Monitoring And Evaluation Manager

About Terre des hommes Lausanne Since its creation in 1960, the mission of Terre des hommes (Tdh) has been to come to the aid of children in need. It endeavors at all times to defend the rights of children, in times of war and natural disasters, or in less publicized situations of distress. Today, the Terre des hommes Foundation is a significant force among children’s aid organizations in Switzerland and throughout the world. Tdh has development projects and emergency relief programmes in more than 30 countries in two core areas: healthcare and child protection. Every year, Tdh offers sustainable solutions and a better future for over one million children and their relatives.   Context: Implementing development and emergency response Child Protection projects in Lebanon since the 1970’s, Tdh started activities for vulnerable children and their caregivers affected by the Syrian Crisis in South Lebanon from 2012. Over the past year Tdh intervention has reached over 28,000 beneficiaries and in 2016 onwards the organization will strengthen its integrated Child Protection and Gender Based Violence program. The project implemented in two districts of South Lebanon (Tyre and Saida) include psycho-social support services including case management, awareness raising activities, distribution of relief items and capacity building of local governmental and civil society actors in the field of CP and GBV. The project is implemented in close collaboration with national and international humanitarian response stakeholders.   Job description: -Manage and lead the M&E Team in order to have an effective and functional M&E action for all programs in collaboration with Program Managers and Program Coordinator. -Ensure that the M&E tools are efficient and directed to answer to project indicators and ensure that data analysis is adequately shaped in coordination with the IM Section. -Ensure that Program teams are closely updated and consulted on the development of M&E Tools. Strategy and Policy: Support the development of strategic guidelines for the delegation in coordination with the Q&A Coordinator, Program Coordinator and Delegate through ensuring an efficient data collection and analysis. Participate in drawing up intervention strategies in the field of project monitoring and evaluation, capitalization, together with the Q&A Coordinator skills required: Knowledge of policies and global strategies of Tdh and of  his/her sector Research and Development: Actively conduct a review of the tools used for monitoring and evaluation of programs in cooridnation with Q&A Co. and Program Co. Actively propose new methodologies for M&E as well as new tools if needed.  Ensure that best practices are documented as well as lessons learnt around projects in close cooridnation with Program managers.  Skills required: Capacity to develop tools and methodologies Capapcity to coordinate and work with other Teams. Analytical capacity and capacity to develop best practices Capapcity to stimulate research and development in the M&E Sector in line with Tdh Mission  Personnel Management/ Team Management: Communicate and collaborate in accordance with the communication contract Coordinate closely with the IM Sector in the Mission to ensure to have same vision and understanding of IM and M&E Activities. Ensure dissemination of information about the M&E activities and actions within Program teams. Ensure and channel the flow of information between the M&E Sector in the mission and the other departments (IM, Programs, Training Officers etc). Provide technical support required by other departments in cooridnation with the line manager Lead, advise, support and supervise the members of the team under his/her responsibility in the implementation of their daily activities Prepare monthly and weekly plans for his/her team Ensure deployment of the teams accoridng to the plan and M&E Objectives in close cooridnation with LOG. Recruit and train his/her immediate staff (welcome, integrate, listen, support, motivate, assess, involve, train, take disciplinary action against them, ensure they are updated and their skills are developed) Skills required: Diplomatic and communicative individual Proactivity Capapcity to work in team to obtain group results Skills Development: Identify training needs of his/her team. Training project staff on M&E tools and methodologies used.  Participate in organising training on the tools and techniques connected with his/her field Support to develop M&E parts of reports and proposals if requested Skills required: Capacity to self-assess and identify his/her own needs. Capacity to deliver training in M&E topics Budget(EN): Identifiy budget needs for M&E activities (FGDs etc) and communicate them to line manager and Program Co Skills required: Basic budget management Technical Skills: In collaboration with the Program Co and Program teams, review and develop data-gathering tools. Ensure project monitoring plans are incorprated in the  project implementation planning as per tools provided Ensure the development of efficient qualitative monitoring tools with qualitative methodologies. Ensure that data analysis is developed accordingly to project indicators needs and in collaboration with program teams Ensure that data gathered by M&E Team are adequately entered and analyzed Ensure to develop adequate and timely analysis system of data in close cooridnation with IM Manager and Sector. Ensure that data entered are cross checked with M&E department Skills required: Knows and uses the common functionalities of the existing software High level of Excel  Advocay/ Representation/ Networking: Attend external meetings related to M&E topics if requested Skills required: Representation experience Information/ Publications/ Communication/ Reporting(EN) Participate in writing reports/proposals for what concerns M&E Activities as requested. Write reports on all M&E Activities results (FGDs, analysis of surveys etc etc).  Skills required: Fluent in english and arabic, written and spoken. Analysis skills  Impact orineted report writing Values: In his/her professional activities, adhere to the values defined in the strategic plan: commitment, expertise, integrity and self-reliance Work in different cultural backgrounds and in difficult situations, deal with confrontation due to differences (intercultural) Skills required: Meets Tdh's values: integrity, self reliance, committment, transparency Respectful behavior Professional committment Abuse Prevention Policy (CPP) - Operational Risk Management: Comply with the Child Protection Policy, Safety Policy and Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy Skills required: Security Policy (Security, Safety, Health, Stress) knowledge and CPP knowledge Whistle Blowing Policy, Anti- fraud and Corruption Policy. Other Personal Skills: Be available to carry out any other tasks deemed useful by his/her direct manager with flexibility Capapcity to work under pressure  Capacity to deal with multiple deadlines, good time management Skills required: Shows availability and adaptation in his/her work and is able to face up to the unexpected Multi-tasker