Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

               Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant   Reports to:                Senior Monitoring & Evaluation officer and the Program Manager Location:                    Based in Beirut with frequent travelling to multiple locations in Lebanon   About RI:                   Relief International (RI), an international relief and development agency with cross-sectoral programs bridging relief and development currently seeks Monitoring & Evaluation Officer for RI’s health and nutrition programming in Lebanon in response to the Syria crisis. Position Summary: The M&E Assistant is responsible for managing and conducting comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of impact of the project implemented by Relief International  in close liaison with Senior M&E and the Program Manager. The incumbent will be the focal point for training and capacity building of project staff in practical M&E tasks in the field. The duty station will be Beirut and the work will involve very frequent travels to implement M&E activities in operational locations. The M&E Assistant reports to the Senior M&E officer and the Program Manager. The Employee is expected to undertake the following responsibilities, under the direct supervision of the Program Manager   Main Duties and Responsibilities: M&E Assistant will work on the development and implementation of  monitoring data collection and reporting system  under the supervision of Senior M&E the Program Manager Continuously review and develop data collection tools Manage data collection by liaising with field staff to ensure that monitoring data is collected, entered and stored Maintain an efficient data collection system and database of the results and progress of project activities Train field staff in data collection Manage monitoring database for aggregation of monitoring data Quality assessment of monitoring data prior to entry into database Safe storage of hard and soft copy of data Make statistical summaries of qualitative and quantitative data Ensure timely and accurate reporting of results of the common, custom and performance indicators within the project narrative reports  Assess existing  reporting tools and procedures (database, collection tools).,research, suggest, and implement improvements Prepare  monthly statistical data Any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor Travel to project sites to capture success stories and ensure data quality. Qualifications Minimum 3 years professional experience in doing impact monitoring for projects Degree in information systems, data management, statistics, demographics, public policy, international development, economics, or related field Proven ability to deliver  accurate work product on time Proficiency with Excel, Word, Access, and other office applications Fluent English and excellent  communications skills Experience managing databases Familiarity with principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation in relief and development programs, using both quantitative and qualitative methods