Monitoring and Evaluation Intern

Job Description

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

Under the overall supervision of AVRR Programme Officer and direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant, the successful candidate will contribute to the implementation of the “Migrant Protection Return and Reintegration for Sub-Saharan Africa (MPRR-SSA)” with a special focus on strengthening the governance of migration, migration data management, and monitoring and evaluation

Responsibilities

1. Provide overall monitoring support to IOM Gambia in the day-to-day implementation of direct assistance, reintegration assistance and awareness raising activities under the Initiative. 
2. Provide support to the implementation of integration and /or reintegration assistance.
3. Participate in the development of new monitoring and evaluation tools where appropriate, in close coordination with the country office's monitoring and evaluation and information management units. 
4. To support with the review the conditions of the business plan regarding the AVRR program and raise issues or discrepancies based on frequent monitoring activities. 
5. In coordination with thematic leads in the country (awareness raising, reintegration…), conduct field and monitoring visits to the beneficiaries' business sites, including communities where community development initiatives are taking place and assess the impact of reintegration support provided. 
6. To support with the documentation and filing of all beneficiaries in a database for reference and monitoring, including regular updates of beneficiaries’ information in the database. 
7. Support the preparation and timely submission of monthly monitoring reports.
8. Provide general support for the assessment of qualitative and quantitative impact of grants and community projects. 
9. Support with data cleaning and the preparation of M&E reports, carefully considering disaggregated gender, age and vulnerability data of the beneficiaries. 
10. Perform any other duties as may be assigned. 

Qualifications

Education

• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a university degree programme in development studies, Social Science, Law, Humanitarian Affairs or related field (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent); or
• Be enrolled in an advanced tertiary education programme with relevant working experience in the position advertised
• Have graduated with a university degree or a tertiary diploma 

Excellent writing, analytical and communication skills.

Knowledge of other applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Kobo Collect tool and Visio is an advantage.

Fluency in English and one of the local languages is required. Knowledge of French is an advantage.

Required Competencies Behavioural

IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
• Integrity and transparency maintain high ethical standards and act in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules, and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: demonstrates the ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivery results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action-oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: takes ownership to achieve the Organization’s priorities and assumes

Responsibility for own actions and delegated work.

• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Required Skills

• Excellent writing, analytical and communication skills.
• Knowledge of other applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Kobo Collect tool and Visio is an advantage.

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