Temporary Strategic Information & Evaluation Assistant at FIDA

Job Purpose

The Strategic Information & Evaluation Assistant will assist the M&E Officer in designing data collection tools; conduct data collection, analysis and reporting; and follow up with project teams to ensure effective program implementation. S/he will additionally work with Programs Team to ensure efficient, accurate, and transparent data flow, with particular focus on demonstrating the impact of FIDA-Kenya programs to the beneficiaries.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Support in development and review of relevant and quality data collection tools for quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Conduct assessments/ audits to ensure data quality, transparency, and integrity based on agreed indicators.
• Participate in the planning and conducting field data collection and monitoring exercises.
• Assist M&E Officer to track project/program results including quality, outcomes, impact, and compliance with set standards.
• Work with the program team and M&E officer to ensure monitor strengths and gaps in existing projects/ programs and services and for reporting on donor commitments.
• Incorporate feedback obtain from various monitoring activities to ensure continuous improvement of data management systems.
• Assist in the development of M&E plans for all funding proposals and ensure the same is followed up during implementation.
• Review monthly program progress reports as per the approved quarterly work plans and monthly activities schedule and provide alert to the respective program officers to avoid delays in implementation.
• Support M&E Officer to prepare M&E related reports for in line with both internal and donor reporting requirements.
• Actively participate in the development, maintenance, and dissemination of strategic program information.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Information Sciences, or Statistics.
• Must have a minimum 2 years of experience in M&E and/or research preferably in an NGO sector.
• Demonstrable experience using a variety of quantitative methodologies for data analysis including analyses using statistical tools such as Ms Excel, Google Sheets, SPSS, or STAT.
• Experience in conducting program evaluations, including designing data collection tools/instruments, data visualization and presentation and successfully drafting M&E technical reports.
• Proven experience in performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, and developing M&E and/performance monitoring plans
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Swahili.
• Ability to frequently travel across the country for data collection and monitoring exercises.