Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant at Food for the Hungry (FH Kenya)

ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key result # 1 – Continuous Project Monitoring, and Supporting Project Evaluations

• Establish a Project information needs framework.
• Identify M & E Project needs for support.
• Identify and design Project performance questions, key indicators and targets for each project component.
• Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field visits.
• Review the relevance of existing social and economic data for the project area.
• Designing and actualizing Project baseline, mid-term and end-line assessments

Key result # 2: M&E information sharing

• Provide training on M&E and facilitate M&E design and implementation processes with implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
• Provide support to implement the M&E plan, revise and update performance questions, indicators, methods, formats and analytical processes.
• Support program staff in uploading smart sheet and WL3 performance data
• Verify performance information provided by program teams to ensure accuracy
• Enhance community M&E mechanisms/structures through participatory processes
• Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field visits
• Support documentation of project learning and best practices

Key result # 3 - Data management and reporting

• Establish Project data collection systems.
• Collect, compile and analyze Project related data and reports and create consolidated progress reports.
• Review Project Progress Reports and assess interim impacts and causes of potential bottlenecks in implementation.
• Support Project teams in reviewing and reflecting on project implementation processes to enhance learning and replication of best practices

Key result # 4 - Support project learning and communication

• Harnessing project lessons through use of case studies, reports, learning briefs and sharing to internal and external audiences
• Support in project documentation through pictures and videos
• Support logistics team to ensure project branding is in line with donor requirements
• Routinely develop project stories alongside the project team and share for internal and external audiences
• Document learning visits conducted by the donor, staff and partners.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian foundation and beliefs
• Experience in research and community participatory methodologies
• Strong facilitation skills
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• Good understanding of project planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
• Good contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities, organizational relationships, social and cultural constraints and realities, and environmental condition.
• Knowledge of statistical computer packages e.g. SPSS, STATA, EPI-INFO etc.
• Knowledge on GIS is an added advantage and excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and highly organized and able to multitask.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A Degree – in Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Records, Social Science, Statistics, project management, community development or a related field, and at least two years, experience in an NGO set up.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili, Knowledge of local language is an advantage but not a must.