Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Food for the Hungry (FH Kenya)

The monitoring and evaluation support to RAPID+ in Marsabit County as directed. The M&E officer will also be responsible for the collection, collation and analysis of data related to RAPID+ project and any other projects as assigned. The incumbent may be assigned other responsibilities by the M&E Coordinator and the RAPID+ CCU lead.

Skills & Competencies

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty/function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian foundation and beliefs
• Experience in research and community participatory methodologies
• Strong facilitation skills
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• Good understanding of project planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
• Good contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities, organizational relationships, social and cultural constraints and realities, and environmental condition.
• Knowledge of statistical computer packages e.g. SPSS, STATA, EPI-INFO etc.
• Knowledge on GIS is an added advantage and excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and highly organized and able to multitask.

Responsibilities

Continuous Project Monitoring, and Supporting Project Evaluations

• Establish a Project information needs framework.
• Identify M & E Project needs for support.
• Identify and design Project performance questions, key indicators and targets for each project component.
• Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field visits.
• Review the relevance of existing social and economic data for the project area.
• Designing and actualizing Project baseline, mid-term and end-line assessments

Data management and reporting

• Develop and maintain data collection tools, such as building XLSforms for digital data collection.
• Maintain project data collection systems and ensure routine data is updated on time (reached data)
• Compile and analyze project related data and reports and create consolidated progress reports.
• Analyze data and prepare reports summarizing program activities, findings, and recommendations.
• Maintain program documentation, including M&E plans, reports, and data sets.
• Support the department in conducting field visits.
• Stay up-to-date on M&E best practices and methodologies and ensure data quality-Completeness, valid, reliable, timely and precision.

Qualifications

• A Degree – in Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Science, Statistics, project management, community development or a related field, and at least two years, experience in an NGO set up.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili, Knowledge of local language is an advantage but not a must.