Assistant II, Monitoring Evaluation & Learning at Child Fund International

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the development of the program M&E plan, including identifying project indicators, setting targets, and establishing data collection and analysis methods;
• Assist in the design of data collection tools and collect data from various sources, including project staff, partners and beneficiaries, to track the progress of the project;
• Assist in analyzing project data to identify trends, patterns and insights, and present findings to the M&E team and project stakeholders;
• Support the supervision of data collection through GlobaL M&E Surveys, Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) and related assignment.
• Support the program team to undertake timely entry of monitoring data into mobile and computer-based MIS data collection systems and work with staff to resolve data quality issues observed.
• Support in conducting Quarterly data review meetings and Routine Data Quality Assurance.
• Support and collaborate with the program team to provide timely reports and data summaries.
• Collaborate with other members of the NMP team and other stakeholders to ensure that M&E activities are aligned with program goals and objectives;
• Assist Program Officers to prepare high-quality periodic learning products including but not limited to case studies, success stories.
• Assist staff to prepare for periodic review meetings to discuss progress, challenges and lessons learned.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Information Technology (IT), Statistics, Demography, Monitoring and Evaluation, Population/Development Studies, Project Management or a related field.
• A diploma with related experience in research and M&E in a project or program by an NGO may be considered.
• At least two years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, with experience in formulation of M&E frameworks, tracking project milestones, data collection and analysis for emergency and development programs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data analysis software such as Stata or SPSS.
• Practical Knowledge of mobile data applications such as CommCare, Survey CTO, KOBOCollect/ODK. (This will be tested).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and short deadlines.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in data visualization such as dashboards using Advanced Excel, Power BI