M&E (Impact Reporting) Officer

Alsama means 'Sky' in Arabic. We run teenager education institutes, cricket hubs and social enterprises in refugee camps in Lebanon. We strive for empowerment and international standards of excellence. www.alsamaproject.com

We are a growing education NGO and are now looking for a full-time M&E officer. You will help Alsama to deliver on our strategic targets by enhancing the excellence of our M&E, ensuring Alsama’s impact is captured & communicated professionally. The successful candidate will need to be willing to work in refugee camps and has previous experience in M&E / Reporting with NGOs/public sector/private companies.

What will you achieve?

OKRs / KPIs (impact targets) for Alsama are clearly defined by the C-suite & understood by staff

Tools/systems for gauging progress are improved and embedded, Alsama-wide staff capabilities are built on data entry / reporting

Progress is monitored/evaluated through monthly & one-off data entry, and is objective, accurate, and timely

High quality reports are produced quarterly, annually, and one-off – and are structured, clear, and unified across Alsama

Impact is communicated clearly internally, with progress issues flagged early & proactively so we can course-correct

Impact is communicated clearly externally, and our external impact communications are improved

What will you do?

Support C-suite on identifying OKRs / KPIs (impact targets) for Alsama, and on communicating these to all Alsama staff

Ensure data (on students, staff, etc) is tracked & entered by Data Entry Clerks

Build Alsama’s M&E data entry capabilities

Produce effective reports

Build Alsama’s M&E reporting communications and capabilities

All of the above will be done regularly, as well as ‘one-off’ (eg. for specific donors, new initiatives, etc)

Who will you work with?

Head of Strategy & Development, CEO

What skills set do you need to bring?

Quantitative & analytical – identifying appropriate metrics, how to measure /calculate them, how to secure inputs

Visual and written communications (eg. infographics, charts, memos) in English & Arabic

Experience with Management Information Systems & similar tools

Risk identification and mitigation

Process management (timelines, critical path, reliability)

Stakeholder management – ability to engage with and accomplish necessary tasks with variety of stakeholders

Self-driven independent outcome-orientation

Experience in M&E / Reporting with NGOs/public sector/private companies