The Strategies for Northern Development (SND) is seeking application from qualified individual to fill the following open position;
Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) Manager
Location: Moyale
Post: 1
The
Strategies for Northern Development (SND) is a local non-governmental
organization working with Nomadic Pastoralist Communities in Northern Kenya and
Southern Ethiopia.
SND
is guided by a vision to see a society where all Pastoralist Communities are
resilient and live a dignified life.
Key
areas of focus include;
(1)
Peace Building and Governance,
(2)
Food Security, Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience,
(3)
Child Protection and Education,
(4)
Water, Sanitation and Health and (5) Humanitarian assistance.
SND
is currently implementing the Cross-border Community Resilience (CBCR) Activity
project, a 4-year cross border project in Moyale cluster funded by USAID
through Chemonics International and ACDI / VOCA with the main objective of
strengthening cross-border livelihoods, enhancing social cohesion, and
shielding the development gains made over the years by state and non-state
actors against the adverse effects of recurrent ravaging droughts.
Key Competence
· A
minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Project planning & management /
Development Studies/ Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation or any other related
disciplines.
· Graduate
degree or equivalent expertise is an added advantage.
· Prior
experience with performance monitoring and evaluation for development programs,
including developing performance indicators, data collection and analysis.
· At
least 5 years’ progressive experience in the development and implementation of
Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation policies & processes in a multi
sector Programme environment.
· Skills
and experience with numerical methods, database management and MS Excel
· Ability
to use advance level of statistical softwares (DHIS2, Excel, SPSS and STATA) or
any other.
Skills
Required
· The
ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
· Strong
interpersonal skills and a team player
· Self-directed/self-
motivating personality, with proven ability to manage demands from multiple
supervisors while adhering to program deadlines and priorities.
· Strong
critical and analytical thinking skills.
· Highest
quality, professional writing and communications skills.
· Strong
report writing skills.
Roles
and Responsibilities
Reporting
to the Executive Director, the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning
Manager will
provide MERL support to SND operations in Moyale cluster.
S/He
will support the cross-border project in the development of monitoring and
evaluation (M&E) plans and their implementation, and put in place Programme
quality management measures.
Other
Roles and Responsibilities:
· Develop
comprehensive MEL plan to track progress toward the Projects goal and
objectives and adheres to SND/CBCR guidelines and expectations.
· Lead
the development of MERL activities across SND and specifically CBCR project.
· Provide
detailed review of all grantee activities to align to CBCR MEL level
indicators.
· Facilitate
the design of Activity communications materials including success stories, and
social media in collaboration with the Communications Manager, CD and program
staff;
· Prepare
periodic reports such as, monthly and quarterly reports, and the annual and
final report.
· Monitor
Activity activities to identify impact and success stories and ensure they are
captured, developed, and distributed to CBCR MEL/ Communications Manager and
effectively used.
· Contribute
to the development of CBCR annual work plans and review the relevance of the
MEL Plan against these work plans.
· Establish
and maintain the MERL systems and processes for the cluster. Periodically
evaluate systems and processes effectiveness and adjust as necessary to provide
the Activity with accurate and useful data.
· Train
staff to ensure proper and standardized MERL of Activity activities are
achieved. Assist them in defining and obtaining data for relevant indicators;
ensure data is input into the RMS MEL system and monthly reports are delivered
on time.
· Provide
MERL data to the client and counterparts in a timely manner periodically.
· Efficiently
track, report, and update objectives activities, indicators, and results over
the implementation period.
· Develop
and oversee implementation of SND MERL strategy, including action plan,
pipeline, and process for measuring reach.
· Conduct
on-the-job training on developing a MERL strategy and appropriate channels to
approach grants under contract partners in the cluster, on MERL and impact
analysis skills and the development of MERL for each group of partners.
· Develop
standardized data collection tools, shared data management systems, and
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Draft tools and their revisions as well
as data collection procedures (e.g., logical framework, project performance
tracking, indicators, data flow chart, M&E manuals).
· Perform
any other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor
How to
Apply:
Letter
of applications along with a copy of your resume, a contact telephone number
and the names of 3 referees preferably from your previous work places, quoting
their email addresses/contact numbers properly and Clearly label/quote the job
title above on your envelope and hand deliver to the SND Moyale Office or via
email: jobs@sndafrica.org.
Deadline
for the submission of application is Friday, 16th April 2023 5:00 PM.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Phone calls are not acceptable.
Female
Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
SND
is an equal opportunity employer.