Monitoring and Evaluation
Manager, Kenya & Somalia
Salary: Ksh 218,500 Gross Per Month
Benefits: Currently includes 24 days annual leave, medical cover, bonus and gratuity
Location: Nairobi
Merlin is a UK humanitarian agency which responds worldwide with vital
healthcare and medical relief for vulnerable people caught up in natural
disasters, conflict, and health systems collapse.Salary: Ksh 218,500 Gross Per Month
Benefits: Currently includes 24 days annual leave, medical cover, bonus and gratuity
Location: Nairobi
Merlin has been working in Kenya since 1998 and in Somalia since 2005.
Currently, Merlin in Kenya is operational in two regions of the country - the Western Highlands and Northern Kenya. In Somalia, Merlin operates in the three semi-autonomous regions of Somalia (Somaliland, Puntland and South Central region of Somalia).
The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will be responsible for overseeing the planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities for Merlin Kenya and Somalia programmes and will be responsible for (but not limited to):
- Participating
in the designing and preparation of project proposals and logframes for
new projects.
- Developing
M&E frameworks, systems and tools as well as work plans.
- Assessment
of Merlin Kenya and Somalia programmes against established goals, targets
and indicators as stated in project proposal and log-frames.
- Presenting
achievements against targets and baselines during quarterly review
meetings.
- Reviewing
technical and donor reports emanating from the field with a view of
ensuring their completeness and that they reflect the actual position on
the ground.
- Networking
with other partners, MOH, UN agencies and other stakeholders on monitoring
and evaluation matters.
- Representing
Merlin at external forums as required.
- Capacity
building and training of Merlin and partner staff in monitoring and
evaluation through formal and informal adult learning methods.
- Documentation
of M&E best practices and lessons learned for purposes of
accountability and replication and for presentation to donors, partners
and other stakeholders.
- Providing
support to the collection and analysis of M&E data from field
interventions and preparing and disseminating periodic reports
incorporating service statistics and survey data as available.
In addition, the M&E Manager must be educated to Degree level in public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, or health information systems from a recognized academic institution, with a strong preference for a master’s degree.
Relevant training in M&E and experience of working in the NGO sector will be an added advantage.
How to apply:
Should this role be of interest to you, please send you application, clearly indicating “M&E Manager” in the subject line, to recruitment@merlin-kenya.org by 5pm on Friday, 2nd March 2012.
Alternatively, you may wish to post your application to, HR Department, Merlin, Nairobi Office, P.O Box 3350 – 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.