Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer at Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO)

Job purpose/Summary

KANCO is looking to recruit a detail-oriented, results-driven, and innovative Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with experience to provide programmatic support in the monitoring and evaluation process for various projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities of the project and ensure all the requirements for reporting are met.
• Provide technical support for all research work under the project, and guide in the preparation of reports and dissemination of evidence and data.
• Work closely with all technical program teams to improve program quality through improved data management systems and processes, act as a focal point for all project evaluations and lead the Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DM&E) processes and gathering of evidence of the program.
• Work with the project County Coordinators to ensure the collection of relevant data needed for an effective M&E system that will be utilized in monitoring strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and opportunities in the projects and for reporting on partnership commitments.
• Collaboratively prepare and submit accurate and timely reports, to project stakeholders.
• Conduct data quality assessments in collaboration with the project partners to verify the data submitted by County coordinators and ensure that the data reflects the reality on the ground.
• Undertake regular monitoring and technical support visits to the select Counties to assess progress against approved plans, and provide feedback and recommendations for timely improvement.
• Build effective working relationships with project stakeholders, engaging them at each project stage, ensuring communications have appropriate content and tone.
• Anticipate project risks and issues, communicate to Project Implementation Lead and Stakeholders, and seek solutions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, demography, Biostatistics/Health Records and Information or a related field with IT skills
• Knowledge and experience in using statistical packages for analyzing complex datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS, etc) and generation of information for decision making.
• Demonstrated ability on designing and maintaining data collection tools in mobile platforms e.g. ODK Collect and KOBO Collect.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities or a similar role.
• Proven experience in establishing M&E systems, logical and result in frameworks for programs with demonstrated strong database management and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans.
• Computer skills: Hands-on competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

Key Competencies 

• Ability to maintain high standards of personal integrity, establishing productive relationships.
• Ability to work well and collaboratively with a team, lead own work, and disseminate information on a timely basis.
• Facilitation and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English & Kiswahili is essential
• Experience training or coaching others in MEL -related topics.
• People Skills: Good communication skills and experience in explaining project results framework and MEL approach.
• Analytical Skills: The MEL officer should be able to translate data to information that links to project goals, highlight trends and problems identified from the data, and demonstrate results/achievements.