About the Role
Key Responsibilities
Monitoring, Planning, and Reporting:
- Oversee the development of the MEL Strategy and provide Strategic and Technical direction and development of the design and implementation of the Strategy.
- Overseeing updating of the MEL Strategy by project activities and timeframes as relevant including Program log-frame with KPI’s and a methodology for their measurement.
- Lead the Development of the Program-wide MEL Plan including a project log frame with key performance indicators and a methodology for their measurement.
- Ensure that the Overall Project plan is well informed by the M&E framework including log frame and Theory of Change.
- Develop the overall framework for the Project M&E, for example, Project reviews, Impact assessments, Tracer Surveys, and Evaluations, and develop a project Performance Monitoring Plan with relevant data collection systems.
- Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
- Understand the Stakeholders’/Partners’ policies to ensure the Framework developed is in line with both as necessary.
- Develop Baseline data for each program and all program indicators.
- Collaborate with the Stakeholders/Partners to align and agree on the proposed frameworks.
- Articulate key risks and issues to the Stakeholders, ensuring these risks are understood and acted upon.
Implementing MERL Plan:
- Oversee collection of data regularly to measure achievement against the performance indicators and ensure updating of the project indicator tracking matrix consistently.
- Monitor implementation of field activities with the project team to ensure achievement of anticipated results and in expected quality, and update the project management regarding any concerns.
- Review the results and identify areas where support/input is required for programme partners.
- Prepare regular reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually) showing project progress and other updates for management for decision-making.
- Act as a focal point for data and provide in-depth data analysis and visualization for purposes of decision-making at the project management level and program levels.
- Undertake quality control and final editing of all reports, ensuring that professional standards and formats including alignment to the project theory of change and results framework is adhered to.
- Train project Staff and Partners on results measurements, utilization of evaluation learning and data quality and reporting.
- Provide quality assurance for the evaluation process in Baseline, Mid-term and End lines and ensure that the process adheres to the organization’s evaluation standards.
- Synthesize the results to generate learning insights periodically and organize learning workshops with partners.
- Performing any other duties assigned in line with this position.
Research, Learning and Communication:
- Develop a Learning Agenda with questions addressing critical knowledge gaps and a set of activities to answer them and recommendations for implementing the Learning Agenda.
- Contribute to identifying, presenting and disseminating good practices, industry trends and lesson learning through Weekly Research, knowledge management, networking, conferences and publications in print and online.
- Produce reports on M&E findings and prepare presentations based on M&E data as required.
- Ensure results and reports are reviewed and discussed in respective forums and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action.
- Support Project teams and partner organizations in the documentation of success stories and lessons learned- be the custodian of all success stories and lessons learned through a lesson learned report.
- Ensure that the monitoring data are discussed in appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussions to fill any gap.
- Design innovative and participatory monitoring and evaluation methodologies and tools to assess outcomes and impact of the Program.
- Remain up to date on best practice and emerging innovations in the international MEL field.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Strengthen the capacity of stakeholders in M&E, data quality, and data improvement systems as needed.
- Train /orient Staff on the M&E Plan and how to use the data collection tools.
Qualifications
- A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as Statistics, M&E, or related discipline.
- Min 6 years of relevant experience.
- Prior experience with Tech or youth programs and training programs.
- Must be conversant with the M&E tools.
- Strong Coordination, Supervisory and Management skills.
- Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts, including Stakeholders from Government and Private sector.
- Experience and working knowledge with any advanced data analysis, analytics and visualization applications.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work with a great deal of independence.
- Experience working with Donor funded programs is an added advantage.
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Lead MEL & Impact Manager)
Send your application to: [email protected]