Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

The Monitoring&Evaluation Officer is responsible for all data collection, analysis, and learning activities to help ensure accountability and efficiency from start to finish for all programs and projects
The Monitoring &Evaluation Officer will work closely with Program teams to assess field conditions, support capacity building initiatives, and facilitate the collection of quality data.

DUTIES:

• Conduct performance monitoring to projects by following up on targets and achievements
• Assess and report all risks and challenges being faced during the implementation of the programs
• Provide feedback to the Project Coordinators on project strategies and activities
• Collect the data needed to support the process of situational monitoring
• Recommend improvements to the components of the logical framework and assess the suitability and practicality of the indicators and means of verification used
• Contribute in the establishing of MEAL plans for projects
• Support the MEAL unit in establishing the M&E tools needed
• Use quantitative and qualitative tools to collect the data needed from the field
• Contribute to the writing of the client satisfaction surveys
• Contribute to the writing of quarterly and final evaluation reports for projects
• Follow up on the quality of the data reported from the field/regional centers and provide recommendations for improvement
• Contribute to the development of the reporting systems employed to serve the programs
• Support project coordinators in collecting and reporting data to the donors
• Identify bottlenecks in procedures, practices or activities and recommend improvements
• Contribute to the setting of Key performance indicators to Caritas’ departments and units
• Support the MEAL unit in conducting the needed investigations to report sensitive cases
• Perform other duties as required

SKILLS

Business Skills

• Excellent technical skills in socio-economic research and program performance assessment
• Excellent skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Extensive experience in developing log frames/results frameworks and identifying appropriate performance indicators
• Strong communication and facilitation skills and ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues and partners in a sensitive environment
• Must demonstrate strong interpersonal and motivational skills and sensitivity to the local environment as well as the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of others
•  Strong organizational skills
• Excellent writing and data analytical skills
• Ability to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders
• Excellent command of written English and French

Computer Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

• 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience
• Experience in planning processes, performance management, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building in large governmental or international organization