Design, Monitoring, & Evaluations Officer

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Until the end of June 2018, the DM&E Officer will be responsible to ensure effective and reflective monitoring and evaluation practices within Search Lebanon projects’ implementation. The DM&E Officer will work closely with the projects’ teams and under the supervision and guidance of Search Lebanon DM&E Manager to develop and implement all tools, strategies and systems, including creating and updating monitoring tools and systems for projects, providing timely support to Projects Coordinators, collecting and analysing data, and ensuring evaluation of project activities. The DM&E Officer will contribute to the implementation of baselines, mid-term and final evaluations and ensure documentation of outputs/outcomes to inform reflective and learning practices.

Your contribution

The roles and responsibilities include:

• Contribute to provide timely and quality support to the DM&E Manager to effective implement project logical frameworks, indicators measurements, data collection tools and M&E plans;
• Review and provide meaningful feedback on Project Coordinators monthly journals and activity reports and other relevant reporting;
• Contribute to identify and synthesize good practices and lessons learned from Project Coordinators reporting, field visits and engagement of relevant stakeholders in reflective practices;
• Conduct data entry of monitoring data  and preliminary analysis and maintain a database to ensure all program outputs and results are accurately recorded and coordinated to inform programme staff;
• Assist Project Coordinators in providing monthly and quarterly reports on all activities, outputs and relevant outcome indicators; 
• Ensure proper documentation of project’s activities (development and review of the adequate tools and oversee archiving of all relevant documents);
• Participate in and contribute towards internal evaluation processes;
• Work with the DM&E Manager to provide support to different project’s design and ensure creation and proper implementation of M&E work plans;
• Be directly engaged in the continuing development of the organization, its mission and its staff, through the sharing of experience and knowledge;

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.
 

You are…

You meet the following qualifications:

• Lebanese citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Development, Political Science, International Affairs, Social Sciences or other relevant subject.
• Proven M&E skills and experience, preferably in the field of peacebuilding.
• At least 1 year of professional experience in M&E positions or research, preferably with conflict sensitive environments, and (I)NGOs.
• Previous experience conducting Focus Group Discussions and other participatory data collection is a strong advantage.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the social and political landscape relevant to Search Lebanon Programming.
• Experience working/researching in the field of conflict transformation in Lebanon and in the region is a strong advantage.
• Proven knowledge in the Syrian crisis and its impact inside Syria and in host countries.

The ideal candidate will further exhibit:

• Proven ability to negotiate multiple relationships with various internal and external stakeholders;
• Demonstrated M&E expertise;
• Dynamic team player with creative problem solving skills, particularly in challenging situations;
• Strong motivation towards Search vision and mission;
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
• Spoken and written fluency in English and Arabic;
• Strong oral and written communications skills;
• Demonstrated writing and reporting skills;
• Cultural sensitivity and adaptability;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Access, and especially Microsoft Excel and other data analysis software, as SPSS;
• Strong organizational skills and attention to-detail;

Sound good?  To apply, interested candidates should:

Send a cover letter and current resume to our employment link : https://sfcg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=1079

Include the following in your cover letter:

•  minimum salary requirements (or current salary)
•  projected start date
•  where you found this posting.

We are looking to fill this position with the right candidate. Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work.