Senior Officer - Monitoring & Evaluation (AWARD)
Job opening ID | 164 |
Department | AWARD |
Posting title | Senior Officer - Monitoring & Evaluation (AWARD) |
Designation | Senior Officer - Monitoring & Evaluation (AWARD) |
Job Summary | The main purpose of this position is to ensure sound implementation of AWARD’s M&E strategy. The Senior Officer is responsible for ensuring that information is collected, reflected upon, and used for external accountability as well as to improve program implementation and learning. |
Deadline | 04/07/2015 |
Number of positions | 1 |
Job type | Full time |
Location | Nairobi |
Country | Kenya |
Posted on | 03/25/2015 |
Job Category | Nationally Recruited Staff |
Roles and responsibilities | • Develop and implement a plan to deploy AWARD’s M&E strategy including managing the M&E calendar of activities. • Coordinate external partners and consultants to implement monitoring and evaluation activities. • Oversee on-going monitoring and evaluation data collection activities, including designing and deploying appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools. • Oversee M&E database and an electronic information management system setup including data processing, transfer, entry, cleaning and regular quality assurance checks. • Track key performance indicators and ensure data are compiled and reported in in a timely, useful, and appropriate manner to key stakeholders including management team, donors & strategic partners. • Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analyses throughout the program lifecycle that supports both external accountability and internal critical analyses for learning and program improvement. • Provide updates and guidance on M&E issues to members of the senior management. • Build staff and partners’ capacity to use the M&E system |
Skill set | • Master’s Degree in the Social Sciences or a field of study related to international development; a specialization in measurements and metrics (Information, Statistics, or Demography) is a plus. • Strong background in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies; experience with data collection. • Capacity and experience to manage M&E systems at regional (Africa) levels (international experience a plus) • A minimum of seven years of professional experience in knowledge management, monitoring, evaluation, and learning roles. • Professional experience in the development and use of databases, data entry systems and use of quantitative and qualitative analysis software • Working knowledge and demonstrated skills in developing data collection and analysis protocols for both qualitative and quantitative data • Professional knowledge of evaluation theories and paradigms. • Ability to serve as teacher and internal advocate of M&E to fellow staff members and partners. • Strong oral, presentation, facilitation, and communication skills. • Strong writer and editor, being able to translate M&E findings into compelling, credible, and impactful stories and statements. • Ability to effectively analyse and resolve problems as they arise. • Good technical writing skills. |
Work experience | 7 Years |
Advert | Advert - Senior Officer M & E.pdf |
Duty station | Nairobi, Kenya |
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