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Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager (WPE)
Sector: Monitoring & Evaluation
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kibondo, Tanzania
Job Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
Scope of Work
This position is responsible for leading all M&E related assignments and management of the IRC WPE programs. The position supports the development and implementation of the programs monitoring and evaluation strategy to ensure quality, timely, accurate and utility information in support of implementation of the program sector activities. This position will participate in proposal development and ensure project log frames are well designed in line with the IRC Outcomes and Evidence Framework (OEF), project designs aligned to IRC Monitoring for Action (MfA) standards, data are properly collected and collated using the designated IRC data collection and management systems, and ensure data protection protocols are respected. This position will be reporting to M&E Coordinator with a dotted line to WPE Technical Coordinator.
This position will be supervising WPE M&E officer. Additionally, the M&E Manager will also build the M&E capacity of M&E Officer, M&E Interns, and Program staff. S/he will support internal program planning and review processes to assess the success of interventions, identify areas for improvement and document lessons learnt and good practices.
In collaboration with the WPE Technical Coordinator, s/he will support the preparation of internal and donor project reports and will be directly responsible for reporting on progress against indicators and quality assurance. S/he will be self-sufficient and undertake all administrative, logistical and management work as may be needed for the delivery of the M&E related tasks.
This post holder will facilitate collaboration and working closely with other M&E staff and program staff within IRC in creating and maintaining a robust M&E system of the Tanzania country programs.
Specific Responsibilities
Data Management and Quality Assurance.
Review existing M&E tools, systems and approaches and design various WPE data collection tools, lead data collection processes and ensure high quality data is collected.
Coordinate and Supervise M&E Officers in ensuring quality data entered into designated databases.
Perform Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) and ensure that programs generate quality data through monitoring visits, spot checks and regular data verifications.
Build capacity of WPE staff in understanding indicators, provide on job support and mentoring, and design trainings on data quality, management and analysis based on staff and M&E training needs and conduct follow up of each training.
Produce monthly and quarterly dashboard/summary reports on the reach versus targets as outlined in the project log frames.
Update on archiving projects M&E key documents, guidelines, tools, data files, analysis files, reports and presentations in shared drive or box.
Ensure effective storage of assessments, surveys and evaluations and/or organizational knowledge in shared folders or box, and to use this knowledge base to promote learning across the organization.
Program designing, Reporting and Compliance:
Ensure programs aligned to the IRC MfA standards through having quality M&E plan, and M&E work plan
Follow and monitor the reporting calendar and ensure timely submission of IRC and donor indicator data.
Prepare high quality, analytical reports and support program activity reporting and synthesize across sites on monthly, bi-annual and annual basis in accordance with expected results.
Ensure client feedback are regularly captured through feedback logbook and updated in feedback registry
Work closely with M&E Coordinator in strengthening the IRC Tanzania country program M&E system and roll out comprehensive M&E plans with corresponding data collection and analysis tools aligned with agreed work plans, the log frame, and performance indicators.
Program Review, Learning and Evaluations
Organize and participate in monthly program review meetings
Document, disseminate and apply good practices and lessons learnt in the program review meetings.
Participate in designing and implementation of the different internal surveys, research, and evaluations
Staff Management and Capacity Building in M&E:
Provide ongoing support, mentorship, and coaching to M&E Officers, and Interns.
Provide orientation and build capacity on IRC M&E processes, data collection and updates to M&E staff and Program Staff.
Performance review and management to M&E Officers and interns.
Common Duties
Attend and participate in training identified/organized by your supervisor.
Follow any new procedures and guidelines designated in circulars from Country Director.
Report any violations of IRC’s three core values (Integrity, Service and Accountability) as per IRC WAY reporting mechanism. The reporting of violations is an obligation on the part of all staff members.
Assist where necessary in undertaking activities that aim to prevent the occurrence of sexual abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries by IRC and other humanitarian workers.
Perform other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in social sciences, statistics, PGD in M& E or related fields.
At least 3 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation related assignments.
Knowledge and Skills:
In-depth knowledge of M&E and application of its tools, and systems
Development of data collection tools
Data analysis using SPSS or any other software
Microsoft Office application
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to:
Communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment and diplomatically manage collegial relationships.
Support and respond to the program’s data needs as quickly as possible to support evidence-based decision making.
Work productively in a team environment and the ability to meet unexpected demands
Pay attention to details and set priorities
Summarize, present and communicate key findings and information for management decision making
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – DFID
Sector: Monitoring & Evaluation
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Tanzania
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in social sciences, statistics, or related fields
Minimum 2 years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies
A commitment to IRC’s mission and humanitarian principles.
Receptive to building and maintaining positive relationships with people from all backgrounds, genders, cultures and viewpoints.
Experience working with refugee communities desirable.
Knowledge of Education M&E, in particular Education Management Information Systems.
Experience working with children, preferably facilitating age appropriate focus group discussions and/or interviews.
Experience in planning and delivering training.
Experience in development of age appropriate data collection tools is a plus.
Understanding of data analysis (SPSS or similar).
Experience in community mobilisation and coordination.
Highly collaborative and consultative approach.
Good IT skills: knowledge of MS Word; Excel and Outlook required
Swahili and good English written and oral skills required. French and Kirundi a plus.
Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
Please submit your application through our recruitment portal before 8th July 2019.
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