IRC recrute un responsable suivi-évaluation, Kampala, Ouganda

 

Requête nº : req11347

Intitulé de poste : M&E Officer

Secteur d’activité : Évaluation et apprentissage

Type de contrat : Régulier

Taux d’occupation : Plein temps

Ouvert aux expatriés : Non

Lieu de travail : Kampala, Uganda

 

 

Descriptif du poste :

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 25 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic wellbeing, education and power.

The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998 supporting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), refugees and various institutions in the country, notably the government, community-based organizations (CBOs), civil society organizations (CBOs) and the private sector. The current program portfolio in Uganda includes health and nutrition, support to persons with specific needs (PSNs) including case management, legal assistance to refugees, prevention and response to gender-based violence, and economic recovery and development (ERD). The IRC has a country office in Kampala and field offices in Amudat, Imvepi, Kyegegwa, Lamwo, Moroto and Yumbe, as well as an urban office in Nsambya within Kampala.

 

Job Description :

IRC has been awarded a grant by IKEA Foundation to implement the Refugees in East Africa: Boosting Urban Innovations for Livelihoods Development (RE:BUILD) program.  The 5 years project will be implemented in Kampala and Nairobi. The IRC is the Lead Partner and will coordinate a consortium of local and international partners to deliver the program. RE:BUILD seeks to achieve economic self-reliance and benefit from strengthened urban economic, regulatory and social environments for urban refugees and vulnerable host residents. RE:BUILD will aim to enable change at varying levels, from better access to livelihoods opportunities and inclusive services within communities to improved refugee-related policies and more targeted and effective service delivery from national, regional and global actors.

The IRC is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer, based in Kampala, Uganda to work on the RE:BUILD program.  

 

Position summary :

The M&E Officer will work in close cooperation with the IRC M&E Manager, IRC MEAL Coordinator and RE:BUILD Senior Research Officer and will be responsible for all RE:BUILD M&E related activities, including increasing the program’s staff capacity on data collection methods, data analysis, data verification and result-based management (performance on indicators).  S/he directly reports to the M&E Manager with a dotted line to the  RE:BUILD Project Manager.

 

Overall responsibility :

The M&E Officer will be responsible for all Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) related actions (initiation, project start‐up, implementation and close‐out), providing technical M&E leadership with specific attention to data quality and use. S/he will assess the current M&E systems used by IRC Uganda and the current capacity of RE:BUILD staff related to M&E, and based on this address the identified needs through capacity building and technical support on data collection methods, data analysis, data quality assurance and result‐based management. S/he will also ensure that quality data collected is entered into a data platform; data analysis is completed by project teams and will play a key role in the process of reporting on the impact of RE:BUILD to relevant stakeholders. S/he compiles monthly data reports, assists in the narrative components, and prepares quality presentations for the review meetings while providing data trends to inform program decisions. S/he works with, guidance of the IRC Uganda M&E Manager and MEAL Coordinator, and RE:BUILD Project Manager in writing donor reports and other reports required. S/he will conduct frequent visits to the field and assess the quality of the project activities, M&E work, ensure understanding and compliance with M&E procedures and provide guidance and coaching to RE:BUILD staff.

 

Specific Responsibilities :

Under the supervision of the IRC M&E Manager, in collaboration with the RE:BUILD Project Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation officer will :

Technical :

  • Work with the RE:BUILD team to develop a detailed M&E plan for RE:BUILD based on the project log frame to track progress against agreed indicators ;
  • Track the M & E plan and frequently provide the program with trend analysis of tracked indicators while identifying the outliers ;
  • Mentor and coach program staffs on data collection, reporting and data cleaning to inform required reports ;
  • Support the Livelihood Center and program staff to frequently use data for program improvement ;
  • Support RE:BUILD to engage in continuous data quality improvement ;
  • Participate in quality of intervention monitoring together with the KCCA and RE:BUILD project staff while ensuring availability of data for assessing program quality ;
  • Provide accurate information that informs the program review meetings ;
  • Maintain an accurate and up to date RE:BUILD database ;
  • Maintain a good record keeping system and undertake continuous monitoring and regular evaluation of RE:BUILD activities ;
  • Support the operation of feedback channels (logbook, client satisfaction and engagement surveys) ;
  • Support the recording of feedback, analyses and accessibility of feedback data for programmatic decision making ;
  • Overview preparation of consolidated reports including concise narratives that capture progress against indicators and provide both management and donors with accurate and user‐friendly  information ;
  • Manage electronic tools to prevent disorganization (Keep server data confidential) ;
  • Support the RE:BUILD Project Manager to ensure that donor, partners, and Senior Management data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner ;
  • Take Lead in implementing the IRC’s monitoring for Action standards for the RE: BUILD Program with support from the MEAL manager/Coordinator and RE:BUILD Program Manager ;
  • Provide to the RE:BUILD project and KCCA with monthly reports on indicator trends ;
  • Periodically document success stories and lessons learnt for the programs in implementation.            

Liaison :  Liaise with KCCA’ and other partners’ M&E teams while ensuring that accurate and timely data on RE:BUILD is fed into KCCA’s information management systems and program reports.

Communication/reporting :

  • Provide regular feedback to the RE:BUILD Project Manager on project implementation ;
  • Provide the program staffs with monthly reports on performance against indicators and trends ;
  • Assist in preparation of donor program reports.

Miscellaneous :  Assist with any duties as requested by the  RE:BUILD Project Manager.

 

Professional Standards :

The IRC and RE:BUILD staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation. 

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Therefore RE:BUILD considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Deadline for receiving applications is December  13th,2020

Profil :

  • Bachelor’s degree in statistics, demography, Economics, M&E or related field. An advanced certificate in M&E, statistics will be of an added advantage ;
  • Postgraduate studies in M & E shall be an added advantage.

 

Job Qualifications :

  • At least 2 to 3 years’ experience in a similar role either in humanitarian or development settings with proven success in implementing M&E systems from project initiation to close‐out stages ;
  • Experience in data quality assessment and oversight ;
  • Experience in data analysis, trend analysis and interpretations ;
  • Experience in continuous quality improvement ;
  • Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies ;
  • Previous experience with an NGO in similar program ;
  • Good experience of monitoring and evaluation of programs ;
  • Strong facilitation skills, and strong understanding of how to safely and accurately collect feedback from all members of a community regardless of their age, gender, or other diversity factors ;
  • Computer literate in MS Word, Excel, internet, power point, etc ;
  • Knowledge of Mobile data applications such as Comcare, Kobo collect, Survey CTO and ODK would be added advantage.

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