Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Diocese of Lodwar in pursuit of its vision ‘ A community of God’s People united by the Holy Spirit, dedicationg our lives to Christian Service to fight poverty and disadvantage’ while working in partnership with DFID Trocaire ASAL Resilience Programme in Loima(ARP – Loima) is seeking to recruit qualified persons to fill the following positions.

The ARP – Loima Project is a DFID Trocaire funded project for three – year intervention focussing on building livelihoods’ resilience among pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in Karemunyang and Turkwell in Turkwkell Division and Lokiriama, Lorengippi and Namoruputh in Loima Division (Loima District).

Background to the Role
The funding agency, DFID, require a quarterly progress report as well as baseline and end of project evaluation studies. The baseline is provided by the Turkana HEA Analysis carried out by Oxfam and Save the Children in October 2012. The M&E framework needs to be consistent with other agents funded by DFID in their Arid Lands Support Programme (ASP) and be cognisant of the M&E framework of the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP).

Description of Position
Monitoring and evaluation of project activities for measurement of results and appropriate reporting. This will include contributing to the development and revision of monitoring tools and supporting all monitoring visits and evaluation exercises.

Location: Lodwar with travel throughout Turkana county
Reporting to: Project Coordinator
Date of Issue:  3rd June, 2013
Deadline for Application:  17th June, 2013
Duration: 3 years

Duties & Responsibilities:
Programme Support/Technical Assistance:
 Lead the field-based implementation of an M&E strategy for the ARP Loima programme that reflects the result based management approach
 Oversee the implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems, including a data base, analysis of data and ensuring that findings are fed back into programmes
 Work with project staff to maintain quality assurances of data collected; ensure that data is collected and entered into database on a regular basis;
 Review and revise tools for data collection in conjunction with Trocaire staff
 Participate in the secondary analysis of existing data, routinely collected data, and data collected from key informant interviews with community members and beneficiaries, representatives within the civil society and the government sector, and focus group discussions.
 Compile and validate monitoring data, including HEA data, on a regular basis for senior management.
Accountability
 Contribute to the development of tools to ensure upward and downward accountability across the ARP Loima project and ensure beneficiary participation in these processes.
 Where relevant ensure that complaints and feedback mechanisms are in place and functional to ensure timely feedback is given to the beneficiaries and is properly documented.
Communication/Information Management and Learning:
 Ensure M&E and other learning documents are filed in hard and soft copies.
 Assist in the establishment and maintenance of mechanisms for capturing, analyzing, reporting, sharing and applying M&E findings, information, lessons learned, and best practices.
 Ensure learning across the ARP Loima programme and that this learning is documented, shared through articles/ websites and other forms of media among staff and partners
 Facilitate cross-fertilisation of good practices between DoL and Trócaire and with other organisations.
 Participate actively in team and programme meetings.

Attributes and Other Requirements Specific to the Role
 Demonstrated M&E field experience; skilled in collecting, synthesizing and analyzing data to meet both organisational and donor priorities.
 Experience developing SMART indicators and M&E systems that capture impact
 Understanding of donor expectations and trends for M&E.
 Experience of working closely and in participation with local communities in the development and implementation of M&E systems
 Experience producing timely, detailed, accurate and informative reports to meet organisational and donor requirements
 Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods.

Qualifications
 Degree in Project Management and Development Studies
 At least 2 years relevant professional M&E experience
 Skilled in MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
 Ability to manage heavy workloads, to multi-task and to meet deadlines
 Ability to work both independently and in a team.
 Fluent written and spoken English, Kiswahili
 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
 Dynamic and willing to take initiative

Interested candidates meeting the above qualifications are required to submit a covering letter quoting job title with their updated Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates, testimonials and email address/contact of three referees and day time telephone. Address the Application to: Human Resource Officer, Diocese of Lodwar, P.O. Box 101 – 30500, LODWAR Or, Email: recruitment@dioceseoflodwar.com

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