HOPE Cape Town seeks to appoint a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. HOPE Cape Town is a registered non-profit organisation based in Cape Town, dedicated to raising the quality of life of people and communities. Emphasis is placed on children, adolescents and their families in situations of poverty, HIV and related illnesses. Firmly grounded in the third decade of delivering service and programs in marginalised communities.
HOPE Cape Town’s vision and strategy beyond 2020 focus on:
First 1 000 Days program for new mothers, babies and toddlers;
Paediatric HIV medical care/retention in care and occupational therapy;
Early learning and school preparedness for pre-school children;
Literacy and Numeracy assistance and school retention for primary school learners;
Improving Maths, English, Information Technology and school retention for high school learners;
Dual Vocational Training and Education for Youth;
Skills development, artisanal opportunities and income generating projects for adults;
Social services, community health services, sport & recreation, arts & crafts and food security.
Position description:
The purpose of the M&E position is to support the implementation of the programs which include site level data collection, timely reporting, interpretation, analysis, providing feedback reports and overall M&E support to all staff. The M&E Officer will be responsible for the ongoing mentoring of staff working directly in the communities in order to ensure that donor M&E requirements are met. This will include relevant data collection, entry, quality assurance and the documenting and presenting of findings to donors and the leadership of the organisation.
The M&E Officer will work closely with the Back Office team and will be responsible for the following:
Provide monitoring and evaluation technical support to the senior staff and implementing staff
Ensure compliance on project data reports
Facilitate review of reports and ensure timely data submission
Conduct data validation and verification
Track progress towards achieving program targets, ensuring compliance with the requirements of the reporting systems as per donor formats
Conduct training sessions and workshops on Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting (MER) for implementing staff
Compile MER presentations and workshops including development of materials and manuals
Write a variety of documents and analytical reports
Minimum requirements:
Minimum of 5 years working experience with the NGO sector.
Experience in establishing an M&E system, developing data collection forms, indicators reference sheets and performance monitoring plans
Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent ICT skills
Ability to work with minimum supervision
Valid Driver’s license
To apply: Please draft a letter of motivation addressed to the Donor Relations Manager, detailing why you are interested in this opportunity along with your CV and at least 3 contactable references to [email protected]
Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview phase which will take place from 23 – 27 March 2020.
For more about HOPE Cape Town, refer to www.hopecapetown.com