Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

Job Description

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Responsibilities

1. Provide overall monitoring and evaluation support in the day-to-day management and implementation of the overall projects.

2. Assist project focal points at the mission level in monitoring and evaluation-related efforts, including verifying data entry is done on a timely, accurate, and reliable manner, whilst respecting IOM’s data protection principles and suggesting innovative solutions to meet challenges faced in data collection.

3. Assist the project teams in regularly updating and improving the M&E tools by gathering quantitative and qualitative data/information on project activities.

4. Assist in drafting M&E plans and indicators to track project progress.

5. Provide feedback to the Project Officers on M&E findings and follow up on the utilization of monitoring results stated in the “Results Monitoring Framework”.

6. In coordination with the project teams, and where necessary, carry out field and monitoring visits to the beneficiaries’ sites including communities where community development initiatives are taking place and gather data on the support provided

7. Collect, analyze, visualize, and present data through ad-hoc and periodic M&E report, considering gender and protection disaggregated data.

8. In coordination with the supervisor, where necessary, conduct financial monitoring for specific projects, including updating project planners and highlighting areas of concern to project managers.

9. Support the Monitoring and Evaluation to carry out joint monitoring, including regular quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches.

10. Assist in the further development and incorporation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to strengthen the project implementation and data management.

11. Organize, collect, compile and document all program and MEAL-related data and files, ensuring that all records are properly organized and stored.

12. In coordination with the Head of PSU, support the management and implementation of select project evaluations.

13. Undertake duty travel to different areas of Rwanda when necessary.

14. Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced University degree in Social Science, Statistics or Development Studies or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; OR
• University degree in Social Science, Statistics or Development Studies or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Computer/software literate, preferably with advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, kobo toolbox, ODK and report writing.
• Experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-governmental or governmental institutions/organizations in a multi-cultural setting.
• Knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation to contexts relevant to that of Rwanda’s, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills.
• Ability to train others and effectively facilitate meetings is encouraged.

Required Skills

• Ability to train others and effectively facilitate meetings is encouraged.
• Computer/software literate, preferably with advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, kobo toolbox, ODK and report writing.
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills.
• Knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation to contexts relevant to that of Rwanda’s, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies

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