Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Media Council of Kenya

Duties and responsibilities

• Formulating, implementing and reviewing Planning Monitoring & Evaluation policies, strategies, programmes and guidelines;
• Preparing and reviewing progress reports on projects and programmes in close coordination with the relevant departments;
• Provide direction for the collection of data, establishment of databases, and assessment of policy options that facilitates decision-making with regard to performance of adopted or contemplated plans and policies;
• Prepare information using a variety of data sources to assess performance issues, trends and monitor the implementation progress on the comprehensive plan;
• Coordinating documentation of best practices and shared learning;
• Manage evaluation processes, including liaising with external stakeholders and service providers, creating terms of reference and evaluation guidelines, and ensure that baseline studies are conducted for all projects and that information is stored for future use;
• Prepare reports for internal and external audiences based on data from monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Discuss emerging issues from project progress and evaluation reports, and coordinate the development and follow up of action plans from recommendations;
• Develop and implement data collection techniques and tools, including working with external service providers to develop other relevant management information systems;

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Commerce, Business Management/Administration, Actuarial Science or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution,
• Masters degree in Project Management, Strategic Management, Economics, Statistics, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
• At least three (3) years working experience in a similar position,
• Certificate in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) or any other relevant statistical package.
• Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation Course lasting not less than three (3) months from a recognized institution.
• Strong functionality with computers and software, particularly Microsoft Office Suite (e.g.: Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and any specialized Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation software,