International Rescue Committee Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Job Vacancy in Rwanda

JOB OPPORTUNITY

The International Rescue Committee
(IRC), a renowned international humanitarian agency, would like to inform
interested candidates about full time job vacancies available for the project “Inclusive
Society: Together Ending Malnutrition,” funded by the European Union in Ngoma
district.

Senior Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer (1)

Duty Station: Ngoma with travel to
Kigali

Scope of Work

The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer, will work closely with the project manager and the Health Coordinator
to develop a monitoring and evaluation system, including key indicators, using
Devinfo software to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of the Inclusive
Society: Together Ending Malnutrition Project. The M & E officer will also
work with the health coordinator and project coordinator to develop data
collection tools including baseline and quality of care assessment tools ensure
the effective data collection and use of the monitoring tools by the team in
the field as well as the analysis of the data. The Senior M & E officer
will also work with partner staff and the DPEM-MC to build their capacity
around M&E related to implementation of the DPEM and their action
plan.

Key Responsibilities

 Develop
a monitoring and evaluation system including development of key indicators and
analysis formats, using Devinfo to monitor and evaluate program
performance.

 Work with Senior Nutrition Officer and the Project Manager to
analyze nutrition program data to monitor progress and inform programmatic
decision-making where gaps/weaknesses are identified.

 With
support from the Project Manager, Health Coordinator and Governance &
Rights Coordinator, lead questionnaire development for evaluations, trainings,
data collection, analysis and feedback from surveys.

 Lead
logistics, financial, and technical assistance arrangements for surveys.  Evaluate CHWs with health
team and take the lead in analysis of results.

 Support targeted refresher trainings based on evaluations
regarding nutrition curriculum in collaboration with the Ministry of Health
(MOH) based on gaps identified during evaluation.

 Ensure routine data is being entered into Devinfo on a monthly
basis.

 Ensure that quality data is being captured monthly at community
level in coordination with Senior Nutrition and Capacity-building Officers and
Project Manager.

 Support the Project Manager and Health Coordinator in technical
development of supervision tool, CHW supervisor & cell coordinator training
materials to ensure that CHWs receive supportive supervision through health
center supervisors and cell coordinators on quality, management of acute
malnutrition, malnutrition screening, and monthly growth monitoring.

 Prepare and submit budget requests for M&E planned
activities

 Build capacity of project staff on collecting and interpreting
data.

 Work with the Capacity-building Officers and Partnership Officer
to implement baseline and final surveys regarding the perception of the
collaboration level between civil society organizations and local governments
and to keep track of the implementation of DPEM and the number of beneficiaries
reached.

 Participate
in the capacity assessment of the civil society organization (CSO) partner,
build its capacity on M&E, develop appropriate tools in collaboration with
the CSO to keep track of its capacity increase, activities and number of
beneficiaries reached

 Build
capacity of DPEM-MC on M & E of activities, including trainings as
necessary and ensure the development and use of participatory M&E
mechanisms throughout the implementation of the DPEM.

 Support
quarterly evaluation of DPEM implementation.

 Provide brief report of monthly activities to Project Manager,
Health Coordinator and Governance Coordinator.

 Work
with S officers and Project Manager to prepare monthly reports including
data/statistics as needed. Ensure information sharing of data/statistics with
other project officers of program, and in-charge of community health at health
center, hospital nutritionist, DPEM-MC members, JADF and key district staff.

 Communicate
and disseminate results of project data to staff and key stakeholders in
coordination with project manager.

 Other
duties as assigned, including offering M & E support to other IRC projects
in Rwanda.

Qualifications:

 Bachelor’s
degree in public health or other relevant degree (masters preferred) with at
least 3 years experience leading monitoring and evaluation of community-based
health programs

 Experience in developing and leading baseline and final
evaluations for health programs

 Basic knowledge of nutrition, in collecting quantitative and
qualitative data including through participatory methods

 Working
experience with vulnerable groups is an asset

 Demonstrated analytical skills using Excel

 Knowledge
of Devinfo system desirable but not necessary

 Computer skills; Word processing, Power point, Excel, Access and
internet

 Report writing skills.

 Demonstrated
experience in being a team player and capacity building of partners

 Excellent understanding of the Rwandan Ministry of Health
working procedures and systems

 Ability to work independently with minimum supervision

 Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work
with a wide range of actors.

 Working knowledge of English, Fluent French and Kinyarwanda,
both written and spoken fluency in Kinyarwanda

 Strong
writing and communication skills

 Ability
to balance working independently and as part of a team

 Hold a motorcycle driving license A1 category

Application instructions:

Interested candidates should apply
through e-mail at Recruitment.Rwanda@rescue.org
with the title of the position as the subject of the e-mail.

All interested candidates are asked
to submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, copy of Bachelor’s or
Master’s degree(s), copy of driving license, and 3 professional referees.

Rwandan nationals are encouraged to
apply

Application deadline: May 13, 2013
at 5PM

ONLY SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE
CONTACTED