Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

MEAL planning:

• Follow the MEAL Framework and support/execute Work Plan development. 

• Assists the Programme´s implementation by updating the results framework and MEAL plan, including KPIs for existing and new projects.

• Provide inputs into the development and refinement of LIFT MEAL tools, guidelines, and processes - including designing, pilot testing, and finalizing, in coordination with the Sr. M&E Specialist and the M&E Senior Manager.

• Supports projects on the development and implementation of their MEAL frameworks and associated tools to ensure that projects meet LIFT MEAL requirements.

• Contributes to reviewing project MEAL frameworks and other key M&E deliverables (including reports) to ensure compliance with LIFT MEAL standards, making recommendations for final approval.

• Assist project planning processes related to  MEAL work plan and budget. 

• Support the M&E Specialist to organize regular reviews with the team leads and planning sessions to monitor progress. 

• Support accurate and consistent data entry.

• Analyze and produce reports in various formats including maps, graphs, charts, etc. as required.

Partnerships Building and Partner Support: 

• Become familiar with the Team´s objectives, challenges, and methods to understand and provide relevant information and advice.

• Participate when needed in relevant discussions within the teams to learn about their performance and needs on an ongoing basis.

• Support ongoing communication processes and fluent interaction with the Programme´s main stakeholders. 

• Liaise with HQ when necessary for benchmarking, networking, and/or capacity-building purposes.

• Contribute to the execution of comprehensive and ongoing assessments of LIFT partner’s MEAL systems to identify areas for capacity development.

• Participate in project field visits to review LIFT partner MEAL systems and support conducting data quality reviews.

• Become a trusted practitioner for the Lift organization. 

Capacity Building and Knowledge Management :

• Support training efforts on monitoring procedures and monitoring techniques.

• Contribute to the execution of annual re-skilling and up-skilling sessions with the LIFT team.

• Support in developing KM mechanisms and processes for the project.

• Participate in initiatives related to project studies’ findings, lessons learned, achievements, and gaps, to ensure knowledge management.

• Comply with process reviews and lessons learned exercises, including data collected to assess improvement opportunities and act upon them. 

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Organize and undertake all required quality assurance checks for projects;

• Support the consolidation, aggregation, and analysis of performance data collected by projects.

• Contributes to reporting exercises for the Programme and works closely with the LIFT programme teams to ensure alignment and quality/reliable data. 

• Follows the framework for data reporting. 

Risk Mitigation:

• Contribute to Identifying and mitigating risks related to the programme's performance and proactively communicate them.

• Identify issues affecting the implementation of MEAL activities - particularly at the project level, raising these issues and proposing subsequent actions to the M&E Senior Manager in a timely manner.

• Contributes to strengthening the risk management culture within the MEAL team, to enhance pro-activity and safeguard the programme's interests.