Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Near East Foundation (NEF) - Lebanon Job Announcement

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

 

Unit: Support Department, Near East Foundation in Lebanon

Reports to: Program Manager  

Duty Station: Lebanon
Beirut with frequent travel between project sites. Occasional travels outside Lebanon  in the ME for trainings.

The Near East Foundation (NEF) is seeking candidates for Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to be based in its Lebanon Office in Beirut. For 100 years, NEF has worked to build more sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive communities in the Middle East and Africa through education, governance, and economic development initiatives. Working through a network of country offices and local partners, NEF currently operates in eight countries: Armenia, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Palestine, Senegal and Sudan. Its programs are organized around three themes: Peacebuilding, Sustainable Agriculture, and Microenterprise Development.

 

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

 

Under the supervision of the Project’s Manager and with the overall guidance of the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the Country Director, the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (M&E Officer) will be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the project “Reducing Economic and Social Vulnerability for Syrian Refugees and Vulnerable Lebanese in Lebanon”. The M&E officer will be responsible for contributing on the designing and leading on the implementing the M&E activities of the project; assisting the program team in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis, developing and maintaining the management information system of the project and will be responsible for the collection & analysis of different data in relation to the project activities. The M&E Officer will work in close collaboration with the project team, partner staff and other relevant stakeholders. 

 

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

 

Contribute to the design and updates of the Project’s Log Frame and M&E Plan

Manage and report on the implementation of the Project’s M&E plan

Operationalize all the NEF M&E procedures and tools (AKVO software and smartphones, NEF Database, etc.) under the supervision of the Regional M&E Coordinator

Train, support and supervise the volunteers and field agents (NEF and partners) implementing the vulnerability assessments, baselines, follow-up and end-line surveys (with AKVO tools), and collecting project’s activity data (in NEF Database)

Conduct the INA and focus groups in close collaboration with other team members concerned

Conduct regular field monitoring visits and follow-up

Review and ensure the quality and accuracy of the data collected and stored (data cleaning and entry)

Treat and analyze the data to be monthly reported on the project’s performance indicators, and inform promptly when project indicators ahead or behind target

Review and contribute to the finalization of the project’s quarterly, annual and final reports

Report project outputs to UN reporting systems

Provide feedback to the Project Manager on project strategies and activities for improving the project’s performances and sustainability

Participate to the country coordination monthly calls organized by the HQ-based Program Officer, and report monthly to the Project Manager

Facilitate the statistical analysis (using SPSS or equivalent tool) for project’s impact assessments under the coordination of the Regional M&E Coordinator

Facilitate the processes for project’s mid-term and/or final evaluations under the coordination of the Regional M&E Coordinator

Contribute to the project’s Learning activities under the coordination of the Regional M&E Coordinator

Participate in development of future project proposals

Perform other duties as required

 

Knowledge and Skills required:

At least five years of related previous professional experience

At least two year of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation

Previous experience working with (I)NGO

Previous field experience in assessments, data gathering, interviews and information triangulation/verification

Previous experience working on USG funded projects would be an asset

Desirable: knowledge in any of the following field: Livelihoods, protection, women empowerment

Able to work in BOTH Arabic and English (spoken, written and read)

Desirable: previous experience in managing databases and data collected through Android device

Capacities to take initiative, well organized, ability to learn from experience

Ability to work as part of a team, interpersonal qualities and diplomacy

Communication skills to interact with refugees and vulnerable population

Strong organizational skills, serious and rigorous

Agrees with the principles, charter and objectives of NEF