Re-Advertisement – Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation

Job Title: Officer – Monitoring and Evaluation

Reports to: Programme Manager, Marsabit and technically to the Senior Manager – Monitoring and Evaluation

Job Location: Marsabit with frequent travel of up-to 40% to project sites within Marsabit County ( Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Kenya at the time of application)

Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will provide technical support and guidance in monitoring and evaluating ongoing and new programmes in Marsabit. Additionally they will work closely with the Survey & Surveillance Manager in conducting programme surveys and assessments across the county.

S/he takes lead in reporting on programme indicators and verification of monthly and quarterly progress report. The incumbent will take a role in promoting of key learnings for the improvement of the programmes in Marsabit and for wider learning of the organization.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Provision of M&E related Technical Support

• Develop Project Monitoring Plan (PMP) of the projects in consultation with Area Coordinator.
• Support in coordinating and conducting project evaluations and assessments.
• Compiling, analysing and reporting data for key programmatic outputs and outcomes indicators.
• Building capacity of the programme teams on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E).
• Validate and verify core indicators against the different sources of information.
• Ensure timely production of monthly, quarterly and annual donor reports based on agreed performance indicators.

Oversight and Quality Assurance

• Work with the programme team to coordinate project review meetings.
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits and provide feedback to relevant sector lead.
• Ensure that implementation of field activities adheres to costed work plan.
• Assist the Area Coordinator and Senior Manager Monitoring and Evaluation in reviewing project plans for programmes quality.
• Document/ support documentation of best practices across all sectors in the programme area.
• Provide feedback to programme teams on projects’ performance based on monitoring data findings.
• Track and draw the attention of the line and technical managers on implementation progress and any deviation of the Annual Work Plan, Quarterly Costed Work Plan and Programme Toolkit.
• Monitor programme related trainings for quality and adherence to Concern SOPs.

Capacity Building, Collaboration and Learning

• Manage and regularly update a repository of all programme reports, surveys, etc. for the field level programme (Marsabit).
• Support emergency response activities as and where necessary. This includes compiling and tracking of emergency response related data at field level (Marsabit)

Responding to Emergencies:

• Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s Emergency response as and when necessary.
• Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies.

Concern Code of Conduct and Associated Policies

• Adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in Concern’s Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies
• Support and promote the standards outlined in the Concern’s Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies to schools, communities, partner organizations and beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment.
• Contribute to the establishment of preventive measures to reduce the potential for exploitation and abuse in Concern programme

Accountability:

• Promote and ensure compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) commitments and quality criteria
• Ensure that all staff are familiar with the principles underpinning accountability, safeguarding and Concern’s Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) and ensure that information about Concern’s commitments on accountability and safeguarding are disseminated among programme participants and communities.
• Ensure that the CRM is functional, effectively implemented and accessible in all programme locations, enabling safe reporting of both sensitive and non-sensitive complaints, including safeguarding concerns; nsure that complaints are welcomed, managed and responded to in a timely, fair and appropriate manner; ensure that sensitive complaints, including safeguarding concerns, are handled with utmost confidentiality and that the safety of the complainants and those affected is prioritized at all stages.

Job Specification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Social Sciences or Equivalent.
• At least three (3) years’ experience in the field of M&E.
• Experience in coordinating and conducting Health and Nutrition surveys and evaluations highly desired.
• Strong skills in information management.
• Excellent written and public communication and negotiation skills.
• Able to use statistical software (ENA for SMART, SPSS and STATA).
• Proven competency in ethical principles of research, statistical analysis and complex survey design and analysis
• Excellent report writing, communication, interpersonal, Training of Trainers (ToT), networking and coordination skills
• Proficient in the use of computer applications and ODK. In-depth knowledge of Advanced Excel will be an added advantage
• Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili.

Concern has an organizational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

Concern’ is the trading name of ‘Concern Worldwide’, a company limited by guarantee, registered number 39647; registered charity number CHY 5745, registered in Ireland, registered address is 52-55 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Follow Concern online: www.concern.net