcomes.

You have:

  • Bachelor's degree in statistics, economics, international development or any related social science field
  • Experience working in Monitoring and Evaluation in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile context
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
  • Computer literacy
  • Ability to analyse data
  • Capability in planning and delivering results

Contract

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

Your passion, skills, and experience can make a big difference.

Role and responsibilities

The roles and responsibilities of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) is to identify priority, validating the data and the means of verification on a rolling basis, supporting the programme teams in data analysis, presentation and developing log frames, and supporting the learning process.

Below is a summary responsibilities:

  1. Support the unit in implementing MEL activities across various core competencies at the Country Office.
  2. Support in the design of programs, MEL plans, tools and systems in compliance with the country strategy
  3. Support the programme units in developing log frames.
  4. Validate the program data and the means of verifications on a rolling basis.
  5. Support the MEL unit in leading the learning activities along with the programmes teams.
  6. Maintain frequent communication with the relevant internal and external stakeholders.
  7. Provide necessary and accurate MEL data and analysis for internal and external reporting in a timely manner.
  8. Conduct regular field visits and spot checks to the projects’ activities and report on main observations
  9. Contribute to implementation of Safe and Inclusive programming minimum standards, including but not limited to attend relevant SIP capacity building, incorporate SIP in designing tools, data collection and data analysis.
  10. Ensure timely and accurate data reporting on NRC Global Output & Outcome(GoR's), including creating an entry (Data Configuration) for new projects, while ensuring the data is collected ethically.
  11. Support the head of unit in any related MEL task.

Skills & Experience:

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance:

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in statistics, economics, international development or any related social science field
  • Experience working in Monitoring and Evaluation in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile context.
  • Working with People and communicating with them
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
  • Computer literacy
  • Analysing
  • Planning and delivering results

If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Monitoring, Evaulation and Learning Officer JD.docx

What do we offer:

Duty Station: Jerusalem

Type of Contract: Open end contract

Salary: Grade 5 based upon the NRC grading Scale

Reports to: Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

Recruiter: Nagham Yasin email: nagham.yasin@nrc.no

Applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website.

Applications are only accepted if submitted in English.

For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check: factsheet_palestine_may2023.pdf (nrc.no)

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Potential interview questions

Can you provide an example of how you've validated data in a past project? This question assesses your hands-on experience with data validation processes. Share a specific instance, detailing the methods you employed and the impact of your validation.
How would you approach designing a MEL plan for a new program? The interviewer is looking for your understanding of MEL frameworks and your strategic thinking. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a challenge you faced while conducting field visits and how you overcame it. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you ensure effective communication with stakeholders in your MEL activities? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
In your opinion, what are the key components of safe and inclusive programming? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: nrc.no