Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Ukraine Severodonetsk

Role and responsibilities

The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic responsibilities:

• Provide technical support on the implementation of M&E plans at the Country Office level
• Support M&E Coordinator on establishing and maintaining program-level M&E systems
• Support on standardising M&E system across projects
• Prepare and develop status/project reports as required by management, donors, NRC Head Office/Regional Office
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Ensure efficient working relationships with a wide range of different interlocutors (Core Competencies, M&E Unit, including other NRC Ukraine department, NGOs, civil and military representatives);
• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Adhere to National legislation and NRC policies regarding the administration, protection of private information, data protection and data-sharing;
• Support the M&E Department in new initiatives, should these arise during the employment period, and share ideas for technical improvement
• Contribute to the identification of, and designing of protection response to identified risks and needs in the context of the program implementation

Specific responsibilities:

• Ensure that Programme M&E Work Plans and Matrices at the Country Office level are developed and up-to-date
• Support and contribute to the development of a data management system through documentation, implementation and coordination of standardised information flow of M&E activities and reporting
• Lead data collection, data management, and data analysis according to the CO M&E SOP and program needs
• Ensure clear information flow between programmes and M&E Department
• Support in developing data collection methodology and tools, and in actual data collection including sampling
• Contribute to budget planning for M&E activities and ensure its tracking, including updating and implementation of spending plans
• Ensure that monitoring data are reported in a timely manner to the relevant reporting systems/tools such as GORS, ITT, etc.
• Deliver sessions for programme staff on M&E technical aspects and tools in line with responsibilities, as needed
• Support and facilitate sessions to review/interpret programme M&E data with relevant NRC program staff
• Reply to general information requests with accurate and timely information
• Support and contribute to the development and maintenance of complaints and feedback mechanism, as needed
• Maintain accurate documentation related to the M&E system (e.g. monitoring reports, data collection tools/methodologies, indicator profiles, M&E Matrices/Work Plans, documented calculations of indicators) and ensure its proper filing;
• Support in development and implementation of an alternative M&E Plan and apply its data collection methods relevant to the H2R context, as needed
• Support in implementing other M&E activities, as needed
• Perform any other tasks as requested by the M&E Coordinator

Competencies  

Professional competencies

Generic professional competencies:

• Experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context in the related field (M&E)
• Expertise in developing and managing M&E systems
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts is desirable
• Fluency in English

Education:

• Bachelors’ degree in statistics, economics, sociology, finance, or another similar field with a quantitative focus.

Personal qualities:

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Ability to meet deadlines in multiple tasking environments
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Displaying self-motivation and initiative 
• Experience working with complex programs involving short deadlines, multiple tasks, in coordination with multiple partners, to achieve expected results
• Responsible, punctual, attentive to details, prompt, well-mannered, decent and willing to work

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Post-graduate certificate(s) in M&E related field such as data collection methodologies, sampling, data analysis
• Experience in data collection, data analysis, and visualisation
• Knowledge of, and experience of using mobile data collection tools, including KoBoToolbox
• Strong knowledge of the software programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365)
• Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative methods and analysis
• Knowledge of Power BI is an advantage 
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Creativity
• Experience in managing analysis, synthesis, documentation and dissemination of lessons for a range of stakeholders
• Capacity to evaluate progress and recommend necessary recourse for maximising program progress and impact
• Experience with field-level coordination with UN organisations, INGOs, Donors and authorities
• Experience with handling an insecure environment

Behavioral competencies

• Analysing 
• Handling an insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect

We offer:

• Type of contract: 6 months with the possibility of extension depending on the availability of funds.
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
• Duty station: Severodonetsk, Ukraine.