Tdh Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
Tdh Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
Terre des hommes (Tdh)
Job title:
Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Function: M&E
Location:
Nairobi, with frequent travel to field
Reports to (Hierarchically):
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Length:
3 months, can be extended subject to availability of funds
Context:
Terre des hommes (Tdh) launched its activities in Kenya in January 2011.
Tdh provides support to children in Dadaab refugee camp and in Korogocho slums.
Tdh also implements health and nutrition projects in Garissa County.
General description of the position:
Reporting to his/her immediate superior, the Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant (Field Support) provides technical and methodological support to operations field teams.
He/she helps develop monitoring plans and adapt and roll out monitoring tools in compliance with Tdh’s approaches and methods.
The Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant (Field Support) helps collect, process and analyse data, and ensures that monitoring information is effectively communicated.
He/she takes part in internal and external evaluation processes in addition to monitoring of project activities.
The Monitoring &Evaluation Assistant (Field Support) will be expected to provide 80% field support.
Responsibility:
Participates in identification and response to needs of children and their families
Main Responsibilities:
Monitoring plans
Assist in developing project-monitoring plans, adapt, and roll out monitoring tools to meet project and programme requirements.
Helps design databases in coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation officer and Project Manager
Checks that collection tools are consistent with M&E plans, working in coordination with the M&E Officer while reporting any technical or methodological issues.
Monitoring activities
If necessary, assists the Project Leader, Monitoring, and Evaluation officer collect data identified in the M&E plan in coordination with the Data clerks and project teams.
Supports collection activities in the field while respecting ethical and methodological standards.
If necessary, helps enter monitoring data provided by project teams using the appropriate tools.
Informs the Monitoring and Evaluation officer of any unmet targets, contextual changes (risks and opportunities) and negative effects on beneficiaries.
Helps manage and organise M&E information while ensuring that confidential data is protected, in coordination with the information management (IM) team if necessary.
Helps recruit, train and supervise any team members involved in occasional data collection activities (investigators, data clerks, data interns, data casuals).
Assists the Data Clerks in Data entry and analysis
Provides Key information to specific program department to support Program activities
Ensure Data quality checking of forms and data
To support the Data Clerk in form distribution, data entry and analysis
To Provide coordinated training to Tdh Program staff and Community on the CPIMS tools and Tdh Tools and follow up on proper implementation
Conduct activity monitoring of activities and generating reports of the same.
To submit a monthly report on the Data to inform or support programming activities
Communication and reporting
Provides the M&E information required to write reports for use by Tdh and by donors, working with M&E officer
Abuse Prevention Policy – Operational Risk Management
Commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Safeguarding Policy, Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Code of
Conduct, Whistle Blowing Policy.
Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.
Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.
Competencies:
This position requires personal, social and leadership competencies (PSLC) and technical and methodological competencies (TMC)
In particular:
Ability to communicate clearly and constructively on negative and positive points
Team spirit: ability to work closely with project teams and consultants
Analytical skills
Discipline, precision, transparency and intellectual honesty
Results-oriented focus and problem-solving abilities
Ability to learn from positive and negative experiences and capitalize on errors
Other professional skills required:
Degree in Project Management or Information Systems
Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation/ Project Management an added advantage
Basic knowledge of project cycle management
Experience in developing and implementing monitoring tools in the humanitarian aid and development sector
Experience in supporting internal and external M&E projects: baselines/endlines, routine monitoring, proposal writing, report writing etc.
Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative collection methods in the humanitarian aid and development sector
Command of IT tools and experience in using databases
Is Knowledgeable on the CPIMS tools
Ideally, experience with some or all of the following tools: Advanced Excel (including pivot tables), CPIMS, SPSS, ODK/KoBo tool box, Ona, etc.
Experience of at-least 2 years in Non-governmental organization and especially in the field.
Abuse Prevention Policy – Operational Risk Management
Commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Safeguarding Policy, Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Whistle Blowing Policy
Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies
Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.
Languages:
Fluency in English and Kiswahili
How to Apply
Only candidates that fit the requirements above are invited to submit a covering letter, CV, references, and copies of academic and professional certificates (if requirements are not met or application is incomplete, the application will not be considered).
The Application should be emailed tdhkenyarecruitment@gmail.com.
Kindly indicate the position on the subject line of the e-mail – only applications which will have complied with this request will be shortlisted.
Kindly note only applications sent to this email address will be considered.
Closing date for the application of this position is 21st March, 2019
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a written test and oral interview
Tdh’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protect children’s rights, which includes the prevention of all forms of child abuse.
Tdh is an equal opportunity employer.
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