M&E Officer at First Step Action for Children Initiative

Purpose of Assignment

• The M&E Officer will bring significant experience to lead MEAL system implementation, review and evaluations. S/he will ensure quality, effectiveness and sustainability of Health and Nutrition project.
• The post-holder to capture lessons learned and communicate this information in various capacities to improve on-going and future programming.
• S/he will guide FSACI to maintain an effective monitoring system, including the use of beneficiary feedback data, to assure the quality of interventions.
• The M&E Officer will to define, refine and operationalise MEAL and lead in building capacity of staff and health works on MEAL, particularly on accountability and participation, with a specific focus on impact.

Major Duties and Responsibilities
MEAL Leadership and Data Management:

• Lead the development of MEAL plan, performance indicators, data collection, reporting tools, data management systems and standard operating procedures (data quality management plan) integrated with technology in implementation of MEAL activities for improving quality and availability of data for project/program decision making.
• Adapting and evolving tools for baseline and recurrent monitoring of the program activities, including analysis tools and tracking progress of the intervention
• Collaborating with program team for a participatory implementation, documentation and dissemination of learning and monitoring quality of the programme, reporting of achievement to ensure the project’s MEAL systems and outputs meet minimum quality standards.
• Oversee data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting, ensuring that data is of high quality and audit worthy.
• Ensure compliance with internal data quality requirements and timely submissions for reporting. This may include training, and in-person mentoring, review of data/reports and feedback/troubleshooting as needed. This may include regular travel travels to project sites.
• Establish and maintain strategic stakeholders’ relationships to promote collaboration, coordination and information sharing within the national integrated Nutrition & Health services delivery system.
• Integrate Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) into project workplan for evidence-based practice including leading the collection, analysis, documentation, dissemination and use of best practices and lessons learned.
• Conduct regular and ad-hoc data analysis and work closely with the Coordinators of Health and Nutrition to develop reports (monthly, quarterly, annual) to demonstrate progress and facilitate continuous learning for project management, support and other learning.