Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

PSEA:

KAFA has zero-tolerance for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone's responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, which enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours). Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training. All staff must ensure that they understand and act by this clause.

Scope of work:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer’s responsibility is to coordinate and support the implementation of monitoring and evaluation of all the project activities to be conducted by the Results Framework. The M&E Officer will be working closely with the Child Protection Coordinator as well as with the field staff.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Assist in the delivery of an M&E report assessing the current progress with suggested recommendations.
• Ensure the implementation of monitoring and evaluation policies and strategies, focusing on the following:
• Participate in and contribute to the finalization of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for the project.
• Assist in the development of monitoring and evaluation tools.
• Provide technical support to the Program staff to strengthen their monitoring and evaluation system.
• Conduct assessment on the field level M&E through staff meetings, focus group discussions, and monitoring forms, and develop and lead the implementation of a capacity development plan.
• Entering data into database software and checking to ensure the accuracy of the data that has been inputted.
• Facilitate the review of progress every quarter and ensure problem-solving through remedial actions.
• Assist in the identification of potential implementation problems and bottlenecks and recommend appropriate strategies to address them.
• Assist the M&E senior consultant in the review of the quality of existing data sources, the methods of collecting them, and the degree to which they will provide good baseline data for the end of project evaluation to develop approaches to address identified gaps.
• Follow up on the implementation of evaluation recommendations; ensure the optimal use of evaluation findings by guiding in the preparation of timely management response to all mandatory evaluations and by developing a communication/dissemination plan.
• Assist in the provision of a quarterly monitoring and evaluation report.
• Identify and formulate lessons learned and document best practices from evaluations and studies to be integrated into project reports.

Required Qualifications (skills and Experience):

• University Degree preferably in Public Health, Business Administration, or related field.
• At least two years of relevant M&E experience in GBV and Child Protection programs and technical experience, including the utilization of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
• Experience in a non-governmental organization, and a good knowledge of local context and community in Bekaa;
• Demonstrate ability to develop log frame and M&E plans and tools
• Demonstrate ability to train and build the capacity of others.
• Familiarity with current best practices in evaluation and performance management is beneficial.
• Reporting Skills with experience in research, data collection, report writing, and analysis
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software with experience in indicator development, methodology and tool design, data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, and/or performance monitoring
• Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills
• Computer Skills proficiency in Windows Excel and quantitative analysis.
• Teamwork.