Career Opportunities at Plan International

Dimensions of Role:

• The Grants Department is responsible for the following tasks: Coordination and Negotiations; Compliance (Systems, processes, donors); Monitoring and Analysis; Portfolio Management and Strategy of Plan Kenya.
• This role will work collaboratively with National Offices (NOs) and other departments of the Country Office programme to ensure smooth management of development and humanitarian programme awards, sub grantees and contracts. The person will manage a team responsible for the portfolio of awards. The position will be also responsible for capacity building of staff and improving internal ways of working and will lead start-up and closeout meetings/workshops.
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:
Key Responsibilities:
A) Developing self and others; Working effectively with others

• Support the Director of Operations to support to development and high performance of the Grants Management team.
• Support the delivery of capacity building both within the Grants team, partners and across the Country Office.
• Carry out orientations and staff trainings for grants management procedures, donor requirements (rules, regulations, reporting and compliance) for Plan KCO staff and partner organisations. Build relationships across the Country Office, the Region, National Offices and the IH and escalate issues as required.

B) Communicating with impact, negotiation and coordination

• Provide coordination support to proposal development and review processes, ensuring all staff inputs happen in timely and effective manner in collaboration with the Business Development Manager.
• Provide advice on donor compliance requirements to ensure high quality proposals.
• Coordinate the processes for financial donor reporting to ensure that reports are high quality, delivered on time and supported by auditable records.
• Maintain effective communications with Plan International National Offices and Regional Office regarding donor related issues.
• Lead Grants “Kick off” meetings to ensure that all grant information is shared effectively with relevant staff, including field offices and partners.
• Lead Close out process and work with National Offices to ensure grants are closed out on time (assets, final financial accounts).
• Coordinate with auditors as necessary.

C) Compliance (systems, processes, donor)

• Clear understanding of Plan processes and key donor requirements, and support teams across the Country Office to ensure all opportunities, proposals, contracts and amendments follow Plan processes.
• Ensure that all appropriate donor formats are available in-country and staff have a clear understanding of donor requirements/expectations throughout the grant cycle.
• Ensure potential issues and amendment requests are flagged promptly to the Operations Director, then to donors via the relevant National Offices. Prepare donor waiver/derogation requests.
• Ensure all SAP records are an accurate reflection of current grants status at all times, and have all required documentation attached.
• Ensure all partners and sub-recipient agreements undergo legal vetting, are input into and approved through SAP, and work with relevant staff to ensure relevant donor requirements are understood by implementing partners (this may include capacity building).
• Review all final reports before submission to the donor.

D) Monitoring and analysis

• Co-ordinate the development of fully costed budgets for grants and contracts proposals.
• Co-ordinate with respective budget holders (Program Managers) in order to ensure budgets are correctly allocated and aligned.
• Ability to analyse financial issues i.e. variances and resolve by collaborating with other teams.
• Strong financial skills including budget development, and monitoring of spend across award portfolio.
• Develop a dashboard of all impending donor reports and support the program team to ensure timely delivery of reports.

E) Award Management leadership, portfolio management and strategy

• Ensure grants management systems and processes are successfully implemented, and key controls are in place to support effective portfolio management and compliance with donor requirements.
• Ensure regular grants monitoring across the country office and facilitate regular meetings with key stakeholders to ensure individual grants performance are being tracked effectively, and that risks and issues are being recognised and action taken.
• Provide regular management information to the Operations Director on the performance of the allocated portfolio.
• Support the Operations Director in the implementation of plans to address any performance issues identified through management information and KPI results.

Additional job responsibilities

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
• Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Education Qualification:

• Professional qualification relating to business, finance, accounting or international development

Knowledge and Experience:
Essential

• 8 years of leadership and financial management experience in a similar position in INGO
• Proven track record of in-country award portfolio management and knowledge of major donors’ compliance requirements
• Experience communicating with impact in a complex stakeholder environment
• Experience of staff management, supervision and capacity building in Grants Management
• Proven track record of supporting a senior management team
• Problem solving skills to identify and lead the resolution of issues
• Good attention to detail and analytical skills
• Computer literate (i.e. Word, advanced Excel, Outlook, financial systems).
• Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
• Patient, flexible, able to improvise and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
• Basic understanding of operational programming, including the realities of the context
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams

Desirable

• Experience with any recognised grants management system, knowledge of SAP will be desirable
• Significant experience with INGOs in an international environment

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Plan values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Plan, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, National Offices and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
• Physical Environment and Demands:
• Typically office environment with moderate field visit demands.

Level of Contact with Children:

• Low contact: Very low frequency of interaction.

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Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:

• This position will lead the development and implementation of capacity building plans in project counties with the aim to show tangible results in increased data quality, availability, use, and improved leadership and management practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support development capacity building plans for all project counties.
• Support implementation of the capacity building plans.
• Support monitoring of capacity development.

Dealing with Problems:

• The post holder will demonstrate a high degree of analytical skills, planning, organizational and facilitation while introducing innovations needed to meet the demands of the operating environment.

Communications and Working Relationships:
Internal – High Contact:
With staff of the Prime partner, Palladium and other sub-grantee staff and consultants.

External Relationships:

• Include working with government at the County, Sub-county and other lower levels; technical and administrative personnel from Plan Regional office in Kisumu, Nairobi and USNO; and any other as dictated by the position.
• Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Education Qualification, Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in the relevant field. Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of monitoring and evaluation capacity building experience with specific focus on PEPFAR projects.
• Demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of others and more specifically building capacity of GOK and LIP staff at community and/or county levels.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in designing M&E tools, surveys, surveillance systems and evaluations.
• Capacity to produce high quality reports, briefs, success stories and abstracts.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in USG/PEPFAR reporting.
• Knowledge of M&E concepts with focus.
• Excellent computer skills, with knowledge of necessary database development, data entry and analytic software applications.
• Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork skills with community and government officials.
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills and well as superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Is self-motivated, able to work able to accomplish job tasks with little or no supervision.
• Willingness to travel within the counties.

Skills specific to the post:
Leadership

• Represent the project at County level Capacity building meetings including TWGs.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders including County government officials, local organizations and project partners.
• Create and maintain a collaborative working relationship with other project staff towards the realization of project objectives.

Management

• Conduct on-job training and mentorship to LIP and government staff project capacity building indicators, and reporting.
• Perform regular field visits to ensure the quality of data collected by Programs and to verify the accuracy of reported data.
• Contribute to quarterly and annual project reporting for USAID.
• Identify and document best practices and in collaboration with the Learning and Knowledge management team, develop and submit briefs and abstracts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentation in relevant conferences.

Competencies and values:

• Respect, integrity, diversity, commitment to excellence, adaptability, able to perform under stress, innovation, building relationships, communicating effectively, coaching and mentoring, developing and working in teams, initiating action, planning and organizing.
• Promote and abide by Plan policies and procedures including but not limited to: Gender equality mainstreaming, Child Protection Policy; Code of Conduct and the related mandatory reporting responsibilities.

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Typically field visit demands and some office work.

Values

• Commitment to Plan International Kenya’s values.

Level of Contact with Children:

• Low-level interaction with children.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

• The Data Systems Officer will be responsible for supporting efforts to improve the capacity of county government health teams in data management systems. Reporting to the Senior Data Systems Advisor, the officer will support activities to improve the capacity of existing county-based national data management systems to generate complete, accurate and timely data for analysis and use by county health management teams and work to harmonize the use of existing systems at the county level.

Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:

• The Data Systems Officer will support the Senior Data Systems Advisor to enhance capacity of project counties to show measurable improved capacity in the use of data systems, increased quality of entered data, use of data analytics and to facilitate interoperability between data systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Increase understanding and use of multiple data systems by county and sub-county staff.
• Strengthen quality of data systems.
• Align counties with national data system policies.
• Facilitate interoperability of multiple data systems at county and sub-county level.

Dealing with Problems:

• The post holder will demonstrate a high degree of analytical skills, planning, organizational and facilitation while introducing innovations needed to meet the demands of the operating environment.

Communications and Working Relationships:
Internal – High Contact:

• With staff of the Prime partner, Palladium and other sub-grantee staff and consultants.

External Relationships:

• Include working with government at the County, Sub-county and other lower levels; technical and administrative personnel from Plan Regional office in Kisumu, Nairobi and USNO; and any other as dictated by the position.

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar technology graduate degree with post-graduate level training preferred.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in conceptualizing, designing and implementing robust Management Information Systems preferably in social and development focused areas.
• Demonstrated experience in complex project data needs, data handling and use of data analysis technologies including software packages such as SPSS, STATA, Nvivo, Atlas and SAS in addition to knowledge of MS Access, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to objectively analyze complex data primary and secondary data and present it in simple understandable information for diverse audience.
• Project work experience with open source technology, social media, online community portals, mobile technology, and on/off connectivity solutions.
• Experience working with Government of Kenya and bilateral/multi-lateral donor agencies, preferably USAID/USG funded projects.
• A team player with demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of others as well as being experienced in contributing to knowledge generation and project learning agenda among partners including government structures.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, writing, and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.

Skills specific to the post:
Leadership

• Represent the project before both national and county data system technical working groups.
• Establish and maintain a productive relationships with key stakeholders, including national and county government officials, NGOs and community groups for smooth implementation.
• Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently.
• Participate in project review and planning meetings.
• Support the Learning and Knowledge Management team in identifying and documenting best practices shared learning.

Management

• Coordinate technical support from other CMLAP staff, Plan Kenya and Plan US staff.
• Build capacity of county and sub-county teams, project staff, and coordinating partners.
• Represent the project in data system and M&E related activities as delegated by the project Management.
• Contribute to timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of project activities and results to USAID, including quarterly and annual reports.
• Other duties as required.

Competencies and values:

• Respect, integrity, diversity, commitment to excellence, adaptability, able to perform under stress, innovation, building relationships, communicating effectively, coaching and mentoring, developing and working in teams, initiating action, planning and organizing.
• Promote and abide by Plan policies and procedures including but not limited to: Gender equality mainstreaming, Child Protection Policy; Code of Conduct and the related mandatory reporting responsibilities.

Values

• Commitment to Plan International Kenya’s values.

Level of Contact with Children:

• Low-level interaction with children.

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Typically office environment with moderate field visit demands.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

• The Senior Data Systems Advisor will be responsible for supporting efforts to improve the capacity of county health government teams in data management systems. Reporting to the Orphans & Vulnerable Children (OVC) Manager, the Advisor will support activities to improve the capacity of existing county-based national data management systems to generate complete, accurate and timely data for analysis and use by county health management teams and work to harmonize the use of existing systems at the county level.

Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:

• The Senior Data Systems Advisor will work to enhance capacity of project counties to show measurable improved capacity in the use of data systems, increased quality of entered data, use of data analytics and to facilitate interoperability between data systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Increase understanding and use of multiple data systems by county and sub-county staff.
• Strengthen quality of data systems.
• Align counties with national data system policies.
• Facilitate interoperability of multiple data systems at county and sub-county level.

Dealing with Problems:

• The post holder will demonstrate a high degree of analytical skills, planning, organizational and facilitation while introducing innovations needed to meet the demands of the operating environment.

Communications and Working Relationships:
Internal – High Contact:

• With staff of the Prime partner, Palladium and other sub-grantee staff and consultants.

External Relationships:

• Include working with government at the County, Sub-county and other lower levels; technical and administrative personnel from Plan Regional office in Kisumu, Nairobi and USNO; and any other as dictated by the position.

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar technology graduate degree with post-graduate level training preferred.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in conceptualizing, designing and implementing robust Management Information Systems preferably in social and development focused areas.
• Demonstrated experience in complex project data needs, data handling and use of data analysis technologies including software packages such as SPSS, STATA, Nvivo, Atlas and SAS in addition to knowledge of MS Access, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to objectively analyze complex data primary and secondary data and present it in simple understandable information for diverse audience.
• Project work experience with open source technology, social media, online community portals, mobile technology, and on/off connectivity solutions.
• Experience working with Government of Kenya and bilateral/multi-lateral donor agencies, preferably USAID/USG funded projects.
• A team player with demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of others as well as being experienced in contributing to knowledge generation and project learning agenda among partners including government structures.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, writing, and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.

Skills specific to the post:
Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership and technology vision for the project’s support of data system enhancement.
• Represent the project before both national and county data system technical working groups.
• Establish and maintain a productive relationships with key stakeholders, including national and county government officials, NGOs and community groups for smooth implementation.
• Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently.
• Participate in project review and planning meetings.
• Support the Learning and Knowledge Management team in identifying and documenting best practices shared learning.

Management

• Provide direct supervisory support to Data Systems Officer.Coordinate technical support from other CMLAP staff, Plan Kenya and Plan US staff.
• Build capacity of county and sub-county teams, project staff, and coordinating partners.
• Represent the project in data system and M&E related activities as delegated by the project Management.
• Contribute to timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of project activities and results to USAID, including quarterly and annual reports.
• Other duties as required.

Competencies and values:

• Respect, integrity, diversity, commitment to excellence, adaptability, able to perform under stress, innovation, building relationships, communicating effectively, coaching and mentoring, developing and working in teams, initiating action, planning and organizing.
• Promote and abide by Plan policies and procedures including but not limited to: Gender equality mainstreaming, Child Protection Policy; Code of Conduct and the related mandatory reporting responsibilities.

Values

• Commitment to Plan International Kenya’s values.

Level of Contact with Children:

• Low-level interaction with children.

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Typically office environment with moderate field visit demands.

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POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior M&E Capacity Building Specialist will lead the development of the county M&E capacity building strategies in conjunction with the technical experts in governance, data use, analytics and health systems. The specialist, reporting to the DCOP will be responsible for facilitating the capacity building plan and supporting the monitoring, evaluation and learning from the capacity building interventions.
Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:

• This position will lead the development and implementation of capacity building plans in project counties with the aim to show tangible results in increased data quality, availability, use, and improved leadership and management practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop capacity building plans for all project counties.
• Lead implementation of the capacity building plans.
• Monitor and evaluate capacity development.

Dealing with Problems:

• The post holder will demonstrate a high degree of analytical skills, planning, organizational and facilitation while introducing innovations needed to meet the demands of the operating environment.
• Communications and Working Relationships:

Internal – High Contact:

• With staff of the Prime partner, Palladium and other sub-grantee staff and consultants.

External Relationships:

• Include working with government at the County, Sub-county and other lower levels; technical and administrative personnel from Plan Regional office in Kisumu, Nairobi and USNO; and any other as dictated by the position.
• Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Education Qualification, Knowledge and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and post-graduate level training preferred.
• Minimum of 6-8 years of monitoring and evaluation capacity building experience with specific focus on PEPFAR projects.
• Demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of others and more specifically capacity building in M&E of GOK and LIP staff at community and/or county levels.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in designing M&E tools including surveys, surveillance systems and other forms of evaluations.
• Capacity to produce high quality reports, briefs, success stories and abstracts.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in USG/PEPFAR reporting.
• Knowledge of M&E concepts with focus on capacity building.
• Excellent computer skills, with knowledge of necessary database development, data entry and analytic software applications.
• Proven track record of success as a team leader.
• Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork skills with community and government officials.
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills and superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Is self-motivated, able to work and accomplish job tasks with little or no supervision.
• Willingness to travel within the counties.

Skills specific to the post:
Leadership

• Provide high level representation in relevant County capacity building and M&E stakeholders meetings, conferences and task forces as well as with USAID.
• Develop and nurture a collaborative working relationship with project specific and partner senior management teams.
• Identify and build strategic linkages with key national and county level stakeholders.
• Provide leadership in project review and planning meetings.

Management

• Provide oversight to the analysis of data collected for assessment of progress and areas of improvement and overall data management.
• Ensure quality, standardized approaches to capacity building and Learning across the 8 project counties.
• Provide oversight to project strategic information and ensure quality in project monitoring and use of data for decision-making.
• Promote learning and knowledge sharing of best practices and lessons learned.
• Mentor and provide effective supervision to the Capacity Building Officer.
• Perform other duties as required.

Competencies and values:

• Respect, integrity, diversity, commitment to excellence, adaptability, able to perform under stress, innovation, building relationships, communicating effectively, coaching and mentoring, developing and working in teams, initiating action, planning and organizing.
• Promote and abide by Plan policies and procedures including but not limited to: Gender equality mainstreaming, Child Protection Policy; Code of Conduct and the related mandatory reporting responsibilities.

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Typically office environment with field visit demands.

Values

• Commitment to Plan International Kenya’s values:

Level of Contact with Children:

• Low-level interaction with children.

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Support the implementation of the Country MER framework

• The job holder is responsible for leading the development of a functional PU gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation research framework to guide the M&E of all programs
• Develop and document a gender sensitive M&E Framework and indicator tracking sheet for the PU programs, bringing together tools and outlining systems including the development of new tools as required.
• Ensure that routine project assessment and monitoring takes place on time (needs assessment, including distribution monitoring, post-distribution monitoring and satisfaction surveys with stakeholders.
• Liaise with project implementation teams to develop gender sensitive systematic and realistic assessment and monitoring plans/tools that capture quantitative and qualitative data-disaggregated by sex and age to report on project performance indicators and ensure rigorous, robust and innovative monitoring and evaluation, accountability and learning strategy including beneficiary feedback and complaint mechanism
• The holder will put in place an effective gender responsive system to monitor the implementation of the MER plan and will produce quarterly and annual reports on the status of the MER plan
• Support PU staff in whist taking gender into account developing relevant ‘theory of change’ for grant related projects and programs. He/s will also support the development of concepts and proposals at the PU level

Data management and knowledge management

• Develop and maintain an updated gender sensitive database of all completed interventions and periodically carry out meta-analysis of the information at the PU and will provide periodic reports to the PU Management team
• Ensure all the data is disaggregated by sex and age and all the studies are gender responsive
• Responsible for supporting from a gender perspective data collection, analysis and utilization across all programs at the PU level, based on the agreed tools developed and approved by the Country M&E Manager
• Facilitate gender sensitive documentation and reporting of assessments, program data, lessons learnt and best practices for internal and external sharing.
• Develop program and operational reporting templates that facilitate the acquisition and aggregation of information in program
• Lead the Program Team in developing at least two case studies that capture experiences of women, men, boys and girls annually for publication
• Identify and document interventions and initiatives that can be replicated or scaled up

Managing monitoring, evaluation & research processes

• Feed into the overall country strategic plan, providing sex age disaggregated data and analysis as required for strategic purposes and new program design, including proposal development. Design results frameworks ensuring that indicators are SMART and that required M&E equipment and staffing are budgeted for.
• Ensure all the outcomes realized in programs are tracked and reported in a gender sensitive manner.
• Oversee the effective communication and use of monitoring data and feedback/complaints to improve current programming, including development of agreed recommendations to ensure continual improvements to the quality and appropriateness of program activities
• Co-ordinate, supervise and review all surveys, baselines/endlines, assessments and evaluations, designing tools and sampling methodologies, training teams and planning fieldwork
• Be a key resource for providing technical backstopping to all monitoring, evaluation and research processes at the PU level
• Support and (where necessary, lead) the development of gender sensitive for all evaluation and research activities (including the Annual Program Review) at the PU level
• Play a leading role in the review of completed evaluations and researches with a “gender lens” and ensure that they meet the minimum standards of quality before sending them to the Country M&E Manager

Corporate compliance

• Ensure all the M&E processes meet the required threshold as described in the Plan’s global research and evaluation standards and knowledge management and all other policies as may be prescribed from time to time
• Ensure that all completed evaluations/ baselines/ researches/ surveys and all forms of documentation are promptly reported to the Country M&E Manager
• Ensure that all completed MER reports meet the highest quality and are recommended for sign off by the PU Manager
• Responsible for the implementation and effective functioning of all corporate M&E applications and systems at the PU level

Networking & partnerships

• Map out and develop a gender sensitive database of relevant M&E stakeholders (including CSO) at the County level and periodically update the list
• Actively engage in internal and external networks (wherever possible at the County level)

Capacity development of staff and partners

• Coach, train, and mentor M&E staff with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the M&E team and providing professional development guidance in conjunction with the N&E Manager
• Support the PU staff in their day to day work as and when necessary and strengthen their capacity in basic M&E processes
• Support the capacity of our implementation partners whenever gaps are identified
• Provide capacity building, technical support and training to the M&E team as well as the Program Team on all areas of M&E.
• Promote and strengthen the understanding of the importance of gender responsive M&E within the country team and the use and /or analysis of M&E systems during program design and implementation.

Dealing with Problems:

• This position requires a very high degree of conceptual and analytical thinking. It requires a high level of independence, proactive thinking, integrated and multidisciplinary approach to programming. The post holder requires a clear understanding of the strategic direction of the organization and the ability to conceptualize the existing interrelationships, organizational working environment and other emerging trends. The post holder must be able provide options for the choice of M&E approaches, systems and methodologies.
• This position requires attention to detail in proposal development, drafting Terms of reference, technical reviews and reports at the PU level. The post holder must be firm and be able to manage and support consultants assigned to undertake MER activities at the PU level.

Communications and Working Relationships:

• The job holder will communicate with both internal and external stakeholders and work closely with the Country M&E Manager and other M&E colleagues to share lessons, knowledge and experiences

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

• Minimum of a University Degree in Social Science, Economics, statistics, development studies or any other related field from a recognized university.
• At least 3 years of demonstrated successful leadership and management of M&E functions and experience, including active mentoring and coaching, preferably with teams in cross-cultural setting and multi-sectorial programs in education, health, economic resilience and youth empowerment programs among others
• Experience with and/or studies (ideally at graduate level) in monitoring and evaluation and impact evaluation methodologies.
• Solid understanding of basic principles of research and evaluation design
• Experience with at least descriptive analysis of sex age disaggregated quantitative data (experience with regression and other forms of quantitative or qualitative data analysis a plus)
• Experience with evaluations/research logistics, administration and/or project or research management
• Proven abilities in developing gender sensitive monitoring plans, data collection, information management, use of databases, and analysis and performance monitoring
• Good working knowledge of Excel for administrative purposes and for the management and analysis from a gender perspective of quantitative data (including creation of clear graphics and tables)
• Excellent written and spoken English, including the ability to write clear and engaging reports
• Experience with data management and data analysis in SPSS or STATA highly desirable
• Strong demonstrable levels of knowledge of and experience with gender sensitive research design, performance monitoring, impact evaluation, and / or social and environmental research methodologies
• Excellent levels of spoken and written English and comfortable presenting to all types of audiences

Skills specific to the post

• Good IT skills, in particular MS Office, databases and virtual meeting tools (eg Skype, Webinar, blackboard etc.)
• Working knowledge of word processing spreadsheets, data entry and analysis packages and databases (Microsoft Packages, SPSS, STATA and Epi-Info)
• Sound experience in participatory research methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative
• Experience in advising / coaching individuals, teams and / or organisations in M&E system design, research methodologies, research design
• Previous experience with mobile data collection (Kobo, ODK, CsPro) and GIS mapping an asset
• Experience in the application of MER systems and frameworks including theory of change
• Analytical, documentation, innovative and reporting skills
• Experience with both gender sensitive qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and translation of results into action
• strong interpersonal and effective communication skills both orally and in writing

• Training and facilitation skills

Behaviors

• Teamwork, partnership and networking both internally and externally
• Attention to detail, ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and minimum supervision
• Competent, commitment and respect to timelines and standards
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently as well as being part of a team
• Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Highly organised and able to work to deadlines and accurate and good eye for detail
• Confident and cooperative, even under pressure
• Well-organised, with strong process management skills and ability to establish priorities and work to deadlines
• Ability to handle complex and sensitive discussions and potential arising tensions with a win-win mentality
• Commitment to international development and children’s rights
• Commitment to development and humanitarian values and standards, and child protection

Competencies and Values

• Supportive and versatile
• Proactive and assertive
• Ability to drive innovation and learning
• Results oriented and focused
• Respectful and a person with integrity
• Effective communication skill

Physical Environment and Demands:

• The job holder requires 60% field work and 40% office based environments.

Level of Contact with Children:

• Mid-level contact: Occasional interaction with children