Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (M&E) at SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

Job Description

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will lead and coordinate the Monitoring and Evaluation activities for EDE-CPIRA project. S/he is expected to have the experience and capabilities necessary to lead the measurement, monitoring, evaluation, and learning of the project’s activities, while ensuring that all programme components are results-oriented and that all project team members are focused on achieving the project targets and KPIs. S/he will be responsible for providing technical leadership in Monitoring and Evaluation. S/he will develop the result measurement and management systems, approach and tools, and lead the implementation of the results chains and indicators for the program. S/he will be responsible for to provide the programme management team with tools to effectively track project progress and achievement, and to perform a mid-term and end-line project evaluation with sufficient information to assess the programme’s success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the review and implementation of the result measurement and management system.
• Lead in reviewing and updating the log frame and result chain of the project.
• Coordinate the review of project KPIs for each intervention.
• Develop tools for assessing performance of community managed water systems
• Develop performance tracking templates with support of the technical team
• Train water committees on using of the reporting tools.
• Periodically collate data sets, track, and analyse performance of community water systems.
• Prepare quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports under the guidance of the Team Leader
• Support the county water departments on performance updates of water systems.
• Perform mid-line and end-line surveys.
• Lead in the production of documentation, KPI reporting and sharing of key results and learning along the interventions.
• Facilitate periodic project reviews and learning forums, ensure proper documentation of findings and learnings.
• Ensure that Monitoring and Evaluation provide ongoing evidence and inputs for improving the programme interventions.
• Contribute to project reporting for donor and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

• First degree in monitoring and evaluation, statistics or Economics, Population studies, Development studies (a Masters’ degree in the same will be considered an added advantage).
• 5-7 years’ experience in performing M&E roles with demonstrable experience in handling large data sets especially in handling data manipulation and exploratory analysis. (Experience in EU reporting standards and systems will be an added advantage).
• Demonstrated experience using a mix of informational sources and M&E/research methods to analyse project progress, communicate findings to a range of external and internal stakeholders, and apply M&E results and learning to work planning.
• Preferable background in/understanding of the Water and Sanitation sector.
• Experience in catalysing programmatic learning and adaptive management with donors, NGOs, contractors, or international organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in knowledge management.
• Practical experience with creating survey tools and conducting field data collection.
• Experience with innovative digital data systems, tools and devices, platforms.
• Preferably experienced with statistical software packages such as SPSS, Stata.
• Proven ability to teach/mentor others such as stakeholders or partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisation and planning skills.