Position: Monitoring & Evaluation Manager,
Energy 4 Impact
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Location: Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Africa Programmes Director
Energy 4 Impact supports businesses that provide energy access to off-grid communities in Africa.
Energy 4 Impact supports businesses that provide energy access to off-grid communities in Africa.
Our activities are designed
to help businesses overcome these gaps, and so to flourish, build markets and
expand energy access in the form of energy-efficient cook stoves, briquettes,
solar lighting and home systems, biogas and mini-grid electrification.
Businesses we support range
from local micro-enterprises operating in the rural, informal economy, to
larger local or international businesses and project developers.
Purpose: The M&E Manager works with the Africa Programmes Director to provide technical support to Energy 4 Impact’s project and country teams, lead Energy 4 Impact’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) work in Africa by ensuring appropriate use of M&E frameworks and tools that assure quality programme delivery across Energy 4 Impact and partners’ projects.
Key Roles and Responsibilities of the Position
Purpose: The M&E Manager works with the Africa Programmes Director to provide technical support to Energy 4 Impact’s project and country teams, lead Energy 4 Impact’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) work in Africa by ensuring appropriate use of M&E frameworks and tools that assure quality programme delivery across Energy 4 Impact and partners’ projects.
Key Roles and Responsibilities of the Position
- Working with
the Programme Director and other key staff, review and update the Energy 4
Impact’s 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 Energy 4 Impact 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 Energy 4 Impact’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:
- Master Degree
in International Development, Economics, or other relevant academic
background
- Minimum 5 to 7
years of relevant professional experience in monitoring and evaluation for
complex programmes /projects
- 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 for M&E and data management required.
- Advanced
knowledge of excel is required
- Programme
management experience is preferable
- 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
- Excellent
interpersonal skills and team player
- Fluent in
English, French will be an added advantage
How to Apply:
Please send your CV plus a cover letter outlining how your knowledge, skills
and experience match the job specification to recruitment@energy4impact.org to
reach us by latest 7th October, 2016.
(Salary range – Kes 350,000 -500,000pm)
Energy 4 Impact is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.
(Salary range – Kes 350,000 -500,000pm)
Energy 4 Impact is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.