Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist

1. Background  Akkar Network for Development (AND) is implementing a project that aims at supporting Lebanese and Syrian women in conflict areas in Akkar through vocational, business, and life skills trainings to develop their SMEs. This project targets 200 women (Lebanese and Syrian) from several villages in Akkar, and from different Syrian shelters in the region. 2.     Objective/Purpose of the assignment The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist will serve as the main focal person for all monitoring and evaluation related activities for the Empowering Women In Akkar (EWA) project. S/he will assist and report to the Project Manager. M&E specialist shall be in charge of monitoring and evaluating the progress of the trainees. 3.     Scope of Work:  The M&E specialist will work along with the Business Development Officer under the supervision and guidance of the Project Manager and the Project Officer for the attainment of project’s goal. 4.     Duties and Responsibilities of M&E specialist: The M&E specialist will be responsible of the following tasks: Provide technical feedback support to AND on the EWA project in the identification of specific training needs of women trainees. Be responsible for designing and implementing the M&E tools related to the EWA project. Participate in evaluation and assessment. Ensure quality control of M&E outputs (e.g. questionnaire, survey etc,), including by contributing substantively to the design and field-testing of the monitoring methodology. Assist the design and implementation of the survey, participatory data collection methods, data verification techniques and other technical evaluation and analytical tasks conducted under the EWA project. Ensure mentoring and training of project team to foster capacity in building on M&E knowledge. Accomplish other tasks related to preparing, monitoring, evaluating and MIS as per the need of project assigned by Project Manager. 5.     Competencies: The M&E Specialist should demonstrate experience in monitoring and evaluation of development project activities. Strong communication and facilitation skills and ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders in a sensitive environment. S/he must be able to respond quickly for requests for information. S/he should demonstrate strong interpersonal and motivational skills and sensitivity to the local environment as well as the ability to work with minimal supervision. Excellent data analytical skills and interpretation. S/he must have the ability to write clearly and concisely, and have sound quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data). Experience on planning, monitoring and evaluation of community-based projects and having good computer knowledge on database software like MS Excel and SPSS.  6.     Required Qualifications: Undergraduate degree/advanced diploma in social sciences, humanities, quantitative/qualitative research methods, or related field. Good knowledge of local context and community in the region of Akkar, Lebanon. Languages: Fluency (native speaker) in written and spoken Arabic, good working knowledge of written and spoken English. IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office suite (Excel experience required). Excellent interpersonal/communication skills and strong team spirit. Self-motivated and organized with a demonstrated capacity to manage time and personal work plan.