Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - North East, United Kingdom - International Rescue Committee

International Rescue Committee

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North East, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Requisition ID:
req46870

Job Title:
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Sector:
Monitoring & Evaluation

Employment Category:
Fixed Term

Employment Type:
Full-Time

Open to Expatriates:
No

Location:
Hagadera, Kenya

Work Arrangement:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.

Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Reporting to and technically supported by the Senior M&E Officer, the MEAL Officer works in close collaboration with program teams to optimize monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning capacities and opportunities of the IRC mission in Hagadera Kenya to ensure high-quality programming for the clients we serve and support the global ambitions of IRC Strategy 100, and the Country Strategic Action Plan.

The MEAL Officer shall be responsible for the overall collection, summarizing, compiling and dissemination, storing and timely reporting of all forms of data generated from the activities of the Health, Nutrition, Protection, RH/HIV and WPE programs into strategic program information/reports with a key focus on generation and submission of timely and qualitative and quantitative reports to the Program Management Team, donors and relevant collaborators.

They shall be expected to keep hospital records and stationery.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Partnership

Support all technical aspects and actions of MEAL regarding the Hagadera refugee context; respond to program needs; cultivate high standards and practices for quality data collection, analysis, and reports. Enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors.
Implement and support MEAL system and approaches in your areas of expertise and foster learning.
Represent IRC at technical meetings, forums, and other events & build partnerships within IRC and area of expertise.
Champion access and use of data for shared learning, sound decisionmaking, and datainformed programmatic adaptations.

Technical Oversight

Run the MEAL system and processes for IRC Hagadera refugee camp in harmony with the MEAL Country and Global Strategies throughout the project cycle which include:
Collaborate with MEAL and non-MEAL staff to ensure that data is collected, compiled, checked for its quality and completeness in compliance with IRC and donors' standards for data quality;
Document and share learning, evidence, and data from previous projects to inform project proposal design;

Implement M&E/MEAL plans, revise (digital) data collection tools, follow-up on processes for online data management, quality checks, and audits, and updating of data visualization;

Undertake regular analysis of monitoring data and work closely with program officers and managers to facilitate decisionmaking for realtime program adaptation;
Produce quality reports and updating dashboards with key findings that further learning and decisionmaking and share in project cycle management meetings and team meetings;
Identify, document, and share client feedback to improve services and results for our clients.
Support deployment of surveys such as baseline and end line, and the commission of evaluations in coordination with colleagues and partners.
Support the use of standard mobile data technology and online dashboard to enhance timeliness and quality of data collection, analysis and visualization.
Join and contribute to IRC's effort in meeting its internal and external accountability commitments through the implementation of sound accountability, client feedback, and response mechanisms.

Human Resources

Coordinate, lead, mentor MEAL Assistant(s); foster timely and highquality achievement, and an inclusive and respectful team climate.
Promote the growth and development of others in IRC teams and partners: present highquality technical training and learning material for partners, colleagues, and junior staff.
Participate in the recruitment and on boarding of MEAL Assistant, field incentive workers and enumerators.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports directly to:
Senior M&E Officer.

Position directly supervises:
MEAL Assistants.

Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal:
Program Managers and Officers, ICT Officer, Partnerships Manager, HR, Field Coordinator.

External:
Beneficiaries, program partner organizations, local and national government.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information management or equivalent technical degree.
A minimum 3 years of working experience in a related field.
Possess basic technical knowledge