Monitoring And Evaluation Assistant at Food for the Hungry (FH Kenya) Jobs In Kenya
ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key result # 1 – Continuous Project Monitoring, and Supporting Project Evaluations
- Establish a Project information needs framework.
- Identify M & E Project needs for support.
- Identify and design Project performance questions, key indicators and targets for each project component.
- Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field visits.
- Review the relevance of existing social and economic data for the project area.
- Designing and actualizing Project baseline, mid-term and end-line assessments
Key result # 2: M&E information sharing
- Provide training on M&E and facilitate M&E design and implementation processes with implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
- Provide support to implement the M&E plan, revise and update performance questions, indicators, methods, formats and analytical processes.
- Support program staff in uploading smart sheet and WL3 performance data
- Verify performance information provided by program teams to ensure accuracy
- Enhance community M&E mechanisms/structures through participatory processes
- Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field visits
- Support documentation of project learning and best practices
Key result # 3 - Data management and reporting
- Establish Project data collection systems.
- Collect, compile and analyze Project related data and reports and create consolidated progress reports.
- Review Project Progress Reports and assess interim impacts and causes of potential bottlenecks in implementation.
- Support Project teams in reviewing and reflecting on project implementation processes to enhance learning and replication of best practices
Key result # 4 - Support project learning and communication
- Harnessing project lessons through use of case studies, reports, learning briefs and sharing to internal and external audiences
- Support in project documentation through pictures and videos
- Support logistics team to ensure project branding is in line with donor requirements
- Routinely develop project stories alongside the project team and share for internal and external audiences
- Document learning visits conducted by the donor, staff and partners.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian foundation and beliefs
- Experience in research and community participatory methodologies
- Strong facilitation skills
- Strong analytical and report writing skills
- Good understanding of project planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
- Good contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities, organizational relationships, social and cultural constraints and realities, and environmental condition.
- Knowledge of statistical computer packages e.g. SPSS, STATA, EPI-INFO etc.
- Knowledge on GIS is an added advantage and excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite and highly organized and able to multitask.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- A Degree – in Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Records, Social Science, Statistics, project management, community development or a related field, and at least two years, experience in an NGO set up.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili, Knowledge of local language is an advantage but not a must.