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POSITION SUMMARY
Implementation
of monitoring and evaluation policies and strategies for Somali Aid projects in
Somalia, Ensuring quality and accountability of monitoring, Establish strong
working relationships with key actors in other agencies dealing with monitoring
and evaluation and indicators in order to facilitate effective collaboration
and communication, Provide technical support/guidance to the organization in
developing simple and value-adding monitoring and reporting strategies and
tools ensuring coherence with existing reporting requirements, Facilitation of
knowledge building and knowledge sharing on monitoring and evaluation, Maintain
an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to
remain up-to-date on partnership related issues, Generate new ideas and
approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of
doing things.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND
QUALIFICATIONS:
- University degree in Social Science or other appropriate/related field;
- A minimum of five years, experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably in fragile state context;
- Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
- Experience designing and managing beneficiary monitoring and database systems.
- Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing monitoring and evaluation and performance monitoring plans.
- Experience in planning and managing surveys. Experience developing and refining data collection tools.
- Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies; plus ability to manage heavy data.
- Experience in data quality assessments and oversight, managing and providing ongoing training to M&E field officers.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively and persuasively present information in a variety of settings and formats;
- Familiar with activity and grant reporting methods and information management systems;
- Ability to facilitate and serve as a project liaison for externally-managed evaluations.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, with proven experience in Access, Excel and Power point;
- English fluency required. Somali fluency preferred.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
These
are challenging opportunities for dedicated and highly motivated professionals.
If you would like to join this dynamic team in support for humanity, please
submit your application to hr@somaliaid.net
quoting the position in the email subject line, by 30th August 2013.
Each application should be addressed to the Executive
Director and include the following:
An
updated CV;
An
application letter which should include contact information for three
work-related referees.
NB:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Somali
Aid is an equal opportunity employer.
