Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer * 3 in Education, Protection from Gender-Based Violence and Health Sectors

The M&E Officer is based in Amel Association HQ – Musseitbeh, with frequent visits to the field. She/He will work in close coordination with the project Coordinator. She/He will provide technical assistance and strategic oversight, field collecting and managing data. The M&E officer play an important role in project management and often help in building the capacity in performance and impact measurement within AMEL.

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will be responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation, research, and learning framework of the Project. He/she will develop a systematic monitoring framework to improve the qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by the Project.

Tasks and duties:

Task 1: Planning

• Assist in the revision of the project log frame matrix, particularly in the areas of performance indicators and their measurement. (results Frameworks, log Frames)
• Helping determine performance and impact indicators and targets.
• Participating in and providing support to project design activities including development of project.
• Providing support to proposal development for M&E components.

Task 2: Setting up the System

• Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
• Develop baseline data for each project component and for all project indicators
• Developing data collection tools
• Working with data platforms, databases and select technologies to capture and organize data
• With collaborating partners, review their existing approaches and managements information system and agree on any required changes, support and resources.
• Organize and undertake training with collaborating partners M&E as required.
• Monitoring projects activities, outputs and progress towards anticipated results.

Task 3: Implementation of M&E and Coordination:

• Maintain and administer the M&E database, analyze and aggregate findings.
• Support project progress reporting, project mid-term review and final evaluation.
• Identify areas where technical support partners is required. Organize refresher training on M&E for partners as required.
• Identify lessons learned and develop case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the projects. Provide advice to the supervisor on improving project performance using M&E findings.

Task 4: Analysis and Reporting

• Produce reports on M&E findings and prepare presentation based on M&E data as required.
• Cleaning, sorting, categorizing and organizing data.
• Provide the project manager with management information she/he may require.
• Developing monthly, quarterly or annual reports.
• Check that monitoring data are discussed in appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussions to fill any gap.
• Disseminating evaluation findings and project results to donors and other stakeholders.

Task 5: Evaluation and Management

• Conducting program analysis or special studies
• Supporting or leading evaluation teams
• Managing external evaluation consultants and draft scopes of work
• Contributing to institutional learning processes
• Convening communities of practice and other organizational learning practices
• Tracking best practices in monitoring and evaluation