ECHO IV Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Thaba Tseka
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
Monitoring Activities (50%)
- Manage the implementation of project specific M&E plans in alignment with donor and World Vision requirements
- Support the development, amendment and implementation of the needed tools for M&E (distro observations, post distribution monitoring surveys, onsite monitoring, baseline/endline studies, etc.).
- Ensure alignment with key guidance from relevant coordination clusters (e.g. working groups)
- Review incoming data for completeness and consistency and advise the data collection team and project assistants on the tools for improving data logging and data entry.
- Work with the wider M&E unit to implement digital data systems that can capture data electronically as close to the source as possible.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis
- Ensure project specific M&E details on the proper information management software are uploaded in a timely manner
- Ensure all M&E related data, reports, and records are clearly organized archived in a central location for future reference.
Humanitarian Accountability (HA) (20%)
- Ensure the humanitarian accountability system upholds and mainstreams the four pillars of PAF: i. information sharing, ii. Consultation, iii. Participation & iv. Complaints and response of affected people.
- Always ensure World Vision and Core Humanitarian principles are upheld in all aspects of the M&E functions and general project management.
- Ensure beneficiaries and partners have constant access to information about WV’s programs and the channels that can process complaints & feedback with confidentiality & respond appropriately within predefined standards.
Facilitate learning and better practices in monitoring (10%)
- Ensure a learning culture is established within the office/team and among implementing partners in order to document learnings and best practice for ongoing and future programing.
- Ensure all project and programme level & thematic researches are reviewed for the methodological thoroughness, and output quality.
- Assist with program level evaluations on a periodic basis, as needed.
- Ensure appropriate dissemination of project and program level evaluation findings as relevant.
Reporting and Knowledge management (20%)
- Conduct ITT verifications of projects in coordination with project staff every month and ensure project level ITT are updated with accurate data monthly, and key findings are shared with management at the program review meetings
- Conduct project site visits regularly and monitors partner & direct implementation for quality standards through scheduled visits, data quality audits, and spot checks.
- Ensure that critical M&E findings and recommendations are discussed and addressed by management
- Support timely and quality report writing monthly, quarterly and at any time when need for reporting suffices.
- Apply basic programme management approaches(develop work plans, monitor, execute and report on work plans)
- Facilitate learning from monitoring and evaluation processes
- Facilitate proper management of knowledge through WV and donor systems.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics, and other related social sciences fields.
- At least 3 years of experience in program management and implementation of multispectral projects.
- Good knowledge of project monitoring and evaluation, Logical framework and detailed implementation plan.
- Have knowledge of livelihoods interventions at micro and macro levels.
Competencies and Skills:
- Ability to analyze and interpret data
- Excellent communication and networking skills
- Excellent report writing skills
- Critical thinking
- Strong facilitation skills
- Analytical skills
- Statistical skills, sampling, descriptive and inferential statistics, confidence levels;
- MS Software and statistical packages
- In depth knowledge of program design processes and products.
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Honesty and personal integrity, accountability and quality achiever
- Must be a committed Christian who is able to stand above denominational diversities
Working Environment / Conditions:
- Office-based with travel to the field
- Extensive domestic travel
Remuneration: Competitive with market standards
Application Requirements:
Please upload your CV and covering letter with copies of educational certificates, transcripts and ID. You are requested to provide full details of 3 referees (2 professionals and 1 spiritual) including 1 HR Practitioner. The required details are full referees’ names, designation, email address and contact numbers.
Closing Date: 22nd October, 2023