Monitoring and Evaluation Project Coordinator at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance policies and procedures;
• Support and contribute to the development and implementation of M&E systems, including Monitoring and Evaluation SOPs, guidance and tools;
• Participate in programme design and proposal discussions, including theory of change development, log frame design and budgeting for Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Support programme staff in planning for and executing M&E, including, data collection methodology and tools and data management, analysis and use;
• Support the implementation, dissemination and use of evaluations, assessments and monitoring data in programme development, adjustment or review;
• Contribute to organisational learning through supporting specific analysis, lessons learned and reports;
• Capacity building and training of programme and M&E support staff on M&E technical and conceptual areas;
• Supervise and mentor Monitoring and Evaluation support staff in executing M&E plans;
• Contribute to the design of M&E staffing structure and resourcing, including collaboration with programme staff to identify and plan for Monitoring and Evaluation needs.

Specific Responsibilities

• Manage the process of planning, establishing and standardisation of Area office and project level M&E systems;
•  Support the development of guidance for Area office procedures and processes that assist in institutionalising and supporting Monitoring and Evaluation in the Area Office;
• Support the Area office in developing data collection methodology, tools and systems for on-going data analysis;
• Ensure that monitoring data is reported in a timely manner and fed into management decisions for use in project management;
• Support, supervise and mentor Monitoring and Evaluation staff assigned to the Area Office;
• Lead the data collection and analysis in baseline, end line studies for all sectors;
• Generate report in Programme Development Managers, end line report to improve future programming;
• Ensure that beneficiaries feedback is analysed and streamed to future programing;
• In charge of Monitoring and Evaluation project matrix;
• Ensure the generated data are accurate and in line with NRC headquarter requirement;
• Generate reports monthly and in Trimester for Head Office and for Country Office;
• Perform any other task assigned by Head of Programme.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in an international NGO preferably in an emergency or post-conflict setting, including M&E capacity and systems development
• Thorough experience with and knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation in relief and development programs, using both quantitative and qualitative methods
• Understanding of data and information needs for program management and decision making
• Experience in facilitating the capacity building efforts of diverse colleagues, including local partner agencies
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring and other formal and non-formal methods
• High level English language proficiency (speaking, reading, writing)
• Analytic and computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
• Experience using SPSS, STATA, Epi Info, or R

Personal qualification

• Planning and delivering results
• Analysing and strategic thinking
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Communicating with impact and respect
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We offer
Commencement: January 2017
Contract period: 31st December 2017 (with possibility of extension)
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions
Duty station: Maiduguri, Borno State