Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Intern at Save the Children

Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Intern 
 

Position Code: MEAL Intern
 

Team / Programme:Programme Development and Quality (PDQ)

Location: Nairobi
 

Contract Length: 6 Months
 

Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

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MONITORING & EVALUATION OFFICER – REGAL-IR

Organizational Context

Adeso, formerly known as Horn Relief, is an expanding and vibrant African based international development and humanitarian organization. At Adeso, we work with African communities where yet realize their full potential; working inside these communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive. Our belief that economic, social and environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy community drives the nature and intent of our programming. We work to prevent and overcome situations that adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the economy, developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and influencing policy.

For the past 20 years we have strengthened rural livelihoods through environmental awareness, training, technology transfer and innovative humanitarian projects in pursuit of a peaceful, self-reliant, and greener future.

Adeso an exciting and dynamic organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.

Project Summary

The REGAL IR program is a 5 year initiative aiming to reduce hunger and poverty, increase social stability and build strong foundations for economic growth by strengthening social, economic, and environmental resilience in pastoral and transitioning communities in Kenya’s arid lands. It has six strategic objectives including diversifying livelihoods, improving value chain inclusiveness, natural resource management, conflict

management, disaster risk reduction, and improving nutrition. The program is based in Isiolo County and implementing activities in Isiolo, Garissa, Wajir, Marsabit, and Turkana.

Position Purpose

The M&E Officer will report to the M&E Director of REGAL-IR project and will be responsible for all field level planning and implementation of project M&E plan. The position will support county level offices in establishing efficient M&E systems for all thematic interventions of REGAL-IR. The M&E Officer will work in close coordination with field teams on all aspects of project monitoring and evaluation, this will include planning, implementation, and reporting of M&E activities. The position will be focal point person for integration of M&E systems in programming throughout project cycle. M&E Officer will perform key functions of providing technical support on M&E, implementation of participatory monitoring frameworks, project level database management, documentation, reporting and dissemination of project outcomes.

Specific Roles And Responsibilities

• Under the guidance of the M&E Director, carry out M&E activities implementation in REGAL-IR Project areas.
• Support the development and implementation of clear, practical M&E plans.
• Support project initiated assessments, Participatory Learning, Planning and Action (PLPA) and participatory M&E systems.
• Establish data collection systems within programs when requested/review existing data collection tools and systems.
• Ensure documentation of project actives and disseminate project outcomes and results.
• Support teams – through regular meetings and on the job support - to gather, collate, and analyze monitoring data, as well as to report on findings from monitoring activities.
• Undertake regular visits the field to support monitoring and accountability processes.
• Participate in the development of templates and guidelines for data gathering, collation and reporting in liaison with Project Officers, Technical Advisors and Coordinators.
• Provide technical support to program teams with qualitative and quantitative data analysis and reporting when requested; work with program staff to do monthly analysis of output data.
• Improve gathering and use of qualitative data, e.g. through use of case studies.
• Participate in the design and execution of surveys and other assessments; actively collect data where necessary and perform data management and analysis functions.
• Coordinate and share learning related t0 M&E practices at the field office level, as well as across offices.
• Draft monthly project and quarter report for project and support other technical reporting functions.
• Support REGAL-IR partners on development and management of M&E systems for project activities.
• Ensure accurate timely data entry and submission of the same.
• Support the development of program implementation plans.
• Organize and conduct regular program implementation reviews during the implementation process.
• Lead the beneficiaries complain and feedback mechanism reporting and feedback to the beneficiary.

Skills And Qualifications

• University degree in social sciences/another relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• Three or more years experience in M&E field with expertise in data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills and ability to work well under pressure and with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and community mobilization skills.
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English and languages of northern Kenya region.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel and other statistical packages (SPSS, EPI info)
• Highly motivated, and flexible.
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Work experience in ASALs environment and northern region of Kenya is preferred.

How t0 apply:

This is a challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated professional. If you would like to join this dynamic team, please submit your application tjobs@adesoafrica.org, quoting the position in the email subject matter, by 30th August, 2013.

Each application should be addressed the Regional Human Resources Manager and include the following:

• An updated CV; and
• An application letter which should include cover letter, remuneration requirements and contact information for three work-related referees.

Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Adeso an equal opportunity employer and women are strongly encouraged t0 apply.

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MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST

Education level: Bachelor

Study area: Biostatistics, Management

Location: Nairobi 

Job description 

• Responsible for leading the development and implementation of a plan to monitor progress, evaluate effectiveness, and disseminate results of the project activities and

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M&E SPECIALIST -ELDORET

USAID-KAVES, a five-year agriculture program implemented by Fintrac Inc.. is hiring an experienced M&E candidate for field based position in Eldoret.

The M&E Specialist will be responsible for accurate and timely data collection in the field including  the administration of sample surveys. S/he will balance field-based data collection with office based data entry, cleaning and analysis in roughly a 50/20 split. Generally based in a regional project office in Eldoret, this position reports to the M&E Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop monthly reports, analyzing and monitoring data from your area
• Track and monitor sample farmer progress through regular farm visits
• Create bi-weekly work plans with M&E manager and regularly submit progress reports on work plan goals and objectives
• Visit partners/subcontractors and farmers regularly to monitor and assess data quality from source and monitor compliance on M&E protocol and tools
• Assist M&E manager or any subcontractors in evaluating partner or project performance in the field
• Train, support and build capacity of partner/subcontractor M&E staff including assisting with
• CIRIS, M&E procedures, proper use of tools, filing, database management, enumeration, and reporting
• Perform special studies or data collection exercises as required
• Spend at least 50% in the field, on farms or with partners
• Spend at least 20% of time entering data from sample, partners or other sources
• Assume responsibility for all figures reported from your region
• Manage flow of partner data from your region and its accurate entry into CIRIS
• Regularly update the M&E manager on achievements and progress
• Provide timely data and reports from region to allow effective tracking of PMP indicators for quarterly and annual reports to USAID (at least two weeks before report deadlines)
• Work across and with other departments to ensure effective use of M&E data and information in project communications, contracts, technical reports and other materials.
• Maintain an effective working relationship with project clients and stakeholders to enable the effective collection of trade statistics and other data.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Technical degree in an agriculture-related field, bachelor’s degree a plus
• Solid technical knowledge of agriculture (crops, terminology, good agricultural practices, etc.)
• Experience in and knowledge of field-based data-collection/enumeration
• Experience working with, and entering data into databases such as Microsoft Access
• Understanding of general monitoring and evaluation principles
• Demonstrated attention to detail with a respect for the importance of accurate data collection
• Highly proficient in MS Excel; ability to work in MS Word
• Ability to undertake extensive field-work, travel to remote locations

3-5 years of experience surveying, data entry, data management and reporting a must.

Background in agriculture data or working with farmers a plus. Must be prepared to travel extensively in rural areas. Experience working with USAID or other large donors a plus. Remuneration based on experience.

Kindly email your cover letter & resume to kenrecruit@fintrac.com by COB Friday, 2nd August 2013. Please include the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.

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MONITORING & EVALUATION OFFICER - HIV PROGRAMS

Australian Red Cross

Support the roll-out of a Global Fund grant that enables life-saving HIV counselling, treatment and support services to be provided across Kenya. You will help develop a robust monitoring & evaluation system that demonstrates the impact of the grant and identifies ways to improve performance.

Kenya Red Cross Society is a principal recipient of a grant from the Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria Fund. This grant will be used in 50 districts across Kenya to increase access to anti-retroviral therapy, expand HIV testing and counselling services, and provide nutritional support for malnourished adults and children.

Kenya Red Cross will need to disburse the grant funds to 50 sub-recipients, and is responsible for overall grant performance, monitoring and reporting.

An Australian Volunteer is being sought to help establish a monitoring and evaluation system that will demonstrate program performance and support improvements during the life of the grant cycle. The volunteer will also work with sub-recipient partners to enhance their monitoring & evaluation processes.

This is a volunteer assignment under the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program, an Australian Government, AusAID initiative. Airfares, living allowances, accommodation, insurance and other support is provided through the program.

How to apply:

To be eligible, applicants must be 18 years and over, Australian citizens or permanent residents, or New Zealand citizens with Special Category Visas.

Visit http://volunteering.redcross.org.au/vw/en/#/job/493310/monitoring-evaluation-officer-hiv-programs-int-volunteer for a role profile and to apply online. Applications close 11 August 2013.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION MANAGER

International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs

Closing date for applications: 31 Aug 2013

Job Location: Mombasa, Kenya

Overall Purpose:

In coordination with the Chief of Party and technical oversight from ICAP, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will provide technical support in the planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide overall direction and technical support in the planning and implementation of M&E activities required for USAID program, including training related to M&E.
• To develop, implement, and establish systematic monthly reporting procedures for M&E for patient monitoring and to assess programmatic progress. This will include development of mechanisms to capture patient-level data, supervision of data entry, data management, data quality assurance, data collection, data analysis, dissemination and reporting for the program.
• To help develop or refine M&E material, including clinical and patient tracking forms, medication tracking forms, program indicators and data management systems.
• To develop, implement and evaluate patient tracking systems.
• To provide technical assistance to health care facilities including review of performance and quality of service delivery, on-the-job mentoring for health workers, and evaluation and use of strategic information among health professionals.
• To develop, implement and analyze targeted evaluations.
• To advise the MOH/USAID with the implementation of ME systems for PMTCT and HIV Care and Treatment and contribute to national ME training.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates should hold a degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, international health, or related discipline.
• Experience in the design, implementation and management of health M&E systems. HIV/RMNCH M&E experience preferred.
• High-level computer skills, including ability to rapidly process and analyze data using the following: MS Excel, MS Access, SPSS and/or SAS, and Epi-Info Windows.
• Strong data management and analysis skills, advanced knowledge of electronic medical records systems and deployment of database systems for patient monitoring an asset.
• Good written and verbal communications skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• USAID Project experience.

How to apply:

Application Instructions:

Note: This is a local hire position and the successful candidate will be an employee of ICAP in Kenya subject to the local terms and conditions of employment which includes a competitive salary and benefits package. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting on line. This position is contingent upon project award and funding.

Please send an application letter and CV by email with a subject title “Monitoring and Evaluation Manager” to icap.vacancies@gmail.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Columbia University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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DATA ENTRY / MONITORING ASSISTANT - 1 POSITION

Start date: Approximately 15th August 2013

Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)

Reports to: M&E coordinator

Line manages: None

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL is an international humanitarian organization which provides assistance to populations who are victims of armed conflict or natural disasters. For 30 years, SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) has concentrated its action on meeting three vital needs: water, food and shelter. By carrying out emergency programs, SI has acquired experience and expertise in the fields of WASH, food security, livelihoods and agriculture. In the Horn of Africa, SI is currently implementing WASH and Food Security/Livelihoods programs in Kenya and Somalia. In Somalia, SI is implementing 4 projects in three locations in the South/Central zone, namely: Adaado (Galgaduud), Afmadow (Lower Juba) and Luuq (Gedo region). In addition to regular monitoring activities by the project teams on the field, and in order to ensure monitoring of project results, the following processes are being implemented:

• Needs Assessment
• Pre- KAP Surveys (Baseline)
• Monthly Post-distribution monitoring surveys (Food Vouchers, water vouchers, ceramic filters)
• Pre and post harvest surveys
• Household dietary and diversity surveys
• Food consumption score questionnaires
• Coping strategies questionnaires
• Baselines / endlines on livestock body conditions and livestock management practices
• Monthly market price surveys
• Focused Group Discussions
• 3 Post-KAP surveys (End-line information).

Position Objectives

Under the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, data entry/ monitoring assistant will support and assist the M&E coordinator in: (i) processing the data from the surveys and questionnaires received from the field and generating relevant statistical reports to be used for the project evaluation and donor reporting; (ii) archiving the different sources of verification and surveys/ questionnaires for internal control and further audits; (iii) assist in following up on the feedback and complaints mechanism in place and the introduction of a call center for programme beneficiaries managed from Nairobi; (iv) assist in compiling programme documentation into SI’s internal server.

List of main responsibilities:

Data entry and data analysis :

• Assist the M&E, WASH and Food Security Coordinators on the expected deliverables for each survey/ questionnaire analyzed.
• Compare and define the best data entry and analysis software for use.
• Check for accuracy in the data entered into suitable statistics software system against the original completed forms from the field.
• Verify the quality of the data collected from the field to ensure that the forms are correctly filled before analysis and where mistakes found, follow up with the M&E coordinator to correct information.
• Clean the data as required.
• Carry out analysis and create tabulations for key project indicators and research questions.
• Generate relevant and automatic reports from the data entry system into relevant formats (i.e. Dashboards).
• Assist the M&E, WASH and Food security coordinators to revise and finalize relevant reports: KAP reports, pre/post harvest, PDMs reports etc.
• Provide a codebook that helps to describe how the raw data was arranged to help give meaning to the data
• Keep questionnaires, surveys and other sources of verification received from the field archived
• Assist in refining the monitoring tools: KAP, PDM, questionnaires, pre and post harvest surveys templates etc.
• Assist in developing a system for analyzing and managing information on beneficiary lists.

Feedback and Complaints (F&C) mechanism:

• Assist the M&E coordinator in following up on the F&C mechanism in place and analyze information sent by the field teams
• Assist in introducing a call center to manage feedbacks and complaints from programme beneficiaries
• Answer calls, register feedbacks and complaints and liaise with field teams to follow up on received calls
• Assist the M&E coordinator in maintaining the call center database and alert coordination if necessary, depending on the nature of the calls received
• Select a sample of beneficiaries and do random calls to assess the level of satisfaction from the beneficiaries and collect their feedback on the assistance received – Assist the M&E coordinator, in developing template questionnaires for the selected beneficiaries
• Assist in improving the feedback and complaints mechanism as well as other accountability systems in place

Information management – capitalization

• Assist the coordination team in filing relevant documents from previous and ongoing projects into SI’s internal server

Qualifications and experience requested:

Education:

• College Diploma/University degree, with strong background in statistics, data analysis and report generation.
• IT proficiency

Experience:

• At least 1.5 years Data Entry experience
• Extensive experience in data entry using statistical analysis software, ideally Sphinx which is the preferred software used by SI, or other statistics packages.

Skills and competences:

• Good inter-personal skills
• Good report writing and communication skills
• Calm and diplomatic.
• Strong capacity to work with initiative, flexibility and without close supervision
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural team
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
• Very comfortable with standard office software and internet research.

Languages:

• Fluent in English and Kiswahili
• Somali required

How to apply:

Send a cover letter and CV to the following email address: jobapplication@solidarites-kenya-som.org. Please indicate the job title in the email subject line.

Deadline for applications: 2nd August 2013. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is an equal opportunities employer

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DESIGN, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER- GREAT LAKES REGIONAL PROGRAMME

Job title: Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Date of Issuance: July 2013

Duty station: Interpeace Regional Office for East and Central Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, with sporadic travel to the field

Closing: This position will remain open until filled

Interpeace, a Swiss non-profit organisation, works in close partnership with the United Nations, with the aim of building lasting peace. Interpeace has a two-fold mandate: (i) to strengthen the capacities of societies to manage conflict in non-violent, non-coercive ways by assisting national actors in their efforts to develop social and political cohesion; and (ii) to assist the international community ( and in particular the United nations) to play a more effective role in supporting peacebuilding efforts around the world through better understanding and response to the challenges of creating local capacities that enhance social political cohesion.

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DATA CLERK

A local NGO is recruiting a Data Clerk for an anticipated health project in Malindi. 

The deadline for application is 17^th July, 2013. Please indicate the position you are applying for on the subject line of your email.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

A local NGO is recruiting a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer  for an anticipated health project in Malindi. 

Send your CV and testimonials (certificates and other documents) to jobrecruits@gmail.com. The deadline for application is 17^th July, 2013. Please indicate the position you are applying for on the subject line of your email.

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PLANNING & MONITORING SPECIALIST (DATA & RESEARCH)

Ref: UNSOM/2013/032

Title:     Planning & Monitoring Specialist (Data & Research)

Category and Grade Level:          National Officer - NOC

Type of Contract:             Fixed Term

IMIS Number:   63907

Length Of Contract:        One Year

Organization Unit:           Programme

Duty Station:      USSC, Nairobi

Date of Issue:    28 June 2013

Closing date of Application:         09 July 2013

If you are qualified Kenyan National looking for a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali children while gaining opportunities for career growth, you are invited to apply for the above post of Planning &Monitoring Specialist, with UNICEF Somalia, to be based in USSC, Nairobi.

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MONITORING & EVALUATION COORDINATOR

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

The Need

International Justice Mission (IJM) Kenya is working to bring relief to victims of child sexual assault, police abuse of power and false imprisonment. IJM seeks to hold to account perpetrators of these crimes; and aims to bring transformation to the public justice system as a whole.

IJM is seeking a qualified and energetic professional, highly motivated to use their monitoring and evaluation (M&E) skills and experience to

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SENIOR OFFICER- PLANNING MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING

Immediate Supervisor’s Title: Delegate, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation and Reporting Quality Assurance

Duration: 1 Year (renewable)

About the organization

IFRC Zone offices regularly publish documents on their public website in the form of DREF bulletins, Emergency Appeals and development plans, as well as related updates and final reports. Africa Zone is responsible for publishing many such documents every week, and they are at the heart of strategies to raise funds for the vulnerable and meet commitments on accountability to donors.

Good monitoring and evaluation practice promises improved clarity, a basis for sound management and accountability, as well as opportunities for

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