Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator at World Vision

World Vision

Position: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Gambella - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 month ago

Deadline: Submition date is over

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience the fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

The purpose of this position is to provide essential support to Gambela through setting up a quality assurance system, and building capacity for project staff to deliver as per the agreed targets and quality as accountable to beneficiaries and donors. He/ She will lead the ensure strong monitoring and evaluation systems and ensure that the project's program quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness to the need and situational context. This includes establishing evidence-based knowledge to inform the program direction and effective monitoring system across all sectors of the development and humanitarian program, to ensure the quality of intervention.

Quality Program Support and MEAL Systems Management

• Lead and coordinate the needs assessments in line with established system and or donor-related guidelines at his operational area; analyze and interpret findings and ensure findings are documented
• Under the leadership of his supervisor, ensured the design and development of evidence-based programs of a high quality that contributed to the response’s strategies and plans.
• Ensure that proposals and concept notes are aligned with donor requirements and WV`s new partnership initiative including OIOS
• Arrange and provide capacity buildings including training, coaching, and other for project field-level staff and partners as required.
• Adapt and establish a database to ensure all project outputs and results are accurately collected recorded and coordinated to inform project staff.
• Provide technical MEAL guidance and leadership to effectively and timely track program progress, effectiveness, and impact for donors' reporting requirements and use in new project design.
• Lead the design and coordination to conduct multi-sector emerging need assessments, PDMs, onsite monitoring, and evaluation.
• Under the leadership of his supervisor, ensured operationalization of a sound program meeting Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and prioritizing program quality and constant improvement towards a robust community-centered approach.
• Work with program and technical team to identify and proactively analyze available program data and/or gather additional external primary data, conduct secondary data reviews to ultimately identify trends to design innovative interventions to improve the implementation of future programs.
• Plan and organize project data quality audits, monitor and coordinate routine audits across different sites, compile results at the project level, and develop action plans to implement corrective measures.
• Support in installing and configuring mobile data collection tools (OKD collect, Kobo collect, ONA collect, etc.) on smartphones or tablets and manage data on mobile servers (Kobo form builder, ONA form builder, etc.) Increase capacity of other staff in improved system including setting up mobile data collection.

Implementation & Reporting

• Support the project team during implementation to ensure standards are met.
• Ensures the unified database of program outputs is maintained.
• Implements electronic, mobile data collection systems in MEAL processes.
• Support MEAL and the project/program team in conducting statistical analysis including descriptive (univariate and bivariate data analysis) and inferential analysis using statistical software.
• Implement accountability mechanisms at the field level, e.g. complaints and feedback response mechanisms –assessment, design, implementation, and review.
• Implement activities to raise awareness of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and handling of serious complaints in line with child safeguarding policy.
• Work closely with field project staff to ensure that they have all the PDM Tools, materials, and resources needed for their day-to-day work.
• Ensure that regular monitoring and accountability reports are received and communicated effectively to the Humanitarian Accountability Coordinator and MEAL Manager.
• Engage during internal evaluations whenever appropriate

Documenting Learning

• Promote learning in the project, particularly on issues of program quality, and contribute to quality assurance of projects. Regularly produced and report on best practices and case studies; ensure new analysis and information are available.
• Lead the documentation of the project and share with the program and technical team for the redesigns and adjustment of ongoing implementation.
• Provides technical support in evaluations and other research activities, including engaging in ToR preparation, selection of consultants, review of evaluation design and data collection methodology, data quality assurance, data analysis, involvement of stakeholders, and dissemination plan.
• Ensure there is a system to document lessons learned and best practices, advise on and shape current implementation, and inform future design.
• Provide MEAL technical support to the PMs and the Information System Manager (ISM) in developing effective and standardized IM systems.

Other Responsibilities assigned by supervisor.

Disaster Management (DM)

• Be aware of the emergency procedures in response and ensure that necessary preparedness measures have been implemented

Security Measures

• Be familiar with the WV security plan
• Follow security policies, rules, procedures, and instructions
• Follow WVI policies for project security management
• Represent WV in an appropriate and professional manner
• Contribute to a healthy team spirit and work
• here to WV Child Protection policy and standards and stay committed to WV's vision statement and core values.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• University degree in a relevant subject area (Social science, Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Public health, Economic Development, or a related field) –Master’s Degree in the aforementioned fields is (Desirable)
• Hostile Environmental Awareness Training or other recognized personal security course. (Preferred)
• Further complementary professional qualifications in MEAL, IM, etc are an asset.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Minimum four (2) years of MEAL experience within the development / humanitarian sector, including experience working with BHA, ECHO, USG, UN agencies, and EU proposal funding process.
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods together with strong presentation and reporting skills.
• Proven knowledge and experience in designing and delivering digitized and automated MEAL data flows using Comm Care and Power BI, or similar software, and experience of GIS mapping is preferred.
• Self-motivated with excellent organization, planning, and analytical skills - able to work without close supervision, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking.
• Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content.
• Advanced writing skills in English.
• Experience in large-scale humanitarian emergencies

Required Professional Experience

• At least 5 years of demonstrated field-based experience with grant acquisition and management including experience working with USG, UN agencies, and EU proposal funding process.
• Experience in project concept/proposal writing to a high standard.
• Proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, Comm Care, and ODK Collect are crucial as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SATA, or other similar software.
• Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content.
• Advanced writing skills in English.
• Experience in large-scale humanitarian emergencies
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English
• Good understanding of working with and the donor regulations of USAID/BHA, EU, UNOCHA, etc
• Good understanding of World Vision and Sphere relief standards, as well as the Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct.
• Strong capacity-building and facilitation skills
• Experience working in humanitarian and development programs
• Experience developing project proposals and log frames
• Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
• Experience in training and capacity building; strong presentation skills
• Experience developing and improving monitoring and data collection systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and coaching
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets, attention to details
• Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward, and ensuring buy-in
• Experience of representation and ability to represent WVE effectively in external forums.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessments and project reports

Applicant Types Accepted:

• Local Applicants Only