I
Choose Life – Africa (ICL) is one of the leading Non-Governmental Organizations
that has contributed greatly to HIV prevention efforts among the youth in Kenya
today.
The
organization has programs in over 150 institutions (tertiary institutions and
high schools) across 13 counties in Kenya and reaches over 1 million youth
annually with behavior change communication messages.
The
organization seeks to support to the implementation of Vision 2030 through
cascading it to the Counties.
ICL's
mission is to create a movement of individuals that enhance the quality of life
for communities through health initiatives, economic empowerment, academic
& career mentoring and improved leadership & governance.
The
organization has programs around four pillars: Health, Economic Empowerment,
Academic and Career mentoring and Leadership and Governance (HEAL)
I Choose Life Africa is seeking to recruit an Assistant Monitoring &Evaluation Officer will be responsible of ensuring effective management of the project resources, implementation of program activities, and compiling of project monthly reports.
Main Responsibilities:
I Choose Life Africa is seeking to recruit an Assistant Monitoring &Evaluation Officer will be responsible of ensuring effective management of the project resources, implementation of program activities, and compiling of project monthly reports.
Main Responsibilities:
Planning
- Plan projects in
consolidation with the PM in order to accomplish its goals within
constraints such as time, cost and agreed quality standards
- Schedule tasks,
deadlines and milestones for all stakeholders and resources
- Create Program
and departmental work plans
- Create detailed
chart of milestones for all program Outputs
- Develop and
maintain relevant database of data and serve as a hub of data that may be
required by the engaged Auditors and or other stakeholders
Evaluation,
Reporting & capacity building:
- General
Monitoring and Evaluation on assigned projects
- Participate in
the Design, data collection and analysis of surveys and routine data
- Support end of
Project Evaluation focusing on M&E aspect of projects close out
- Participate in
innovative and standardized research
- Spearhead and
coordinate the development and timely submission of monthly reports for
the donor, as well as other required reports by synthesizing the project
activity reports from all the project activities.
- Track progress
of Project implementation and make recommendation to the Management
- Synthesize,
analyze data and write summary reports by program based on the M&E
results and provide a monthly M&E report to the project manager
- In accordance
with donor requirements, create or maintain procedures for capturing and
publishing monthly, quarterly, and annual project reports
- Ensure
evaluations of trainings and outreach activities are conducted and reports
written and submitted to the Project Manager and the relevant persons
- To work closely
with M & E colleagues to design activities to strengthen the capacity
of ICL staff in Project M&E methodologies through provision of
technical support e.g. skills assessment, training and appraisals. Hence,
the M& E Officer will be expected to conduct internal
capacity-building programs for ICL staff on Monitoring & Evaluation.
- Execute M&E
activities included in the Annual Work Plan, with particular focus on
results and impacts as well as in lesson learning.
Proposals
- Grant proposal
writing
- Work with the
Program team to estimate costs & budgets
Partners
Management
- Obtain, discuss
and follow-through with feedback from Head office and partners
- Work with head
office and Partners to keep project focused within scope
- Ensure Partners’
expectations are met and exceeded in terms of quality of product and
service delivered.
Required
Qualifications, Competencies and Skills
- Bachelors Degree
in Statistics, or other related fields
- Minimum two (2)
years experience with participatory monitoring and evaluation which may
include designing and conducting survey exercises, data collection (key
stakeholder interviews, focus groups, surveys, and secondary data analysis
techniques), and data management
- Experience in
donor-funded projects
- Demonstrable
experience in performing statistical analysis and interpreting results
correctly
- Excellent
command of computers and statistical software, especially experience with
MS Access and SPSS or STATA. Ability to manipulate large data sets.
- Ability to work
independently and to take initiative
- Service-oriented
attitude towards work-- providing positive and timely feedback to
colleagues and staff of partner institutions
- Excellent verbal
and written communication skills in English, including the ability to
present materials in meetings and at conferences and to write project
documents (including evaluation design plans, results frameworks, data
collection and data analysis plans, and progress reports)
If
you feel you are the right candidate, please send your CV and cover letter
quoting your current and expected salary to hr@ichooselife.or.ke to reach us on
or before 4th February, 2013 .
The
subject line of your application should be ‘Assistant Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer’.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
I
Choose Life Africa is an equal opportunity employer.