Norwegian Refugee Council
Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator – Region Horn of Africa
Kenyan Nationals Only
Ref. nr.: 3258478822
Job location:Nairobi
Full time
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in
helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally
displaced people.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has
approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects
across four continents.
In addition, NRC runs one of the
world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be
deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
NRC’s Horn of Africa operation
comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian and early recovery
interventions spread across eight countries (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia,
Djibouti, and Yemen), and most recently Eritrea, Uganda and South Sudan.
NRC’s overall strategy in the region
is to ensure a greater number of vulnerable people in hard to reach areas get
access to humanitarian assistance, become resilient to future disasters and
find durable solution.
The regional office is based in
Nairobi and works with country programmes to ensure standardisation of
programmatic and operational approaches, promote multi country programming and
ensuring quality and coordination.
The Regional M&E Coordinator will
provide strategic and technical support to the NRC’s monitoring and evaluation
efforts.
NRC in the region requires M&E
standards, systems and practices that will increase its capacity to produce,
measure and demonstrate improvements in programme performance and results,
internal management, and data-based decision making.
The Regional M&E Coordinator will
assist country programs in increasing the capabilities of staff to implement
M&E systems, tool and practices consistently to improve program quality and
impact.
Generic Responsibilities
·
Adherence to NRC policies, guidance
and procedures
·
Support and contribute to the
development and implementation of M&E systems, including M&E SOPs,
guidance and tools within the region
·
Participate and advise on programme
design and proposal discussions, including theory of change development, log
frame design and budgeting for M&E
·
Support programme staff in planning for
and executing M&E best practises, including data collection methodology
& tools, data management, analysis and usage
·
Support the implementation,
dissemination and use of evaluations, reviews, assessments and monitoring data
in programme development, adjustment or review
·
Contribute to organisational learning
through supporting specific analysis, lessons learned and reports in the region
·
Capacity building and training of
M&E and programme staff on M&E technical and conceptual areas
·
Advise and support M&E and
programme staff (regional & country office) in executing M&E plans and
utilizing systems
·
Contribute to the design of M&E
staffing structure and resourcing, including collaboration with programme staff
to identify and plan for M&E needs
·
Liaise with and advise country
office, regional and head office M&E Staff.
Specific Responsibilities
·
Support the rollout and
implementation of NRC M&E frameworks, plans and standardization of data
collection methods, tools, templates and guidelines; regionally and at country
office levels
·
In collaboration with regional
programme and core competency advisors, support deployment and use of M&E
guidance and tools for primary programming sectors in the region
·
Work with countries and support in
monitoring of project activities, ensuring that activities are carried out as
planned or adapted to changed circumstances
·
Support countries in the region with
tools and appropriate methodologies for assessments of beneficiary needs, so
that results are actionable and easily communicated
·
Support the evaluation of projects
including mid-term, final or impact project evaluations, ensuring that
activities are effectively and responsively addressing beneficiary needs
·
Provide hands-on technical assistance
to country offices in the region by contributing technical inputs to or
reviewing M&E components of project proposals
·
Contribute actively to an M&E
learning community within NRC, support efforts to enhance M&E systems and
standards across the organization
·
Coordinate with M&E staff at HQ,
other regions and peer organization in developing best practices, facilitate
lessons learned and coordination
·
Consolidate output and outcome data
from programme reports to inform NRC reporting. Map capacity building needs in
the region and support training of programme and M+E support staff on M+E
technical and conceptual areas
·
Support M&E and programme staff
in implementation of mobile data collection system and other initiatives within
the region.
Qualifications
·
University degree preferably in
statistics, operations research, quantitative analysis, public policy,
economics, or other social science fields, with advanced training in rigorous
empirical research and evaluation methodologies
·
Experienced professional with a
minimum of 8 years working at a senior level of M&E design and
implementation.
·
Experience required in contemporary
qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method evaluations involving major
international donor programs
·
Thorough familiarity with principles
and current approaches to M&E using both quantitative and qualitative
methods
·
Demonstrated significant experience
in monitoring and evaluation for large and complex programs, providing
specific, sound, and rigorous M&E technical assistance
·
Extensive experience in developing
baseline research, logic models, data collection and analysis, mid-term
evaluation, and outcome evaluation
·
Understanding of donor expectations
and trends in M&E
·
Demonstrated ability to transfer
knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal
and non-formal methods
·
Solid experience of work with windows
based computer software, SSP, GIS, excellent at excel and use of Digital Data
Gathering (DDG) technology
·
Experience in conducting M&E
activities in highly insecure context and for programme using community based
approach (including data collection, statistical analysis, qualitative
research, outcome monitoring and dissemination of results)
·
Experience in designing survey and
research tools, organizing and delivering training workshops, managing
community mobilization and advocacy activities for local non-governmental
organizations
·
Ability to work closely with field
based national staff and experience in various staff training
·
Documented results related to the
position’s responsibilities
·
Fluency in English, both written and
verbal
Education level: College / University, Bachelor’s degree
Personal qualities
·
Planning and delivering results
·
Coping with change
·
Working with people
·
Handling insecure environments
Language: English
We offer
Duty station: Nairobi
Contract period: 12 Months with
possibility of extension
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s
general directions, The candidate will observe NRC’s code of conduct and
working hours for the NRC Office in Nairobi.
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some travelling must be
expected
Search criteria:
·
Location: Kenya
·
Industry: Emergency Relief
·
Special field: Monitoring and
Evaluation
·
Role: Supervisor
How to Apply
Go
to www.nrc.no to
apply online
Deadline for application: 30/11/2016
Monitoring
and Evaluation Intern – Region Horn of Africa
Ref.
nr.: 3258490261
Full
time
Job
location: Nairobi
The
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more
dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people.
NRC
advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within
the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and
water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The
Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent
employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs
one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals,
ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
NRC’s
Horn of Africa operation comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian
and early recovery interventions spread across eight countries (Kenya, Somalia,
Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Yemen), and most recently Eritrea, Uganda and South
Sudan.
NRC’s
overall strategy in the region is to ensure a greater number of vulnerable
people in hard to reach areas get access to humanitarian assistance, become
resilient to future disasters and find durable solution.
The
regional office is based in Nairobi and works with country programmes to ensure
standardisation of programmatic and operational approaches, promote multi
country programming and ensuring quality and coordination.
The
M&E Intern will assist in data collection, cleaning data, lay-out &
design templates and infographics for new publications and products in line
with NRC and humanitarian graphic guidelines & best practises
Job
description
·
Maintain and further develop the
graphic guidelines, in line with overall NRC guidelines (implementation and
modification if needed)
·
Lay‐out and design Quarterly and Mid-year
presentations and reports for the Region and Country Offices as needed
·
Deliver creative and innovative ideas
for print, web and interactive presentations
·
Support and lead the design process
of reports and presentations for printing, electronic distribution and
in-person delivery
·
Maintain templates (AI, Excel, Word,
PowerPoint etc.) and give technical support for their use
·
Improve and edit art‐works, photos,
charts and other graphic elements (such as Excel & AI)
·
Assist in establishing and be
responsible for maintaining a products and photo archive
·
Create animations in PowerPoint
and/or Flash for illustrative purposes such as animation of maps and more
advanced solutions
·
Deliver creative graphic and
technical solutions for use of new media
·
Maintain a client‐oriented
approach that ensures high‐quality graphic design services and products
·
Assist with developing web interface
and design for Regional NRC website and other interactive products in close
collaboration with the Protection & Advocacy Unit
·
Promote the rights of refugees, IDPs
and returnees in line with the regional strategy
·
Any other tasks requested by the
Supervisor
Qualifications
·
Bachelor degree in one of the
following fields: Graphic Design, Media and communication, Fine Arts or a
related field.
·
Experience in data Management and
visualization (analysis, graphical presentation and reporting)
·
Preferred experience working with
statistical soft-wares (SPSS, Excel, Epi-Info)
·
Some Adobe Illustrator knowledge is a
MUST for this post
·
Practical background in graphic
design and knowledge of design software such Adobe Creative Suite packages and
web design tools
·
Basic understanding of web
development (HTML, Java script, etc.) technologies and GIS is preferred
·
Experience in graphic production from
start to published/printed product with knowledge of printing processes (offset
and digital) and color management
·
Good understanding of new and
evolving technologies and digital platforms
·
Knowledge of standard software
packages (Excel/Access, Visio, etc.)
·
Ability to meet deadlines and
prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment
·
Demonstrated commitment to continuous
on-job learning
·
Fluency in English, both written and
verbal
Education
level
·
College / University, Bachelor’s
degree
Personal
qualities
·
Planning and delivering results
·
Coping with change
·
Working with people
·
Handling insecure environments
Language: English
We
offer
Duty
station: Nairobi
Contract
period: 6 Months
Salary/benefits:
According to NRC’s general directions, The candidate will observe NRC’s code of
conduct and working hours for the NRC Office in Nairobi.
Miscellaneous
info
Travel:
Some travelling must be expected
Search
criteria:
·
Location: Kenya
·
Industry: Emergency Relief
·
Special field: Monitoring and
Evaluation
·
Role: Assistant
How
to Apply
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 30/11/2016
SPARK M & E Coordinator – Kenya
(Kenyan Nationals only)
Ref. nr.: 3264990371
Full Time
Job location: Nairobi
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in
helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally
displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights of
displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education,
emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene
sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has
approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects
across four continents.
In addition, NRC runs one of the
world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be
deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.
The Regional Office is based in
Nairobi, Kenya with offices and operations in Somalia (Puntland, Somaliland and
Mogadishu), Kenya (Dadaab and Kakuma ), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Dolo Ado,
Shire,Gambella and Asosa), South Sudan (Juba, Awil, Alek and Aweril) and Yemen
(Sa’naa and Aden).
All NRC employees are expected to
work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation,
inclusivity and accountability.
These attitudes and believes shall
guide our actions and relationships.
The role of the SPARK M&E
Coordinator is to establish and implement systems to promote evidence-based
decision-making, programme and project performance, and internal management.
The SPARK M&E Coordinator will
contribute to quality programming through supporting establishing and
operationalising an effective M and E system; ensure effective access to and
use of relevant and timely information on programme scale, relevance, and
effectiveness.
Within this context, the SPARK
M&E Coordinator will provide technical support to in-country staff
pertaining to M&E and build capacity in the country mission by identifying
and supporting the implementation of effective, appropriate, cost efficient and
meaningful M&E systems.
Job description
·
Adherence to NRC policies, guidance
and procedures
·
Support and contribute to the
development and implementation of M&E systems, including M&E SOPs,
guidance and tools.
·
Participate in programme design and
proposal discussions, including theory of change development, log frame design
and budgeting for M&E.
·
Support programme staff in planning
for and executing M&E, including, data collection methodology and tools and
data management, analysis and use.
·
Support the implementation,
dissemination and use of evaluations, assessments and monitoring data in
programme development, adjustment or review.
·
Contribute to organisational learning
through supporting specific analysis, lessons learned and reports.
·
Capacity building and training of
programme and M&E support staff on M&E technical and conceptual areas.
·
Supervise and mentor M&E support
staff in executing M&E plans.
·
Contribute to the design of M&E
staffing structure and resourcing, including collaboration with programme staff
to identify and plan for M&E needs.
Specific responsibilities
·
Support the establishment of minimum
standards and plans, standardization of data collection methods and tools at
consortium level, consent, privacy and security,
·
In Conjunction with Consortium
Partners, develop and maintain systems to collect and analyse information on
outputs, outcomes and impact of the SPARK program.
·
Ensure quality, consistency and
adherence to SPARK consortium set standards and best practices for M&E
across all partners, including data quality and use
·
Support M&E Capacity gap
assessment, develop and implement capacity building plan, and establish common
quality control and assurance mechanisms for partners in all phases of the
SPARK programme
·
Work collaboratively with SPARK
consortium partners to develop M&E plans, M&E Matrices, plan for
M&E activities, budgets, timelines etc.
·
Facilitate and support activities
related to: setting up a vulnerability assessment approach (including gender /
disability), beneficiary criteria selection, targeting methods and tools; needs
assessment, development of log frame indicators, baseline, end line,
midterm/final evaluations, dissemination and use of lessons learnt for the SPARK
programme.
·
Standardize all partner’s digital
data gathering, analysis, documentation of best practices, support Information
management and sharing and for advocacy purposes among the consortium partners
internally and externally
·
Support the development of common
approaches for beneficiary feedback and complaints mechanisms and provide
recommendations for how these mechanisms can be set up and managed.
·
Undertake regular field trips to the
project area, to ensure that the Consortium M&E system is functioning as
required. This may involve providing training or capacity building to
Consortium M&E and programme staff and predominantly means identifying
issues impeding the successful deployment of our M&E strategy and proposing
adequate solutions
Qualifications
·
At least 5 years experience in an
international NGO preferably in an emergency or post-conflict setting,
including M&E capacity and systems development
·
Minimum of a higher education degree
in social science, economics, business administration, management, or related
field. Prior experience in monitoring and evaluation is required.
·
Knowledge and experience in
developing data collection and analysis tools is an asset and experience in
developing data management software will be an added advantage
·
Considerable experience in overseeing
the implementation of M&E and accountability activities at field level.
·
Prior experience of M&E training
and capacity building. Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse
audiences through training, mentoring and other formal and non-formal methods.
·
Previous experience of conducting
organisational capacity assessments and designing training/capacity building
strategies would be advantageous.
·
Good knowledge of participatory
approaches and humanitarian accountability frameworks.
·
Knowledge of mobile-phone based data
collection systems is preferred (Kobo, ODK).
Education field
·
Social science
Education level
·
College / University, Bachelor’s
degree
Personal qualities
·
Good communication and interpersonal
skills
·
Strong organisational and team
working skills
·
Good cultural awareness and
sensitivity
·
Highly approachable, trustworthy and
confidential
·
Advanced English Language level
·
Knowledge of the NGO operations and
the dynamics of the humanitarian sector is a plus
·
Strong computer skills including MS
Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Familiarity with MS Access or other
database software is desirable.
·
Proven presentation, training and
facilitation skills
Language: English
We offer
Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
Contract duration: 12 months with
possibility of extension.
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s
general directions, The candidate will observe NRC’s code of conduct and
working hours for NRC Kenya.
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some travelling must be
expected
Search criteria:
·
Location: Kenya
·
Industry: Emergency Relief
·
Special field: Monitoring and
Evaluation
·
Role: Worker
How to Apply
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 30/11/2016
Field Office Coordinator – Kenya
(Kenyan Nationals only)
Ref. nr.: 326607915
Fulltime
Job location: Kakuma
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in
helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally
displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights of
displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education,
emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene
sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has
approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects
across four continents.
In addition, NRC runs one of the
world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be
deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.
The Regional Office is based in
Nairobi, Kenya with offices and operations in Somalia (Puntland, Somaliland and
Mogadishu), Kenya (Dadaab and Kakuma ), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Dolo Ado,
Shire,Gambella and Asosa), South Sudan (Juba, Awil, Alek and Aweril) and Yemen
(Sa’naa and Aden).
All NRC employees are expected to
work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation,
inclusivity and accountability.
These attitudes and believes shall
guide our actions and relationships.
The purpose of the Field Office
Coordinator is to run the day to day support functions at a field office.
The Field Office Coordinator will be
reporting to the Consortium Manager.
Job description
·
Manage day to day HR & Admin,
finance, logistics and security tasks of the field office
·
Ensure adherence to NRC policies,
handbooks, procedures and SOPs/guidelines
·
Ensure adherence to Security and Risk
Management policy and procedures
·
Coordinate and assist with budgets
and costs for the field office’s shared costs and support functions
·
Provide support in the training and
development of staff
·
Provide support to project
implementation at field office level
·
Coordinate representation meetings
with the UN, partners and authorities
·
Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees
in line with the advocacy strategy
·
Under the supervision of the
Consortium Manager he / she oversees SPARK Consortium programme and operations
in Kakuma and Kalobeyei in accordance with NRC strategy and mandate.
·
Mentor, monitor and coordinate
implementing partners in Kakuma to ensure that the consortium partners operate
in line with the implementation plan and the established standards.
·
Coordinate information and
communication among Consortium Partners and with the Consortium Management
Unit.
·
Closely work with monitoring and
evaluation team to monitor on the implementation progress of the project
activities.
·
Coordinate cross cutting activities
between the partners (assessments, data collection, meetings, reports).
·
In coordination with the Consortium
Manager and the Area Mangers of the partners represent the consortium in
external meetings providing timely feedback reports to Area Manager and
Consortium Manager
·
Submit monthly progress report on
SPARK activities to Consortium Manager.
·
Travel as dictated by the needs of
the programme, security and staff
·
Undertake other tasks allocated by
the Consortium Manager
Qualifications
·
University degree preferably in
development studies, community development, economic and other social sciences
·
At least three years of working experience
in field offices and teams coordination
·
Experience working with
Non-Governmental organizations,
·
Good communication skills and ability
to conduct training
·
Strong in managing difficulties and
challenges mainly from the local actors
·
Understanding of conflict
sensitivity, protection and do no harm
·
Computer skills
·
People-centred management skills
·
Desirable local language skills
Education field
·
Social science
·
Administration / Organisation /
Management
Education level
·
College / University, Bachelor’s degree
Personal qualities
·
Handling insecure environments
·
Working with people
·
Planning and delivering results
·
Communicating with impact and respect
·
Managing resources to optimize
results
Language: English
We offer
Duty station: Kakuma, Kenya
Contract duration: 12 months with possibility of extension.
Salary / benefits: According to NRC’s general directions, The candidate will
observe NRC’s code of conduct and working hours for NRC Kenya.
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some
travelling must be expected
Search criteria:
·
Location: Kenya
·
Industry: Emergency Relief
·
Special field: Finance Administration
/ Office Work / HR
·
Role: Worker
How to Apply
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 01/12/2016
