The American Refugee Committee (ARC) is searching to fill the position of Monitoring and Evaluation officer with the following
Key responsibilities:
Technical and Systems Development
• Support the development, measurement, and reporting of qualitative and quantitative output, outcome, objective, and goal-level performance indicators with targets for all the country program;
• Help develop a country wide theory of change / results chain integrating all ARC’s activities and grants in Rwanda;
• Develop and regularly update the Country Monitoring and Evaluation Plan;
• Support the management team in developing a Country Monitoring Dashboard that will integrate critical indicators of program results and budget spending rates;
• Oversee the development, on-going modifications, strengthening and functioning of the country-level data management system;
• Help identify and design innovative practices to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness in M&E and general project management ;
M&E Implementation & management
Coordinate timely and adequate evaluation and quality assessment of the country program on a yearly basis;
• Provide technical guidance and oversight in the data collection, collation and feedback activities;
• Develop and help implement appropriate data collection and analysis instruments and methodologies, and data/information dissemination/utilisation plans;
• Coordinate data collection activities such as rapid assessments, market studies, baseline data collection surveys, special studies, and other research activities;
• Provide support to the different project staff to prepare quarterly, annual and other reports as may be required;
• Support the Senior Program Coordinator in overseeing all the reporting cycle to different donors and stakeholders;
• Represent ARC in different forums on M&E related issues when required;
• Provide support to any M&E and program activities as may be required by the management;
• Implement any recommendation issued by the management team and the ARC M&E regional advisor regarding M&E activities.
Capacity building & Organisational Learning
• Develop and implement a plan to disseminate program information to different audiences;
• Contribute to the proactive dissemination and use of knowledge gained through M&E activities;
• Insure that the knowledge gained contributes to the improvement of the program and influence the strategic development of future programs and activities;
• Participate and contribute to management decision making processes by availing all the program information acquired from the M&E activities;
• Support program implementation and improvement by providing timely information around project successes to be scaled up as well as challenges to allow ‘course correction’ throughout life of the program;
• Strengthen M&E capacities of all program staff at central and field level on a continuous basis through on job training and mentoring;
• Participate in M&E-related regional conferences and workshops when possible and stay up to date of best practices and new knowledge created in the field of development evaluation
Qualifications
• 3-5 years of experience in results based monitoring and evaluation in development programs;
• Masters degree preferred in a relevant field (economics, demography, sociology, social studies, management etc).
• Post graduate training in development monitoring and evaluation required;
• Experience in capacity building and training highly desirable;
• Experience conducting research, including the use of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and data collection and analysis instruments;
• Knowledge of multidimensional poverty and wellbeing analysis highly desirable;
• Technical knowledge in at least three of the following program sectors required: Shelter & Infrastructures, Gender Based Violence, Health & Nutrition, Livelihoods and Economic recovery, WASH, Environment protection;
• Experience working with international donors and grants highly desirable;
• Fluency in written and spoken English required;
• Must be a Rwandan citizen;
• Strong computer literacy (Excel, Word, MS Project, SPSS, STATA and/or other statistical applications);
• Strong demonstrated writing, editing, and analytical skills;
• Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently.
To apply for these positions:
Please submit your application to one of the following address: arcapplicationletter@gmail.com, ARC Country Head office in Kimihurura after Lemigo Hotel or ARC field offices in Byumba, Kiziba (Kibuye) and Nyabiheke before Friday September 28th 2012 at 3:00 P.M
Application letter with contact information (Write to: The Country Director)
Curriculum vitae, Notified Degrees, diplomas and certificates, References, Copy of national Identity card.
ARC would like to thank all candidates for their interest but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
