DME Coordinator

The Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) Coordinator will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the projects’ activities and ensuring the overall program quality for Search’s country program. S/he will work with the supervisor in ensuring that reports produced are of high quality and can be shared internally and externally to inform decision making.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support quality, conflict sensitive, innovative and effective DM&E processes
• Support adherence to the Search DM&E protocols within the country office programme approach to assist in institutionalizing and supporting DM&E System
• Participate in program design and proposal discussions, including support on theory of change development, log frame design, and budgeting for M&E
• Provide support to project and programme managers in planning and standardizing M&E across projects
• Collaborate with other staff to identify M&E related needs and assist project managers in budgeting resources accordingly
• Encourage and facilitate reflections on lessons learned and recommendations at the country office level emerging from various projects including (grant reviews, after action reviews, grant closures) and country office level or project level events including (evaluations, assessments, technical field visits, learning reviews)
• Encourage and support program teams to utilize evaluation findings and communicate results effectively
• Establish appropriate data collection methodologies and strategies to evaluate peacebuilding
• Conduct internal evaluations when appropriate based on Search Evaluation Guidelines and Policies
• Strengthen DM&E capacities of program staff and partners
• Facilitate and document cross-organizational learning, which includes providing information, guidelines, lessons learned, and user-friendly learning tools on DM&E and cooperate with Institutional learning team (ILT) to share experiences
• Support and contribute to the development of a data management system for programme data to support facilitating quality of analysis and reporting
• Lead the process of designing, piloting and implementing feedback and accountability system for implementing partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders

Qualifications:

• A university degree or equivalent certificate/diploma or similar qualification from a recognized establishment or equivalent experiences.
• Knowledge of SPSS, STATA, or Access is an added advantage
• At least 2-3 years professional experience in design, monitoring and evaluation methodologies
• Knowledge of participatory methods, mix-methods, outcome mapping and/or impact evaluation techniques
• Demonstrated technical capacity to provide support and guidance to project staff on DM&E
• Ability to work through stringent deadlines with acute attention to detail
• Ability to coach and train others in M&E principles and best-practices
• Demonstrated capacity to coordinate evaluations, including experience developing evaluation terms of reference and recruiting and managing consultants
• Extensive knowledge of logical framework and results framework planning and evaluation methodologies
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, as well as the ability to conduct professional relationships
• Able to work independently and effectively in a team environment
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, Pivot Tables, Access, as well as web browsers
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to communicate in a local language, preferred
• Experience working in INGOs and specifically in conflict/fragile state environments
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office and particularly Excel