Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Amref Kenya

Main Purpose of Job

To provide M&E technical expertise and support the programme in planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (PMEAL) for factual and informed managerial decision making as well as provide M&E technical support Civil Society Organisation that Power to youth are working with and work in collaboration with partner B - NAYA.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES KEY AREA ACTIVITIES

M&E systems

• Lead in strengthening M&E systems by supporting intervention in coming up with M&E plans and Log frames
• Support intervention develop performance indicators and targets
• Support intervention report on a timely and have complete reports
• Support intervention report through AIMS and AITI on time and always updated
• Make sure the reports are of high quality
• Support in development of lobby and advocacy board report

Leadership and mentorship

• Provide credible M&E leadership for Lobby and Advocacy projects, work closely with the PHE department program M&E and work closely with Partner B and other CSOs within the intervention
• Conduct on-site and offsite mentorship M&E support to partner B, intervention staff, CSOS within the approved pathways of implementation
• Lead in planning intervention monthly, quarterly review meetings for the Intervention
• Technical M&E lead for Lobby and Advocacy projects in planning,  monitoring, evaluation, learning, accountability and proposal writing Data capture reporting
• Take lead in intervention data capturing, collation, compiling and reporting using Monitoring tools to track project specific indicators and targets -
• Coordinate reporting within Power of Youth programme and other lobby & advocacy projects
• Facilitate donor reporting 100% on time and ensure quality reporting
• Identify underperforming lobby and Advocacy intervention and work closely with the with M&E program manager to ensure they are supported

Quality improvement

• Participate in quarterly CQI subcommittee meetings
• Ensure and foster continuous improvement in quality in both Programme and Financial performance
• Support lobby and advocacy projects set up and track QoS indicators
• Quality assure project specific QoS indicators
• Support projects to consistently report on quality
• Support projects use QoS data to measure performance 

Data Management & Quality Assurance

• Take lead in ensuring intervention quality data mechanisms are in place during data capture and projects implementation
• Support the intervention in develop data bases, data management SOP’s and guidelines
• Provide support to projects to develop costed work plans for data management
• Quality assure information that goes to the donor reports
• Provide technical quality assurance for short term M&E consultancies

Programme Surveys

• Take lead in intervention Surveys from start to the end
• Organize and facilitate review meeting with intervention staff and partners and giving feedback on M&E activities
• Review of Evaluation reports and giving feedback

Programme Development

• Participate in intervention especially Lobby and advocacy proposal development, concept notes and budgets development working closely with Finance to plan activities
• Monitor intervention development status and provide key strategic directions for growth

Knowledge Management

• Support intervention implementation team to document and disseminate best practises, lesson learnt and human stories
• Support documentation and dissemination of STOC’s
• Work closely with partners, lobby and advocacy projects in developing abstracts and carry out research 

Networking Relationship Management

• Manage intervention integration strategy, synthesis and exchange visits during support visits.
• Work in partnership with Partner B, CSOs and Netherlands PMLER in development, monitoring and evaluation of the program PLMER interventions

Other

• Undertake other relevant duties assigned by the project manager and M&E manager 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and knowledge

•  University degree preferably in Social Sciences, project management or a related discipline.

Experience

•  At least 3 years relevant working experience.
•  Must be conversant with the real-time reporting tools and systems, data analysis and visualization and Ministry of Health M&E tools and system.
•  Experience working within the thematic intervention of; Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI); Social accountability and legislation/policy.
•  Experience working with sub-grantees in Lobby and advocacy for performance-based model.
•  Experience working in uploading AITI is an added advantage.
•  Experience in developing real-time reporting tools and coordinating data collection/cleaning, processing and analysis.
•  Experience and working knowledge with data analysis, analytics and visualization applications

Skills and Competencies

•  Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts, including donors, Ministry of Health officials, legislators, local partners and other NGOs.
•  Coordination and supervisory skills.
•  Excellent English verbal and written communication skills  Ability to work with a great deal of independence.