Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
Location: GVEP Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Reports
to:Programmes Director, Africa
Purpose: To lead GVEP International’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) work in Africa, to enhance quality M&E, analysis and learning from project implementation by ensuring appropriate use of M&E frameworks and tools that assure quality programme delivery across GVEP and partners’ projects.
Purpose: To lead GVEP International’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) work in Africa, to enhance quality M&E, analysis and learning from project implementation by ensuring appropriate use of M&E frameworks and tools that assure quality programme delivery across GVEP and partners’ projects.
Key Roles and Responsibilities of the Position
- Working
with the Programme Director and other key staff, review and update the
GVEP Programme Framework
- Design
M&E framework and systems, identify key performance parameters for new
programmes and projects and ensure the effective use by staff, partners
and stakeholders as necessary
- To
take the lead in conducting continuous analysis of enterprises performance
from the baseline data and produce cross-sectional reports reflecting
different growth variables including but not limited to sales,
employments, profitability etc.
- Build
capacity of staff in project monitoring and data collection against
set indicators, and use of such information in development of project
reports
- Undertake
regular field visits to provide support for proper application of M&E
frameworks
- Synthesize
and analyze programme and project data for periodic measurement of set
program and organizational performance indicators and for report development
- Work
with the Director of Learning and Innovation to conduct case studies,
define best practices and make recommendations to the GVEP management and
staff on the best programme approaches
- Draft
TORs for the engagement of consultants who conduct baselines, evaluations
and other form of research for GVEP’s programmes and review reports
generated by the consultants.
- Develop
appropriate research tools for conducting both qualitative and
quantitative surveys and training staff and external enumerators in the
use of the tools.
- Support
Program Managers and the Business development team in the formulation of
baseline measures and targets, during writing and set up of donor project
proposals as well as throughout project implementation
- Work
closely with the communication department in developing and disseminating
communication programme results, best practices and success stories
- Keep
abreast of the latest industry developments in M&E and network with
other organizations for best practices and technical assistance
- Review
the quality of existing social and economic data in the project areas,
methods of collecting it and the degree to which it will provide good data
for results based evaluation.
Qualifications:
- Degree
in social sciences, statistics or other related field;
- Minimum
five (5) years of relevant professional experience managing monitoring and
evaluation for complex development activities
- Extensive
experience with monitoring and evaluation systems and frameworks for
international development programs, including developing performance
indicators, data collection and analysis systems and tools
- Strong
knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology , data quality
assurance , analysis and reporting
- High
level of competency in managing data information
- Strong
writing skills and experience with producing technical reports required.
- Understanding
of statistical software and data management required.
- Capacity
to produce high-quality briefs and reports.
- Strong
analytical skills.
- Excellent
writing and verbal communication skills.
- Qualifications
or experience with gender work will be an added advantage
- Fluent
in English, French will be an added advantage
Please send your CV plus a cover letter outlining how your knowledge, skills and experience match the job specification to recruitment@gvepinternational.org to reach us by latest 4th July 2016.
GVEP International is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.