Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant (1) – Eldoret at SOS Children's Villages

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Location Program Director, the Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant will support SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya location teams to fully adhere to the organization‘s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Framework and approaches. He/she will be responsible for ensuring seamless and efficient liaison with all program staff and the implementing partners in the Location.

The Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant will work with the Monitoring & Evaluation Co-ordinator at the National Office to report against set targets as well as track performance at the various levels (output, outcome & impact), support the location adapt a Results Based Management [RBM] management approach to project planning, implementation reporting and use of results accruing from the project. He/she will support the management and analysis of program data in location and will ensure regular consultative improvement of all M&E tools, processes, and policies in line with the changing needs and internationally acceptable trends

Key performance areas and main responsibilities:
Plan for Results

• Support locations teams in the location planning process to link annual plans for standard and grants projects (including the Leave No Youth Behind) to results frameworks and concept notes
• Provide support to program location teams in developing M&E components of both standard and grant proposals and concept notes.
• Contextualize and document the location M&E system in line with the organizational RBM approach to project monitoring and evaluation.

Monitor for Results

• Responsible for ensuring Location reports for both standard and grant projects (including the LNYB) precisely respond to the reporting indicators and requirements as well as ensuring all grantees report accurately on all the key result areas as documented in their grantee agreements
• In Liaison with the national office M&E Coordinator, improve the M&E system by seeking stakeholder inputs through consultations with practitioners in other organizations.
• On a regular basis, monitor program implementation progress against locational plans, locations
• Result framework, and project baseline survey for both the LNYB project and the Location Standard project
• On a monthly basis, review data from the program database, and analyze and make performance presentations based on the Federation's key standard performance indicators.
• Support Program Database (PDB2) users troubleshoot PDB2 challenges as reported as well as provide capacity building of the users on the system.
• Conduct quarterly data quality audits and reporting as well as build the capacity of location teams on data management and quality.
• Operationalise the location monitoring plans as envisioned in the results framework through regular updating and review.
• Oversee monitoring and evaluation data collection using appropriate federation and MA tools and systems.
• Support the Program Director in developing the SOS Children’s Villages Care Promise selfassessment report.

Evaluate for Results

• Identify opportunities for operations research during monitoring and evaluation of various projects at the location.
• In liaison with the M&E Coordinator and the M&E Officer National Office conduct needs assessments for the location
• Coordinate baseline, midterm, and end-term evaluations for all IPD projects in the location in line with the national evaluation framework.

Use of results

• Facilitate utilization of data for decision-making through regular Synthesis and analysis of data and thematic reports on M&E findings to different stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in M&E and network with other organizations for best practices and technical assistance.
• Conduct in collaboration with location and project team members, at least two project reviews for both the standard project and the Leave No Youth Behind project
• Establish and maintain the location’s Lesson learned log
• Conduct quarterly program reviews to assess progress against key RBM documents such as activity schedules, results framework, M&E plan, and progress reports.
• Provide support to SOS CV Kenya’s advocacy agenda in all programs, initiatives, and activities

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Project Planning & Management / Development Studies or related disciplines.
• Prior experience with performance Monitoring and Evaluation for development programs, including developing performance indicators, data collection, and analysis.
• At least 3 years of progressive experience in the development and implementation of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation policies & processes in a multi-sector program environment.
• Previous experience in child-focused organizations is an added advantage.
• Skills and experience with numerical methods, database management, and MS Excel.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player
• Strong report-writing skills