Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer (MERO) at Concern Universal

Unit: CHISPIN Project
Sub-Unit: Monitoring & Evaluation
Reports To: Project Manager
Status: Full-time, Contract

Main Purpose

• The Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer (MERO) is a member of the CHISPIN project team and provides technical assistance in general project monitoring and evaluation to sub-grantee partner staff;
• Monitors project progress against logical framework indicators for monitoring CHISPIN performance;
• Develops and maintains the CHISPIN Performance Management Plan and project-level monitoring and evaluation plans;
• Supports project design;
• Produces annual reports on CHISPIN performance; and
• Supports the project team to learn from and make decisions based on monitoring and evaluation data.
• S/he works closely with the CU Finance and Accounting Team, sub-grantees, and LGA support staff.

Responsibilities

• To supervise regular data collection through implementing partners and ensure quality of the data by random verifications and validations.
• To record, manage, and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way.
• To analyse and discuss findings based on regular monitoring data.
• Provide technical support on M&E and evidence-based recommendations to the Project Manager and Partners.
• Ensure that implementation of field activities adheres to Concern Universal’s (CU) monitoring and evaluation system.
• Provide support in conducting the baseline survey and KAP survey.
• Participate actively in project planning processes and budgeting of the project quality.
• Support the project team in developing the annual and quarterly project reports.
• Support project team with any other tasks and assignments as may be required.

Skills and Competencies

Monitoring:

• Develop project monitoring plan (PMP) for CHISPIN in line with project LFA while consulting with project team and partners (CSOs).
• Coordinate with implementing partners for the collection data against agreed indicators.
• Engage with partners to collect and manage essential data of their respective supportive interventions.
• Ensure quality of data collected by CSOs.
• Provide feedback to partners and project team on the projects’ performance based on monitoring data findings.
• Assist the project team in building capacity of CSOs on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E).

Evaluation:

• Assist the Project Manager and team in drafting Terms of Reference for project evaluations (mid-term and end of project).
• Assist the project team in developing human stories for publication.
• Assist Project Manager in conducting Project Data Review.
• Support to the eventual design and dissemination of research studies by providing relevant input. 

Reporting and Documentation:

• Assist Project Manager in developing quarterly and annual reports.
• Develop and share field visit reports with relevant project staff.
• Facilitate upload of key reports to the CU intranet.

Planning:

• Assist the Project Manager to develop annual and quarterly work plans and budgets for CHISPIN.
• Assist Project Manager in reviewing project plans as part of the learning and sharing process.
• Ensure quality of data/ statistics in project plans.
• Upload relevant project cycle management, annual, and quarterly plans to the intranet.

Learning and Sharing:

• Share learning from M&E process with the wider team.
• Support partners in improving learning and sharing mechanisms in their projects.
• Promote culture of two-way learning in CU more widely.
• Upload documented lessons learned and ‘best practices’ to the intranet

Contribution to Effectiveness of the Project and Country Programme:

• Work collaboratively with the RUSHPIN MERO and programme team to strengthen integration and cross-learning in the country programme.
• Proactively volunteer for various team activities.
• Show eagerness to take on any other tasks assigned by the line manager.

Qualifications

• Masters' Degree in Social or Natural Science discipline.
• Knowledge and understanding of project monitoring and evaluation.
• Understanding of the current M&E trends and especially M&E systems in development organisations.

Experience

• Minimum three years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation with at least 2 years with ainternational organisation.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating WASH projects,
• Experience of field data collection,
• Experience of report writing,

Skills

• Monitoring and evaluation techniques and processes.
• Data collection and management.
• Analytical and research skills.
• Good command over report writing in English.
• Good interpersonal skills and oral communication.
• Excellent computer knowledge with command on MS Excel aand other MS Office applications.
• Ability to facilitate training of community based organisations and government stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a multicultural, diverse, and performance related environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction, handle large amounts of data, and to meet deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience of conducting research.
• Experience of organising lesson-learning sessions.
• Handling data through SPSS.
• Communication skills for presenting monitoring findings.
• Willing to work additional hours at crucial times