M&E Officer at Gender Equality, Peace and Development Centre (GEPaDC)

Job Description

• Developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks and systems.
• Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to assess program effectiveness.
• Conducting evaluations and impact assessments to measure program outcomes.
• Preparing and presenting reports on monitoring and evaluation findings.
• Collaborating with program teams to ensure data collection and reporting compliance.
• Recommending improvements and modifications to program strategies based on evaluation findings.
• Keeping up-to-date with monitoring and evaluation best practices.
• Coordinate the collection, compilation, consolidation, and analysis of data to track programs/project activities, monitor progress, and support impact measurement.
• Establish and ensure better data management systems for the organization.
• Directly oversee and line manages the M&E Officers and CRM Officer.
• Support on planning and managing internal or external program evaluations.
• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
• Conduct regular field visits to track progress against indicators and put in place systems for routine data quality checks and validations
• Update the MEAL plan timely and provide feedback to program staff on the status and quality of implementation.
• Develop indicator reference sheets, including a list of operational definitions of what is being counted for each indicator and develop appropriate data collection tools for the Humanitarian Response Program programmatic indicators.
• Work in close collaboration with the Program Manager, and MEAL Managers from other members of the Consortium to develop an overall M&E framework for the Program.
• Conduct regular field visits to track progress against indicators and put in place systems for routine data quality checks and validations
• Actively participate in M&E meetings with key stakeholders and other external meetings.
• Support the development of M&E reports and documentation of learnings across projects.
• Perform other tasks as required by the Program Manager.

Key Competencies

• Strong communication skills: oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as MS Word, Excel, Email, and utilization of the internet.
• Goal-oriented, organized team player.
• Creative problem solver who thrives when presented with a challenge.
• Extremely flexible and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Commitment to and understanding of GEPaDC’s aims, values, and principles.