Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist

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yes
Application Submissions Guideline: 

Applicants can send their resumes by email

Contact Person Name: 
Reslan Elnabouche
Contact Person Position: 
HR Manager
Contact Person Email: 
Description: 

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist: The M&E Specialist bears primary responsibility for managing performance monitoring activities, data collection on output, outcome, and impact indicators, ongoing maintenance of the program’s M&E systems, and training/coaching staff in their use. He/she plays a key role in ensuring all program activities and grants are properly monitored and evaluated, contributing to a continual learning process gained from implementation experience and working in close coordination with the program team, including the Program Director, Deputy Program Director, Grants and Assistance Compliance, and Reporting Specialist. The M&E Specialist reports directly to the Program Director.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
The principal responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited, to the following tasks:

Be fully aware of and contribute to the development of program work plans, timelines, and tracking mechanisms
Contribute to the design, oversight and quality control of surveys and focus groups
Closely coordinate with technical and grants staff to ensure that M&E procedures and adequate indicators are included in grant design, deliverables, and timelines
Work with program staff to ensure that site visits to grantees and partners include collection of necessary data, and plan future visits with this priority in mind
Maintain a database and appropriate documentation of M&E data collected, disaggregated per program requirements, organized as necessary to meet reporting requirements throughout the life of the program
Contribute substantially to program reporting to Consortium, the USAID Mission, and USAID’s Performance Monitoring Program in Lebanon
Perform necessary analysis of data gathered to accurately demonstrate program impact and accomplishments, as well as identify lessons learned
Provide ad-hoc training and coaching to grantees
Assist in identifying and generating success stories, briefing documents and other materials
Play significant role in designing and implementing baseline surveys, polling, follow-up surveys, KAP studies, and other M&E tools
Inform leadership of any identified deficiencies or possible improvements in M&E systems
Carry out other duties as assigned

Professional skills:

Experience with local and/or international NGOs/civil society organizations or donor organizations
Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, develop, and manage M&E systems and activities in partnership with civil society organizations
Experience assessing M&E capacities and proposing capacity-building strategies for current or potential grantees
Excellent organizational skills
Experience in designing and overseeing surveys, focus groups and other methods of data collection
Experience in providing training or on-site coaching to local partners
Strong teamwork skills, creativity, and initiative
Computer literacy with a variety of software programs (word processing, internet/email applications, etc)
Fluency in Arabic and English (written and verbal)
Ability and willingness to conduct site visits throughout the country on a regular basis

 
Experience required: 

5 to 8 years

 Education degree: Bachelor Degree Field of education: At least a graduate degree (or equivalent) in development, social or political sciences or a related field. Experience can substitute formal education. 5+ years of experience in project management, grants (from donor or grantee side), or a related field, of which at least 3 years are in the M&E domain.

Expired

NOTE:

Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.

Last modified: 
25 May, 2014
Intervention Sector(s):
N/A
Application Deadline:
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Contract Type:
Full Time
Period of Employment:
N/A
Salary
Negociable
Salary Range:
Education Degree:
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details:
Education degree: Bachelor Degree Field of education: At least a graduate degree (or equivalent) in development, social or political sciences or a related field.
Experience Requirements:
Arabic Language:
Fluent
English Language:
Fluent
French Language: