Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships. 

Role Summary: 

The role of the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator of the Nataf3al Consortium’s Education project, that will work with school communities to address the most critical retention needs in a holistic way with a social cohesion lens, is to establish and implement systems to promote evidence-based decision-making and to ensure harmonised monitoring and evaluation practices (M&E) practices across M&E units and programme teams of the Consortium members. The position holder will support the design of standardized M&E processes and tools in coordination with all partners. This will involve: creating, developing, and supporting partner teams to use M&E systems to collect, aggregate and analyse data; and play a key role in ensuring that the reporting needs of key stakeholders are met. The M&E Coordinator will also use the results of the action research to facilitate learning exercises for the consortium.  

Generic Responsibilities: 

1. Adhere to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures. 
2. Lead the development of M&E systems, including M&E procedures, guidelines, and tools. 
3. Advise management on M&E solutions/options in the design of M&E staffing, resourcing and budgeting for M&E, and M&E priorities for the Consortium. 
4. Lead the Consortium members in the planning for and execution of M&E activities, including, data collection methodologies and tools; and data management, analysis and use. 
5. Support the implementation, dissemination and use of evaluations, assessments and monitoring data in programme development, adjustment or review. 
6. Ensure effective communication and knowledge sharing between the Consortium members. 
7. Oversee and be responsible of mainstreaming protection guidelines in the NRC’s related activities as per NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and ensure that all breaches/concerns reported are properly resolved. 

Specific Responsibilities: 

1. Ensure that Nataf3al MEAL plan is finalised and adhered to. 
2. Work with the Consortium members to ensure the timely roll-out and delivery of planned MEAL activities. 
3. Design and develop methodologies and tools related to monitoring, evaluation and capitalization of lessons learned, and accountability and reporting; and ensure that they are age/gender sensitive. 
4. Provide ongoing analysis and concrete recommendations to improve quality and efficacy of the project in terms of procedures, accountability to beneficiaries, etc. 
5. Set-up the complaints and feedback mechanism for the consortia. 
6. Actively lead the consolidation of analysis of outcome monitoring, needs assessments, etc.  
7. Conduct regular field visits in coordination with consortia members to ensure technical and operational compliance with MEAL systems and methodologies.  
8. Monitor reports deadlines and support Consortium management with the preparation of donor reports to ensure compliance with key programme indicators and objectives.  
9. Support the measure of project impacts and collection of vignettes with partner communication teams. 
10. Organize and chair regular MEAL technical reference group meetings and disseminate the minutes, and participate actively in other LPC technical reference groups, including protection, advocacy, and other. 
11. Lead the implementation of lessons learned workshops or sessions during key phases of the project. 

Critical Interfaces: 

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:  

• Consortium Manager 
• Technical Reference Groups members  
• Project Managers 
• Partner Technical Advisers 
• NRC Advisers (Regional) 

Competencies: 

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories: 

1. Professional Competencies: 

• Bachelor degree in Economics, Political or Social Sciences, Quantitative or Statistical Analysis, or any other relevant field 
• Minimum 3 years of relevant MEAL experience in a professional environment, preferably in an emergency or post-conflict setting. 
• Experience with and knowledge of current approaches to MEAL in relief and development programs. 
• Strong ability to identify the needed analysis for both programme efficiency and reporting 
• Excellent understanding of data and information needs for programme management and decision-making. 
• Demonstrable experience participating in assessments or surveys in Arabic. 
• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative methods; this should include survey development, facilitating KIIs and FGDs. Experience with SPSS or STATA is desirable. 
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written. Fluency in Arabic is desired. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. 

2. Behavioral Competencies: 

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies and the following are essential for this position: 

• Planning and delivering results 
• Working with people 
• Strategic thinking 
• Initiating action and change 
• Communicating with impact and respect 
• Handling insecure environments