Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator - USAID Enhancing Resilience Project

Position Title:	Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator - USAID Enhancing Resilience Project	Application Deadline Date:	29 Jan 2014
Position Location:	Doolow - Somalia	Position Start Date	01 Jul 2014
Region:	Africa\East Africa	Position End Date:	30 Jun 2015
Requisition Category:	International	Recruitment Priority:	Need Immediately
Country Name:	Somalia	Program/Office Name:	Somalia Program
City/Province:	Doolow - Somalia	Employee Type:	Contract
Job Grade Level:	15	Recruitment Status:	Advertising in Progress
Is this a family post?	Non-family - Staff only
		Requisition Num:	2014AFELOMO-9F6HTP

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To support the management and implementation of project activities, including monitoring and evaluation plan, monitoring the impact of the interventions, and learning. This position will also support project planning and reporting, provide capacity building and coaching to program staff within partner local NGOs, and coordinate and collaborate closely with SomReP consortium agencies, other USAID implementing partners, the donor, and additional stakeholders at field and national levels. The position is based in the field, and will split time between 2 primary field locations, Nairobi (for donor and other stakeholder coordination), and Mogadishu as required by the project.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Support implementing partners to design effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plans and tools which involve and empower the community.
• Support implementation of the M&E plan through regular field monitoring visits and supervision of third party monitoring activities, if any.
• Track and maintain a record of the project’s Key Performance Indicators.
• Facilitate planning and execution of baseline studies and evaluations of the project; Coordinate and provide technical guidance for External Project Evaluation Consultancies.
• Understand Management information needs and assist in (re)designing and review of Project Management Information Systems.
  
  Project Management and Capacity Building for implementation via local partners:
• Work with LNGOs to develop sector-specific, appropriate project management tools, including DIPs, Cash Flows, Procurement Plans, 4Ds);
• Ensure active management of budgets by partners, with timely variance explanations provided as required;
• Ensure local partners implement in alignment with donor financial, procurement, and reporting, and administrative requirements.
• Work with the implementing partners to ensure quality programming and adherence to minimum standards including International Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (DM&E) standards, values and principles, HAP, SPHERE and other sector standards and protocols as well as the mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues (Gender, Environment (climate change, water use), Protection, Peacebuilding, Disability.
• Train and mentor LNGO partner agencies staff on DM&E and other programming approaches.
  
  Learning & Research:
• Lead implementation of project learning plan in collaboration with local partners, WV staff, SomReP consortium agencies, donor, and other stakeholders—including facilitating necessary trainings.
• Facilitate implementation of community learning plan in collaboration with local partners; ensure strong linkages and integration with project learning plan.
• Participate in periodic review meetings to facilitate dialogue and learning on Project Implementation.
• Ensure lessons learned at all levels of implementation are documented, disseminated, applied at field level, and verified for successful application according to the project learning plan.
• Support the project’s research agenda by facilitating external researchers, drafting research plans, etc.
  
  Program Planning & Reporting:
• Draft annual work plans for submission to donor, including planned activities; knowledge management plans; research and learning event plans; research studies/protocols; and other planning documents as required;
• Ensure donor guidelines and instructions adhered to for evaluations and reporting of indicators and impact toward objectives;
• Collect and prepare Consolidated Monthly Performance Reports based on partners’ submissions;
• Contribute to the writing of Quarterly Donor Reports as well as periodic Donor reports to ensure compliance with recommended guidelines, formats and standards;
• Coordinate other reviews and evaluations and prepare reports in accordance with agreed upon standards;
• Coordinate with the GIS Officer to store data in relevant formats and disseminate appropriate information among respective partners;
• Coordinate with Communications staff to ensure success stories collected from local partners for donor.
  
  Management support and other duties:
• Support successful management and implementation of project activities broadly as required by Project Director and/or local partners.
• Other duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Required:

• A Bachelor’s Degree, preferably related to the science and practice of community development, program design, statistics or evaluation.
• At least three years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of development and humanitarian programs; experience working in Somalia or similar context preferred.
• Experience building capacity in DM&E using training methods, facilitation and capacity building strategies;
• Experience in managing, designing, and/or implementing resilience programming preferred;
• Technical expertise in one or more sectors preferred—Livelihoods, Food Security, WASH, Health/Nutrition, or Gender/Protection.
• Sound understanding of and ability to apply quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, including comparative random sampling, questionnaire and survey design, and data entry and analysis.
• Experience working with a consortium programme, and/or complex programmes with multiple stakeholders preferred; at least 2 year experience undertaking implementation through partners preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation skills
• Ability to communicate cross-culturally and be cross-culturally sensitive.
• Strong computer and Internet skills including MS Office for word processing and data analysis.
• Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to field locations.
• Travel: Up to 50% travel within Somalia and to Nairobi is required.

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