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Tuesday 14 October 2014

M & E Officer - Eastern and Southern Africa (Jobs in Kenya, October 2014)

Title: M & E Officer - Eastern and Southern Africa

Diakonie Emergency Aid - Regional Office Nairobi seeks to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the following position; M & E Officer - Eastern and Southern Africa

Reporting to the Regional Director Her/his duties will include to:

  • Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures;
  • Support program team and partners to monitor project activities, expenditure and progress towards achieving project outputs;
  • Co-ordinate implemention of all research, monitoring and evaluation activities including designing, budgeting, planning for data collection, analysis and report writing;
  • Develop monitoring and impact indicators for projects;
  • Conduct capacity assessments on existing monitoring and evaluation systems of diakonie partners;
  • Co-ordinate closely with partners for data planning, identification of data sources, and collection of data for monitoring purposes;
  • Monitor and follow up progress on various proposals, meetings, reports, working papers etc. with concerned offices;
  • Recommend further improvement of project design and logical frame work;
  • Contribute to the preparation and implementation of project work plans, monitoring plan and technical interim,quarterly and annual reports on programs;
  • Analysis of data for performance monitoring and evaluation to allow team to maintain a good overview of programm performance;
  • Develop a thorough well-defined M & E plan that would serve as measurable guiding tool to determine impact of the program;
  • Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • University Degree preferably in social sciences such as Statistics , Economics or related field;
  • At least 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS in Relief programs implemented by international NGOs;
  • In-depth knowledge of the Program Management Cycle;
  • Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;
  • Proven ICT skills, especially in the development and use of database software;
  • Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;
  • Strong training & facilitation skills;
  • Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision, pro-active and a good team-player;
  • Knowledge of French will be a strong added advantage.
To receive an application form, send an email to: dea.recruitment@gmail.com
Applications must include an application form, cover letter, CV and a daytime telephone number.
The deadline for submission of applications is 24th October, 2014 
All applications should be sent to: recruitment@diakonie-emergency-aid.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.