Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Job in Kenya

Scaling up the wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies
 
University of Nairobi

Position title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer  

 Background: The Green Belt Movement International (USA) has received a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs (OES) to support the creation and scaling up of the wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies (WMI) at the University of Nairobi. 


The Hub will amplify the impact of the existing partnership and partner organizations, make it more sustainable in the longer term, and help raise the public and political profile of clean energy, gender, and climate change issues across Africa and globally. 

Specialized trainings and wPOWER Africa and wPOWER India exchanges at the Hub will increase the business and technical capacity of women entrepreneurs related to clean energy technologies and solutions, including an understanding of linkages to climate change and reducing deforestation.

The Hub will empower women entrepreneurs from around the world by training on best practices on clean energy entrepreneurship, creating a platform for exchange visits with wPOWER international partners, and monitoring and evaluation of clean energy technologies in use within the network. 

The Project is seeking to recruit an M & E officer to be based at the wPOWER Hub.

The WMI wPOWER Hub M & E officer will employ facilitation, technology support, data collection and reporting, as well as handle the myriad logistical and administrative details needed for the initiative to function smoothly. 

The Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer will be responsible for day-to-day management of the overall execution and progress of wPOWERs M&E program.  

S/he shall be under the direct supervision of the Project Director.

Specific Responsibilities:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following specific responsibilities:
  • Develop, Manage and implement an information technology (IT) performance-based monitoring system to ensure that wPOWER hub targets are met
  • In consultation with M & E consultant develop tools for project monitoring and evaluation and regularly review them for updates
  • Ensure that the M&E databases are updated routinely and systematically
  • Ensure that the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines regarding M&E for the wPOWER hub are developed and updated where necessary.
  • Lead the process of ensuring that the Key performance Indicators reviews for the wPOWER hub are conducted regularly
  • In collaboration with wPOWER hub team document achievements of the project indicators against set performance targets
  • Follow up with the wPOWER M & E consultant and ensure timely preparation and implementation of baseline surveys, Monitoring, impact evaluation as per standard operating procedures and report writing. 
  • Ensure timely compilation of wPOWER and relevant partners  M & E reports
  • Report regularly to the wPOWER hub team on all matters related to M & E
  • Provide monthly analytical feedback (statistics) to the Project Director on M&E progress
  • Report monthly and half-yearly on all project activities in accordance with wPOWER & DOS procedures
  • Assist the Project Officer in preparing DOS reports
  • Provide Project Officer with synthesis of baseline surveys and monitoring reports in consultation with M & E consultant and lessons learned from project interventions
  • Any other duties that may be assigned by the Project Director
Competencies
  • Well organized and able to multi-task and prioritize
  • Flexibility with spending time in the field
  • Plans, coordinates and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing Priorities and competing deadlines
  • Excellent knowledge of monitoring and strong analytical skills
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
  • Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view
  • Solicits feedback from staff about the impact of his/her own behavior
  • Strong team player
  • Strong information technology (IT) skills
  • Knowledge of geographic information system encouraged
Required Skills and Experience

Education:
  • University Degree preferably in Project planning and management or related field.
Experience:
  • At least 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS in development projects implemented by national/international NGOs/UN bodies/ Government;
  • Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;
  • Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS software using database software;
  • Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;
  • Strong training & facilitation skills.
  • Understanding of spatial analytical skills
Language Requirements:
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili.
Qualifications:  
  • Education:  University degree in Project planning or related field (Master’s degree preferred)
  • Experience in the area of clean energy technologies and entrepreneurship will be an added advantage.
  • Ability to demonstrate working experience in M&E
  • Knowledge and experience of monitoring U.S. government funded projects an added advantage.
  • Strong computer and written/oral communications skills
  • Ability to efficiently work in teams and coordinate between various stakeholders
All applications to be sent by email to jobs@greenbeltmovement.org by 15th January 2016, with the subject title: M&E Officer the Hub.