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CARE is currently seeking a Design Monitoring
& Evaluation Manager. This position reports to the ACD-P and is
responsible for ensuring the effective design and implementation of the CO’s
DM&E Strategy that is in line with CARE’s policies and practices;
focusing on the development of M&E plan and activities sets appropriate
monitoring and evaluation requirements for CARE’s projects and programmes,
and assumes overall responsibility for M&E related data collection,
collation, analysis and reporting (internal and external).
The DM&E Manager ensures that objective evaluations are managed
to assess the CARE programme and project relevance, effectiveness,
efficiency, impact and sustainability of results and that evaluations are
carried out in a credible and systematic manner with lessons and
recommendations used for programme/project design. This position manages
thematic projects as requested.
The DM&E Manager liaises closely with headquarters and
other CMPs to ensure compliance with DM&E requirements. This position
works closely with the Programme and Programme Support Teams in the CO.
He/she will also be responsible for the CO’s Accountability Mechanism. He/she
plays an important role in the project to programme shift and in quality assurance.
The position will be the deputy to the ACD-P.
Responsibilities:
Programme Design
- Support
CARE Programmes in the development of its multi-year strategies and
project to programme shift based on best practices.
- Provide
support at the design stage of programmes/projects for setting up
theories of change/logical frameworks with defined indicators to
facilitate the monitoring and evaluation at the later stages.
- Support
the development of project proposals, particularly performance
monitoring plans and M&E sections.
- Provide
evaluation feedback into policy/project/programme design, including
comments on various documents and regularly monitor project risks.
Monitoring
- Direct
responsibility for planning, management and oversight of thematic,
country programme/projects, and other types of evaluations conducted in
the Country Office.
- Implement
quality assurance and monitoring systems to enable innovative ways of
conducting monitoring that meet the requirements of the context (where
needed remote/third party monitoring) and facilitates evaluation.
- Establish
a mechanism for data collection tools (quantitative and qualitative) and
reporting to ensure all monitoring requirements are met, including field
monitoring.
- Provide
support to the Programme team and partners on ways to improve M&E
related components and activities.
Evaluation and Research
- Act
as focal point for implementation of M&E and research assignments,
method and tools, as may be necessary.
- Organize,
coordinate and lead evaluation missions for projects, sectoral and
thematic evaluations, including desk evaluations/studies on selected
sectors/themes.
- Serve
as resource on evaluation policies, procedures and practices to project
managers, partners and others as required.
- Follow
up on implementation of evaluation recommendations; ensuring the optimal
use of evaluations by providing guidance in preparation of timely
management response to all mandatory evaluations and by developing a
communication plan.
- Organize,
design, plan and carry out the collection, evaluation, analysis,
compilation and dissemination of statistical data.
- Assess
indicators and systems to measure results and impact of CARE activities
and processes to produce evidence-based reports.
- Monitor
the implementation of previous audit recommendations and assist managers
in developing follow-up system to provide assurance that all audit
recommendations are complied with.
Accountability and reporting
- Assist
Project/Programme Managers to conceptualize, write, and consolidate
progress reports, as well as briefing documents and other
publications relating to CARE implementation.
- Ensure
quality of all reports and edit them appropriately for onward approval
for dissemination.
- Assist
the CO in rolling out its Accountability Mechanism, including
preparations of tools for feedback and complaint collecting and
recording.
- The
DM&E Manager with the Knowledge Management Assistant are responsible
(with the relevant other CO staff) for resolving complaints/dealing with
feedback following organizational policy.
Learning/Knowledge sharing and training
- Design/adapt
a CO MIS system and compile and disseminate information extracted from
all available project/programmes information management systems in the
CO to Senior Management and other stakeholders as needed.
- Identify
and formulate evaluation findings and studies/research, lessons learned
and recommendations to be integrated into broader knowledge management
efforts and draft them for wider dissemination.
- Develop
and ensure effective implementation of a Knowledge Management and
Learning Strategy for the CO.
- Organize
and conduct of results-oriented monitoring and evaluation trainings
(including quantitative and qualitative data collection methods) in the
Country Office and for partners where relevant.
- Develop,
conduct and support a functioning CO M&E theme group, to ensure
common understanding and coherent implementation of the M&E system
and to improve or develop performance indicators, set baselines and
targets at output and outcome level.
- Participate
in “communities of practice” to remain abreast of latest development and
professional norms, standards, tools and methodologies and disseminating
knowledge on knowledge management, monitoring, and evaluation tools and
systems.
- Supervise
a Knowledge Management Assistant and coach him/her into the broader knowledge
management efforts.
Requirements:
- Advanced
degree focusing on economics, statistics, sociology, or relevant field.
- At
least 5 years of operational DM&E experience at national and
international levels in international development;
- Proven
experience and skills in quantitative and qualitative/participatory
research methods and analysis and linking planning to M&E through
results based approaches;
- Demonstrated
experience with designing logical frameworks/ theory of change (TOC),
designing M&E systems, outcome measurement using qualitative and
quantitative approaches;
- Experience
in designing and writing reports and proposals for donors;
- Experience
in rendering M&E results using different media/C4D tools.
- Excellent
communication, training/facilitation skills, preferably in data
collection methods and tools, and M&E;
- Strong
organizational and interpersonal skills;
- Advanced
computer skills including the use of statistical analysis software
(SPSS, STATA, Excel);
- Fluent
in oral and written English and excellent writing skills;
- Ability
to work in a challenging environment, under high pressure and ability to
cope with tight deadlines;
- Ability
to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
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