Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Job at Amref Kenya
Main Purpose of Job
To provide M&E technical expertise and support the programme in planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (PMEAL) for factual and informed managerial decision making as well as provide M&E technical support Civil Society Organisation that Power to youth are working with and work in collaboration with partner B - NAYA.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES KEY AREA ACTIVITIES
M&E systems
- Lead in strengthening M&E systems by supporting intervention in coming up with M&E plans and Log frames
- Support intervention develop performance indicators and targets
- Support intervention report on a timely and have complete reports
- Support intervention report through AIMS and AITI on time and always updated
- Make sure the reports are of high quality
- Support in development of lobby and advocacy board report
Leadership and mentorship
- Provide credible M&E leadership for Lobby and Advocacy projects, work closely with the PHE department program M&E and work closely with Partner B and other CSOs within the intervention
- Conduct on-site and offsite mentorship M&E support to partner B, intervention staff, CSOS within the approved pathways of implementation
- Lead in planning intervention monthly, quarterly review meetings for the Intervention
- Technical M&E lead for Lobby and Advocacy projects in planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning, accountability and proposal writing Data capture reporting
- Take lead in intervention data capturing, collation, compiling and reporting using Monitoring tools to track project specific indicators and targets -
- Coordinate reporting within Power of Youth programme and other lobby & advocacy projects
- Facilitate donor reporting 100% on time and ensure quality reporting
- Identify underperforming lobby and Advocacy intervention and work closely with the with M&E program manager to ensure they are supported
Quality improvement
- Participate in quarterly CQI subcommittee meetings
- Ensure and foster continuous improvement in quality in both Programme and Financial performance
- Support lobby and advocacy projects set up and track QoS indicators
- Quality assure project specific QoS indicators
- Support projects to consistently report on quality
- Support projects use QoS data to measure performance
Data Management & Quality Assurance
- Take lead in ensuring intervention quality data mechanisms are in place during data capture and projects implementation
- Support the intervention in develop data bases, data management SOP’s and guidelines
- Provide support to projects to develop costed work plans for data management
- Quality assure information that goes to the donor reports
- Provide technical quality assurance for short term M&E consultancies
Programme Surveys
- Take lead in intervention Surveys from start to the end
- Organize and facilitate review meeting with intervention staff and partners and giving feedback on M&E activities
- Review of Evaluation reports and giving feedback
Programme Development
- Participate in intervention especially Lobby and advocacy proposal development, concept notes and budgets development working closely with Finance to plan activities
- Monitor intervention development status and provide key strategic directions for growth
Knowledge Management
- Support intervention implementation team to document and disseminate best practises, lesson learnt and human stories
- Support documentation and dissemination of STOC’s
- Work closely with partners, lobby and advocacy projects in developing abstracts and carry out research
Networking Relationship Management
- Manage intervention integration strategy, synthesis and exchange visits during support visits.
- Work in partnership with Partner B, CSOs and Netherlands PMLER in development, monitoring and evaluation of the program PLMER interventions
Other
- Undertake other relevant duties assigned by the project manager and M&E manager
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and knowledge
- University degree preferably in Social Sciences, project management or a related discipline.
Experience
- At least 3 years relevant working experience.
- Must be conversant with the real-time reporting tools and systems, data analysis and visualization and Ministry of Health M&E tools and system.
- Experience working within the thematic intervention of; Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI); Social accountability and legislation/policy.
- Experience working with sub-grantees in Lobby and advocacy for performance-based model.
- Experience working in uploading AITI is an added advantage.
- Experience in developing real-time reporting tools and coordinating data collection/cleaning, processing and analysis.
- Experience and working knowledge with data analysis, analytics and visualization applications
Skills and Competencies
- Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts, including donors, Ministry of Health officials, legislators, local partners and other NGOs.
- Coordination and supervisory skills.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills Ability to work with a great deal of independence. .