M&E Officer

Position: M&E OFFICER

Duration: 12 months with possibility of renewal

Starting from: ASAP

Duty Station: Beirut, Lebanon

Closing date of the vacancy: 14 October 2024 (applications on a rolling basis)

Context Presentation:

Un Ponte Per (UPP) is an international humanitarian organization, with Headquarters in Italy. Originally named Un Ponte Per Baghdad (A Bridge to Baghdad), the association became simply Un Ponte Per after the extension of its work to other Mediterranean countries. UPP is currently active in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Serbia and Kosovo, Tunisia and Ukraine alongside civil society organizations, with a strong localization approach. UPP strongly rejects war as a solution to international and national conflicts. It exerts relentless efforts with the ultimate objective of preventing armed conflicts and developing more equal and peaceful coexistence. The NGO acts through awareness campaigns, cultural exchanges, humanitarian and development projects, peacebuilding programs and the creation of social justice networks. In Italy and in Europe, UPP works to promote peace and disarmament, human rights, refugees and migrants’ inclusion, ecological transition. UPP in Lebanon seeks to promote the principles of peace, human rights and solidarity among people and communities. For further information, please refer to our website: www.unponteper.it/en/

JOB OVERVIEW/SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Head of Mission and in coordination with Project Manger (PM)/Local coordinator, the M&E Officer develops, maintains, and strengthens the program’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning process improving its effectiveness, quality and accountability. The M&E Officer will be responsible for the following major tasks:

• Overseeing data collection, analysis and reporting on performance indicators in line with UPP’s integrated data management and M&E system;
• Establishes monitoring systems to reinforce the program’s progress including specific data collection methods for gender and vulnerable populations;
• Contributing to the establishment, monitoring and evaluation of accountability to affected populations systems, including community feedback and complaints response mechanism (CRM) in coordination with field teams;
• Supporting program evaluation plan, including mid-term and real-time and final evaluation;
• Coordinating and submits monthly reports to the HQ, contributes to quarterly and ad-hoc reporting;
• Coordinating with program team;
• Leading in operational decision making to manage the various components of the program’s M&E plan;
• Supporting PM in response to donors’ requests and/or changes in the operating environment to update or revise expectations as necessary;
• Supporting the PM in the implementation of feedback and assessments from program evaluations to inform changes in project approaches;
• Conducting regular data quality assessment on validity in line with UPP’s and donor’s requirements;
• Participating in training on M&E program components;
• Providing training in M&E to UPP and partner teams in data collection, analysis.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• At least three years of experience in designing, managing and implementing results-based M&E activities;
• Bachelors’ degree in social sciences, economics, international development, evaluation research, statistics, or a related field;
• At least three years of experience analysing quantitative and qualitative data;
• Experience in working with an international development organization and knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines and tools for monitoring and evaluation, including impact evaluation;
• Experience working in an M&E role on emergency programs;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Exceptional organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines;
• Relevant computer software skills with proficiency in Excel, KoBo and other data management systems;
• Excellent oral and written English and Arabic.

UPP requires criminal background check certificate (released max 3 months before the date of job offer) to confirm a job offer. We are aware that in some countries the release of criminal background certificate by the competent authorities might require several weeks. However, UPP runs selections to deploy staff in emergency programs and time-lapse between job offer and field deployment is often very short. Thus, we kindly ask all candidates to get prepared on time and be able to submit their certificate promptly in case of success in the selection.

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in main donors funded projects (EU, UN, USAID, AICS, etc.);
• Experience in emergency projects;
• Experience in M&E protection and protection mainstreaming indicators;

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Un Ponte Per is an International NGO committed to diversity and inclusion within its teams, in line with the principle of non-discrimination. UPP encourages all candidates irrespective of gender, religion and ethnicity including persons with disabilities to apply and become part of the organization.

UPP upholds all the minimum standards in terms of Ethical Conduct and strives to increase its standards over the minimum. Zero tolerance is reserved to Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and to Child Abuse, Violence, Harm, Injury and Negligence. UPP participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, therefore, any candidate assures that s/he has never breached any standard in terms of SEA and Child Safeguarding and that s/he will not in the future. UPP will conduct extensive reference check and vetting on shortlisted candidates that might compromise candidates’ privacy. Shortlisted candidates shall promptly provide an up-to-date criminal background check. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.