Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator - Burco (National Position) - Somalia

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Rights Respected, People Protected

Founded in 1946, today the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) works in both new and protracted crises across 31 countries. Our 6,000 employees provide life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. NRC specialises in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and water, sanitation and hygiene. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and defend their rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena.

NRC’s expert deployment capacity, NORCAP, boasts around 1,000 experts from all over the world who can be deployed within 72 hours. NORCAP experts help improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. 

NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

NRC in Somalia

NRC has been active in Somalia since 2004 with four area offices in Kismayu, Mogadishu, Garowe and Hargeisa, providing protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees in Somaliland, Puntland, South Central and Jubbaland regions. NRC offers a comprehensive response for returnees and IDPs of high need, addressing their food security, livelihood, shelter, education, ICLA, and water, hygiene and sanitation needs and also responding to emergencies through NRC’s five core competences; Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA).

NRC Somalia is part of NRC’s East Africa and Yemen regional operation which comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian and early recovery interventions spread across seven countries (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Eritrea, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania).  NRC’s overall strategy in the region is to enhance protection and promote the rights of displaced people in humanitarian need by improving living conditions and seeking durable solutions. The regional office is based in Nairobi and works with country programmes to ensure standardization of programmatic and operational approaches, promote multi country programming and ensuring quality and coordination. 

Role Specific Information

The role of the M&E Coordinator is to establish and implement systems to promote evidence-based decision-making, programme and project performance, and internal management. The M&E Coordinator will contribute to quality programming through supporting access to and use of relevant and timely information on programme scale, relevance, and effectiveness. Within this context, the M&E Project Coordinator will provide technical support to in-country staff pertaining to M&E and build capacity in the country mission by identifying and supporting the implementation of effective, cost efficient and meaningful M&E systems. 

Generic responsibilities:

• 1. Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
  1. Support and contribute to the development and implementation of M&E systems, including M&E SOPs, guidance and tools.
  2. Participate in programme design and proposal discussions, including theory of change development, log frame design and budgeting for M&E.
  3. Support programme staff in planning for and executing M&E, including, data collection methodology and tools and data management, analysis and use.
  4. Support the implementation, dissemination and use of evaluations, assessments and monitoring data in programme development, adjustment or review.
  5. Contribute to organisational learning through supporting specific analysis, lessons learned and reports.
  6. Capacity building and training of programme and M&E support staff on M&E technical and conceptual areas.
  7. Supervise and mentor M&E support staff in executing M&E plans.
  8. Contribute to the design of M&E staffing structure and resourcing, including collaboration with programme staff to identify and plan for M&E needs.

Specific responsibilities:

• 1. Help the PMs and PCs devise and revise project log-frames (macro-logframe), particularly to make them compliant with NRC log frame development procedures and the use of NRC mandatory indicators etc.
  2. Harmonize the M&E proposals and plans with those of projects for timely discharge of outputs and outcomes monitoring employing suitable methods and tools, during and after project lifespan with the view to have accurate and representative reports.
  3. Coordinate and host Grant start-up meetings at the start of grants to discuss, fine-tune and reconcile different plans i.e. Gantt charts, procurement plans, HR plans etc.
  4. In coordination with AM and PMs, review existing approaches and system for managing information to agree on any required changes, support or other redirections.
  5. In coordination with AM and PMs, organize and undertake short M&E trainings for field staff on M&E skills based on need
  6. In coordination with AM, PMs and PCs, guide and cooperate with advisors/consultant who are contracted to implement special surveys and studies required for evaluating outcomes and impacts of current and previous projects as well as the design of new ones.
  7. See through the complete institutionalization of complaint response mechanism across the mission including but not limited to designation of focal points in different areas of operation.
  8. Do/contribute to progress reporting (output and outcome level).

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a university graduate in social science, development management or other relevant discipline, with a minimum of 5 years previous experience in emergency and post conflict including M&E capacity.  

Experience working in complex and volatile contexts, in particular in Somalia.  Technical SPSS, STATA, Epi Info, expertise relevant to the role. Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.  Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong communication skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels.

In this position you will join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people.

 Additional Information:

Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline

Email and paper applications will not be considered.

Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Contract period: 06 months

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station: Burco 

Travel:70%

NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

NB: All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.