Key Roles/Responsibilities:

In collaboration with the Field Teams, MERL Manager, team leads and sector
Specialists, the M&E officer will:

 Development and implementation of a knowledge management plan

 Ensure relevant data is entered into organization-wide data
management system designed to capture, analyse, and disseminate
project data
 Develop and oversee data flow pattern for programs that will ensure
timely data collection and reporting
 Ensure that regular lesson’s learnt workshops and learning activities
are held
 Ensure M&E-specific elements of staff and local partner capacity
strengthening plans are successfully captured and a training plan
regularly updated
 Report results of M&E activities to donors by providing written
documentation about progress toward achieving indicators/targets, as
appropriate
 Ensure high-quality implementation, in close collaboration with the
Project/unit heads, sector Specialists, and consistency in protocols,
information and reporting systems
 Support evaluation/research/survey efforts, to monitor and evaluate
project interventions, document results and provide feedback to
stakeholders to guide decision-making
 Ensure feedback and recommendations from evaluations, community
feedback mechanisms are regularly captured and fed into management
meeting
 Support efforts to utilize training monitoring systems to track and
monitor trainers and participants at training events to facilitate follow-up
and recordkeeping
 Utilize the training data collected to inform strategic decision-making
and project planning
 Support the conduct of targeted evaluations and operations research,
including design, data collection, management and analysis
 Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures, including
routine data quality audits
 Cultivate strategic M&E relationships and alliances, and present M&E
activities in public and professional circles through meetings,
conferences, and presentations
 Ensure teams are meeting up with reporting deadlines and reports are
reviewed and feedback given to teams
 Promote and support the dissemination of project information among
the project teams
 Use infographics to produce M&E information products that are reader
friendly (converting research and evaluation reports into infographics).
  Management and regularly update of the evaluation tracker and the
programme library .
 Regularly update the maintain the project manager software and Plan
reporting apps
 Use of new social media

Human Resource Development

 Supports the orientation, on-going development/training and builds

capacity of MERL staff and local partner staff to ensure a high level of
expertise in line with organizational requirements.
 Monitor the team’s performance against the agreed organizational
standards and ensure that problems are identified and resolved

Learning and knowledge management

 Shares information within the team about M&E findings and lessons
learnt in a systematic timely manner.
 Shares information within the teams about M&E approaches and
supports the documentation of lessons learnt, approaches and good
practices.
 Facilitates processes for internal and external knowledge sharing
among programmes teams and supports such processes
 Participates in national, regional networks and meeting as requested.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Qualifications and Experience

 Bachelors’ degree and 5 years of work experience in monitoring and

evaluating large multi-year international development programs, with a
robust M&E component. Master’s degree is preferred.

Skills & Knowledge

  Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies,
research, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis and
presentation.
 Demonstrated strong coordination, teamwork and planning skills with
proven ability to function effectively with multiple counterparts in
private, public and NGO sectors.
 Strong understanding of M&E, policy and compliance requirements.
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English including
excellent facilitation skills and demonstrated technical writing skills for
publication.
 Familiarity with Information Management System (CPIMS etc).
 Strong PM&E knowledge and skills
 Skills in digital data collection and management
 Ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
 Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short
deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
 Skills in infographics
 Skills in ArcGis
 Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data
using one or more statistical software packages
 Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office
 Ability to travel both within and outside the country

Behaviours:

 Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of

the team and with stakeholders
 Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and
standards of behaviour
 Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
 Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and
Organisational development.
 Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations
 Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
 Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
 Very strong commitment to continuous learning.