Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer

17/9/2023 www.akhtaboot.com
Location :

Amman, Jordan

Job Category :

أخرى

Job requirements

  • Senior (Team Leader/Staff Supervisor)

Description

Job Description and Requirements

 

1. BACKGROUND:

Since 2012, The Lutheran World Federation (

LWF's work, actions, and operations are guided by a dedication to the human rights of all individuals, regardless of their status. We are particularly well-known for our prompt, sensitive, competent humanitarian work and field presence in difficult-to-reach places.  Above all, LWF works with the most vulnerable people, and to claim and protect their rights, LWF actively collaborates with local government and community structures. www.lutheranworld.org/WorldService.   

2. LOCATION OF THE POSITION:

Based in the Amman office with regular visits to field projects in Jordan (mainly, but not exclusively, Mafraq, Irbid, and Zarqa).

3. RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • Develop a comprehensive overall monitoring and evaluation framework: M&E plans, performance indicators, and benchmarks for each project, aligning with project goals, objectives, and donor requirements.
    • Support using a standard data management tool (World Service standard tools – Activity-Info) at the Program level.
    • Oversee data collection, verification, analysis, and management from various sources, including surveys, interviews, focus group discussions, and secondary data.
    • Work closely with project teams to address challenges and take corrective actions as necessary to ensure project milestones are met.
    • Train project staff and stakeholders on M&E methodologies, data collection techniques, and M&E tools.
    • Organize annual learning events to reflect on achievements.
    • building capacity of the team, coordinating data collection, support in reporting and work with Activity-Info.
    • Maintain an organized and accessible project-related data, reports, and documentation database for easy reference and retrieval.
    • Facilitate sharing lessons learned, best practices, and success stories across the organization.
    • Contribute to preparing donor reports, ensuring accurate and timely submission of required information.
    • Contribute to quality and timely data and project information reporting in the LWF web-based PMER system (Activity-Info).
    • Provide regular and ad-hoc reports to stakeholders, highlighting key findings, progress, and areas needing attention.

 

4. Requirements:

 

  • University degree in a relevant field such as Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, Social Sciences, statistics, or a related discipline.
  • Five years of experience designing, implementing, and managing M&E systems for development projects, preferably in the humanitarian sector.
  • 3-4 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting with an INGO.
  • Solid understanding of the project management cycle including result-based monitoring.
  • Ability to support the project staff to achieve high-quality results.
  • Ability to work independently under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and demonstrate flexibility and creativity in planning and problem-solving.
  • Proven experience with digital project management systems and tools.
  • Strong capacity to develop results framework (goal/outcomes/outputs/activities) and critically interpret results framework, M&E plan, and Indicator Tracking Tool.
  • Proficiency in using M&E software and tools.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team and with diverse stakeholders.
  • Proficient user of online data collection tools (Activity Info, Survey CTO,
  • Advanced knowledge of data management and descriptive statistics.
  • Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative sampling
  • Excellent understanding of the usage of qualitative methodologies, such as key informant interviews and focus group discussions, among others
  • Outstanding critical and analytical writing skills
  • Fluently spoken and written English and Arabic.
  • Knowledge of Python, R, or Stata is desirable.

 

5. Proffered:

  • Former experience in projects related to technical vocational education, health, and community work.
  • Familiarity or former experience in working with non-profit organizations.