Regional Head of Monitoring and Evaluation at Norwegian Refugee Council

JOB DESCRIPTION

• The Regional Head of M&E is responsible for leading and developing the strategic direction of M&E within the region, supporting evidence, research and learning and positioning the function as a central role in business and programme development. You will lead a regional M&E Unit who will provide strategic advice, support and capacity building to country offices in the implementation of the Global M&E framework, policy, guidelines and technical developments in the region. You will work collaboratively with the regional senior management team to embed M&E as a key component of programme design and delivery through strategic analysis of evidence and learning.

Generic Responsibilities

• Policy, strategy and programme development
• Team leadership
• Technical development, support and capacity building
• Regional M&E Technical Support and Guidance

Specific Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of learning in the region and establish systems to make sure learning is captured at the regional level and fed into new programmes 
• Promote innovation and thought-leadership on new solutions NRC can pilot to improve data collection, quality, analysis and use of data. 

Your stakeholders

• Global M&E – and the global M&E framework, system, policies, guidelines and tools
• Regional Programme Team - Core Competency advisers, thematic and programme advisers/SRAs)
• Country level CDs, Heads of Programmes and Area Managers
• Country Office M&E staff
• Regional Office Management Team

What you will bring

• Seven to ten years of work experience at a senior level in monitoring and evaluation for a humanitarian organization.
• Strategic and conceptual thinking; having led large processes, experience of fundraising, developing strategies, developing and implementing significant organizational processes
• Advanced degree in economics, research methods, social sciences or a related field 
• Significant experience of evaluation or research methods - qualitative and quantitative data analysis and tools
• Experience of working in complex and volatile contexts and ability and willingness to regularly travel to support Country Offices
• Experience of managing and leading a team
• Ability to process vast amounts of information, develop robust, practical plans and methodologically roll out systems and processes 
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal   
• Experience of strategic planning, including strategic approaches to the use of data, evidence and learning to programme development