Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Terre des hommes (TDH)

General job description:

• Reporting to his/her immediate superior, the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer provides technical and methodological support to operations teams. He/she develops monitoring plans and adapt and roll out monitoring tools in compliance with Tdh’s approaches and methods.
• The M&E Officer is responsible for collecting, processing, and analysing 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.

Main responsibilities:
Monitoring plans

• Develop project monitoring plans and adapt and roll out monitoring tools to meet project and programme requirements.
• Helps design databases in coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager and Project Manager
• Checks that collection tools are consistent with M&E plans, working in coordination with the M&E Manager while reporting any technical or methodological issues.

Monitoring activities

• Assists the Project Manager and MEAL Manager to collect data identified in the M&E plan..
• Enter monitoring data provided by project teams using the appropriate tools.
• Informs the Project Manager and project team of any unmet targets, contextual changes (risks and opportunities) and negative effects on beneficiaries.
• Manage and organise M&E information while ensuring ethical considerations in data management are observed in coordination with the information management (IM) team if necessary.
• Recruit, train and supervise any team members involved in occasional data collection activities (investigators, data clerks, data interns, research assistants).
• Provides Key information to specific program department to support Program activities
• Ensures Data quality checking of forms and data
• Implement project MEAL plans, document findings and provide timely feedback to program teams.
• Populate indicator tracking templates on a monthly basis, provide feedback to project teams and take lead, scheduled project reviews in liaison with the Project Manager.
• Provide coordinated training to Tdh Program staff and persons acting on Tdh`s accord I.e., community mentors, research assistants on MEAL tools and processes.
• In liaison with the field safeguarding focal point, monitor and document feedback from project stakeholders on Tdh approved tools.
• Communication and reporting
• Support the Project Manager develop presentations adapted to different target audiences.
• Coordinate the collection and management of M&E information required to write reports for internal and external use.

Evaluation

• Supports the internal and external evaluation process (by providing monitoring data, logistical support and provide input in review of data collection instruments where necessary. Participate in meta- evaluations and validation of findings following evaluations and Tdh commissioned studies.

Security and child safety

• Understands and applies security policies, the Child Safeguarding Policy and fraud prevention 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.
• Staff employed to work in Tdh will be expected to have:
• Professional conduct that reflects proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and tradition.
• Ensure the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defend in all circumstance
• Commits to observe discretion on any information related to the organization functioning and beneficiary related issues.
• He/she will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and the Tdh Child Protection Policy.