Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist at Education Development Trust

Responsibilities for the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Job

• The M&E Specialist is responsible for guiding the overall M&E strategy and implementation of related activities within the project and via partners, plus providing timely and relevant information to the project management.
• This entails close working and communication with all partner M&E staff and key Education Development Trust staff.
• The incumbent is responsible for developing an MEL framework and ensuring a well-functioning M&E quality data system that provides timely management information for the project and the unit.
• This requires design and set up of an appropriate M&E system, tools, approaches, data analysis and reporting processes that will provide information on the overall progress of the project on a timely basis.
• This position will specifically support the design of the methodology, field data collection, analysis, and reporting and play an important role to develop a learning agenda for the project.
• The learning agenda is to ensure that the project continues to build on and reassess its evidence base, effectiveness and to learn from implementation experiences.
• This position will lead the development and implementation of the learning agenda and contribute to the knowledge management activities of the organization.

Responsibilities for the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Job

• Review present M&E plan and approaches used by Education Development Trust
• Design new or improve existing M&E framework for the project and or unit with partner inputs to strengthen evidence decision making
• Support data quality improvement process including necessary revisions of existing tools and or design of new tools and systems to ensure quality M& E data.
• Organize and provide training in M&E tools and systems for project staff on data collection, analysis, reporting including use of digital platforms for data storage and retrievals.
• Review and ensure detailed M&E targets for partners including targets for each county level.
• Organise and put in place a data collection and processing system
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to assure data quality and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
• Feed into project planning including log frame, workplan and milestones updates and revisions following key reflection moments and as informed by field experience
• Work with the external evaluator to implement key evaluations including providing access to relevant project M&E data.
• Provide statistical computing models for measuring change/project impact including providing alternative approaches that are cost effective and context relevant.
• Prepare and share required analytical reports on progress, highlighting areas of concern including preparing documentations for TWG, routine reports, bidding, and ad hoc meetings
• Develop learning and knowledge management agenda for the project staff to promote an internal culture of learning and of sharing with other partners.
• Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure overall effectiveness and efficiency of the project.

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Statistics
• Good working knowledge of Programme Cycle Management and development
• Excellent computer skills especially statistical analysis using SPSS, STATA, Access, Excel, among others.
• A good knowledge of and understanding of project monitoring tools and techniques.

Qualifications for the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Job

• Further qualification in development studies, education or related field will be an added advantage.
  A minimum of 5 years’ mid-level management experience in monitoring and evaluation of development programmes; monitoring of education programmes would be an added advantage.
• Ability to manage and analyse project data.
• Ability to enhance existing business processes and products in support of strengthened monitoring systems;
• Experience training and mentoring staff in monitoring and evaluation will be an added advantage.
• Strong communication and analytical skills;
• Ability to work collaboratively with others to provide high quality service
• Strong organisational and time management skills, and ability to manage tasks with precise deadlines.
• Have a high degree of integrity, tact, diplomacy and corporate spirit

Scope: Will involve occasional travel to other locations within the region

Salary Circa (Ksh. 228,952) pm plus benefits