Project Management Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Clement Ashley Consulting - CAC

Job Highlights

• Project Planning, Project Management, Project Performance, Project Monitoring, Project Evaluation, Project Reporting and Business Development.

Job Overview

• Developing strong PM and M&E systems requires a great deal of planning. The ideal candidate should be a project management professional and will play a key role in facilitating the input of project staff, partners and other stakeholders in project design and measurement activities.

Job Responsibilities

• Providing expertise in Project planning, monitoring and evaluation and methodology
• Participating in and providing support to project design activities including development of project theories of change and strategic frameworks (Balanced Scorecard)
• Distill performance metrics from facilitated performance and goal setting sessions.
• Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation plan
• Helping determine performance and impact indicators and targets
• Providing support to proposal development for PM and M&E components

Day-to-Day Monitoring and Evaluation Activities:
The P&M and M&E professional plays an essential role in tracking and updating M&E data as well as ensuring the data is of the best quality possible. Responsibilities include:

• Implementing monitoring systems and designing monitoring tools
• Developing data collection tools
• Monitoring project activities, outputs and progress towards anticipated results
• Working with data platforms, databases and select technologies to capture and organize data
• Training field staff in monitoring and evaluation processes and providing ongoing coaching
• Conducting or providing support to data quality assessments

Analysis and Reporting:
Once the M&E system has been implemented and data collection processes established, the M&E professional proceeds with the analysis and reporting of data. Responsibilities include:

• Determining data analysis procedures and use of quantitative or qualitative analysis tools
• Cleaning, sorting, categorizing and organizing data
• Analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Summarizing findings
• Determining corrective action required to meet targets
• Developing monthly, quarterly or annual reports depending on project requirements
• Disseminating evaluation findings and project results to project sponsors clients and other stakeholders
• Following up to ensure corrective actions are taken timely.

Ideal Candidate for the Job
Should have:

• B.Sc Degree in Project Management or allied field of study
• 1-4 years experience in project management, planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Good communication skills (oral and written)
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Project software and collaborative project management tools
• A working knowledge of the Balanced scorecard performance mangement tool by Kaplan and Norton is an added advantage
• Expertise in the use of Microsoft Office suite of tools including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook.