Monitoring and Evaluation Officer


                                              

FH/Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian relief and development agency seeks to fill the following vacant position in Meru/Isiolo.


Post Title:                                              M & E Officer
                Duty Station:                                        Meru/Isiolo.
                Duration:                                               3 Years
Closing Date for applications:            26th April 2013.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitoring and evaluation needs assessment
  • Determine information needs of project management, implementing partners and primary stakeholders, and funding  agencies.
  • Identify and design performance questions, key indicators and targets for each project component.
  • Review the relevance of existing social and economic data for the project area.
  • Create the TOR, designing and costing out a baseline survey and a needs assessment survey (as appropriate);
  • Reviewing existing M&E and management information systems of each project and identify needs for support.
Data management and reporting
  • Collect, compile and analyze data and reports and create consolidated progress reports.
  • Support establishment of data collection systems within programs when requested/review existing data collection tools on regular basis.
  • Review monitoring reports and assess interim impacts and causes of potential bottlenecks in implementation.
  • Support teams review and reflect on project implementation processes to enhance learning and replication of best practices
  • Support staffs to comply with set M&E systems and ensure timely update of M&E software.
 M&E information sharing
  • Guide and supervise organizations/individuals that are sub-contracted to implement special surveys or studies required for evaluating project effects and impacts.
  • Provide training on M&E and facilitate M&E design and implementation processes with implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
  • Provide support to implement the M&E plan, revise and update performance questions, indicators, methods, formats and analytical processes.
  • Verify performance information provided by program teams to ensure accuracy
  • Enhance community M&E mechanisms/structures through participatory processes
  • Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field visits

 Capacity strengthening of communities and staff on M&E
  • Strengthen the capacity of project implementing staff on M&E.
  • Assess the capacity of communities in implementation of M&E activities
  • Strengthen the capacity of local implementing committees and partners on Participatory Monitoring and evaluation.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE (MINIMUM)
§  Bachelors degree in Social Science, Statistics, project management, community development or a related field.
§  Minimum of three years’ relevant experience in an NGO set up.
§  Experience in HIV& AIDs, WASH and Livelihood programs will be an added advantage.
·         A strong Christian committed to serving the poor.
·         Experience in community participatory methodologies such as PRA, PUA, Rapid Appraisals, Barrier analysis Gender analysis etc.
·         Strong facilitation skills
·         Strong analytical and report writing skills
·         Good understanding of project planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
·         Knowledge of statistical computer packages e.g. SPSS, EPI-INFO etc.
·         Knowledge on GIS is an added advantage and excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications (clearly indicating their current or expected salary), updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to:  Human Resources Manager, FH Kenya,  P O BOX 14978 -00800 NAIROBI or Email address: hr_fhkenya@fh.org or drop them at our Nairobi Office.(Life Ministry Centre, 3rd Floor Jabavu Road, next to Kilimani Police station) latest by 26th April 2013.


NB: This is an urgent position and shortlisting will be done as CVs are received, only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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