General Manager, Monitoring Evaluation, Research & Learning at Equity Bank Kenya

Description 

Equity Group Foundation (EGF) is a corporate foundation of Equity Group Holdings Plc. It was created in 2008 to undertake the social investment work of the bank. It focuses on six critical thematic areas; Agriculture, Education & Leadership Development, Energy & Environment, Entrepreneurship, Financial Education & Inclusion, and Health.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership in operationalization of EGF’S MERL agenda

• Contribute to the M&E-specific components of program implementation plans, taking a lead role in ensuring M&E activities are comprehensively covered and budgeted
• Support in the development of project & program-specific M&E plans, including data collection tools and reporting templates
• Develop M&E frameworks to monitor project performance
• Work with program staff, technical specialists, and M&E staff to develop and plan key components of the projects’ M&E system and contribute to annual work planning processes
• Update and disseminate indicators definition matrices by program area
• Lead in organizational program performance monitoring and review meetings
• Ensure performance reports are developed on time, reviewed appropriately, and reported on time to internal and external teams
• Strengthen cross- pillar & Equity Group inter-departmental engagement in M&E
• Lead in preparation of data and analysis for annual score cards and EGF reports for the engagements within the Group1
• Lead & collaborate with projects’ M&E and technical program teams to ensure real-time data collection from all stakeholders and engaging partners & stakeholders where applicable
• Ensure compliance to donor, institutional and stakeholders M& E reporting requirements in all projects and regions
• Ensure all data collection processes adhere to ethical standards (Develop/ review, disseminate and ensure utilization of data management tools and SOPs)
• Plan and implement routine data quality assessments including patient chart abstractions and follow up actions to improve data quality
• Build the capacity of implementation partners and other stakeholders in M&E

Operationalize Projects’ & Programs’ learning agenda

• Work with projects’ technical team & stakeholders to contribute to the effective implementation of the learning agenda and data use for decision making.
• Ensure data analysis, results, and lessons learned are effectively documented and communicated to internal teams and external partners
• Coordinate a capacity assessment to identify strengths and capacity gaps across the M&E and program implementation team and coordinate the delivery of a targeted, collaborative capacity development plan to the team
• Participate in Equity Group’s Technical working groups on data management, project management, research & learning as called upon

Provide technical direction in all program evaluations and drive the publications agenda

• Provide technical assistance and guidance for EGF pillars in developing evaluation protocols
• Support the program team in research, writing and presentation at relevant local, national, regional, and international fora to articulate the work of EGF

 Management

• Line management of staff in the department including managing work schedules, reporting, leave and learning
• Capacity building and mentorship of direct reports in technical and managerial components of their work
• Establish systems for continuous capacity building and mentorship of all staff in the department
• Create a conducive culture that encourages teamwork, development, and open communication among all staff in the department
• Conduct performance evaluation of direct reports and ensure the department performance evaluations are conducted as required.
• Determine workload needs in department considering specialization required for the different positions & support for various pillars
• Nurture talent among M&E staff to grow the department
• Assign roles appropriately to the team to manage workload
• Work with finance team and program leads to ensure proper budgeting for M&E
• Ensuring accountability for resources under the M&E pillar including budgets, systems e.g., DMIS, equipment, data etc.
• Communicate decisions from management to the M&E team in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• A Master's level degree in Project Management/ Planning, M &E, Statistics, or related field; a PhD is an advantage.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of large-scale cross sectoral programs
• Experience with a Data Management Information System & key donor reporting systems and requirements
• Demonstrated research experience and skills, complemented by experience in facilitation, close collaboration with varying types of partners.
• Proven track record of hands- on, results-oriented team player
• Highly innovative and motivated organisational leader
• Computer Skills
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Database Management Systems
• Quantitative Data Software – Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), STATA
• Qualitative Data Analysis Software - NVivo