Development Alternative Inc
(DAI)
Seeking: M&E / Information
Officers
2 Positions
Duration: Contract will run through 31st March, 2017 with a possibility of extension)
DAI works on the frontlines of international development, transforming ideas into action - action into impact committed to shaping a more livable world.
We work with a wide range of
clients, including national and local governments, bilateral and multilateral
donors, private corporations, and philanthropies.
Conflict Security and
Stability Fund (CSSF) has awarded DAI a contract to implement Building
Resilience in Civil Society (BRICS) project in a grant mechanism designed to
develop capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) – nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs), community based organizations (CBOs) and faith based
organizations (FBOs) – to respond to threats of extremism locally while working
closely with national and regional agencies; and encourages cooperation between
state and non-state actors to build resilience.
Scope of Work: M&E Officers will
directly to report to the M&E Manager while making contributions to the
M&E Plan for entire project.
They will be responsible for
mapping out M&E work-plans for each grant and support collection,
verification, and analysis of grantee data.
M&E officers will
coordinate efforts of interns to spot check, take photos, conduct interviews,
verify data, and other assignments related to monitoring and evaluation.
M&E officers will also
support the M&E Manager as the interface between the research partners and
DAI.
This position will be based
in Nairobi with frequent travel to field offices.
The successful candidates
will:
- Work with the
research and implementing partners to ensure the delivery of robust
internal and external communication plans that profile existing learning
products and promote sharing of capacity building and knowledge across
regions;
- Support M&E
Manager on manage, scope and research partner identification to meet objectives
of the knowledge and innovation requirement of the projects;
- Work with
M&E Manager to develop and manage systems to record data on building
resilience, learning activities and contextualization of, systems; tools
and templates to ensure effective monitoring and measurement of project
results;
- Work with
M&E Manager and operations team to document and report vital internal
learning on DAI|BRICS operations, setting up and utilizing platforms and
mechanisms that allow for regular input/feedback.
Key Roles and
Responsibilities
- Provide support
at the design stage for setting up theories of change/logframes with
defined indicators to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation at the
later stages;
- Provide
evaluation feedback into policy/project/program design, including comments
on various documents and regularly monitor project risks.
- Implement
quality assurance and monitoring systems to enable innovative ways of
monitoring that meet contextual requirements (remote/third party
monitoring);
- Establish a
mechanism for data collection tools (quantitative and qualitative) and
reporting to ensure all monitoring requirements are met, including field
monitoring
- Provide
technical support to the programme and M&E teams among partners on
ways to improve M&E related components and activities;
- Support
results-oriented M&E trainings (including quantitative and qualitative
data collection methods) across the region and for partners where
relevant;
- Defining and/or
creating data listings, summary table validation, data specifications
and/or process data transfers in preparation for statistical review and
audit;
- Design,
implement, and otherwise support routine project monitoring activities.
- Assist in
project design and proposal writing.
- Facilitate the
work of external M&E and research consultants.
- Provide support
to internal and external assessments, identify needs, impacts of
interventions and shocks, and to support the CVE coordination;
- Engage in
advocacy and humanitarian coordination on behalf of AVSI in South Sudan.
- Complete all other
duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications:
- University
degree in Economics, Statistics, communication, computer, Monitoring and
Evaluation or its equivalent;
- At least 3
years of experience in M&E system management, qualitative and
quantitative study or program management.
- Proficient
knowledge of the standard IT software including Microsoft Office such as
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, among others;
- Proficient
knowledge of at least one statistical analysis program such as SPSS, Epi
Info;
- Excellent
qualitative and quantitative analytical capacities in the socio-economic
and political field;
- Proficient
knowledge of English (written and oral). Kiswahili and any other local
languages is a plus;
- At least 2
years of experience in development/conflict and security or Humanitarian
context; and
- Ability to
coordinate with field teams among partners and conduct spot checks.
Do you have the above
qualifications and skills?
Please send
(1) a CV,
(2) Cover letter and
(3) three professional
references
Closing date: Friday, 13 January 2017.
Please note only short listed
candidates will be contacted.