Monitoring and Evaluation Field Assistant - North (Internals Only)

Generic responsibilities

Conduct participatory monitoring activities with NRC beneficiaries to get information and feedback on the quality and relevance of assistance; or on demand as part of programmes needs assessments and outcomes monitoring and follow up activities.
Ensure accurate and word to word data collection and recording entry, cleaning, compiling and upload.
conduct quality check visits with NRC beneficiaries and to NRC program sites.
Assist the M&E coordinator to carry out the weekly work plan.
Assist the M&E  coordinator with administrative and logistic requirements of the M&E Team.
Assist with all other duties as required by the M&E unit.
Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action.
Ensure that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point and to the related Protection Coordinator.

Specific responsibilities
 
Undertake field monitoring trips to conduct household interviews, post-distribution monitoring, focus group discussions, and community visits;
Communicate planning updates when the team is separated;
Follow through with FGD and interview protocol for data collection;
Provide regular verbal and written feedback on field observations and monitoring findings to the M&E coordinator;
Ensure monitoring schedule, data collection targets, and reporting deadlines are adhered to;
Organize and conduct interviews, household interviews, and focus group discussions, as instructed;
Attend the training on the methodology, approach, data collection tools, and measures to protect subjects;
Email completed FGD and interview note taking sheets following each day of data collection;
Prepare periodic monitoring reports (as required)
Identify and refer/report individuals with special needs, protection concerns, and any problems with NRC services to M&E coordinator and relevant program staff
Support all programs as needed by cleaning and uploading collected data into their respective databases
 

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, humanities, quantitative/qualitative research methods, public health, or related field.
Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience in data collection (in Arabic) as part of a research team – preferably in social work, community development, non-government, and/or outreach organizations.
IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, and Access experience preferred).
Fluency in English both written and orally. Ability to fluently translate concepts into Arabic.
Ability to follow discussion between approximately 8 people and write down key points and quotes.
Basic knowledge of current approaches to M&E in relief and development programs (desirable).
Experience with both quantitative and qualitative methods; this should include survey development, facilitating KIIs and FGDs, and basic data analysis (desirable).
Experience using Digital Data collection applications (e.g., ODK, KoboCollect).

  Communicating with impact and respect
Working with people
Planning and delivering results
Handling insecure environments
Coping with change