Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at One StepAhead Consulting

Job Description

• The M&E Officer will provide support and guidance in the collection and analysis of data to measure performance against established indicators.
• Monitoring all project activities, expenditures, and progress toward achieving outputs.
• Developing and strengthening evaluation procedures to assess impact and effectiveness.
• Coordination and implementation of the organization’s program activities (training, meetings, workshops, conferences, seminars and as may be assigned) and other events according to organizations requirements and program plans.
• Preparing regular reports to provide insights into project status and recommend improvements.
• This role also includes ensuring accountability and optimizing capacity development outcomes.
• S/he will work as part of the organization’s program team and assist in developing program strategy, designing program activities, developing proposals and reports, supporting the team’s efforts, negotiating and tracking activity financial expenditure.
• Perform tasks and functions according to the directions provided by the Program Manager/Country Manager.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures
• Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the program outputs
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of expected results.
• Monitor the sustainability of the project’s results.
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system
• Develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project.
• Recommend further improvement of the logical framework.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicators for the program's successes.
• Provide inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to the Program Management Team (PMT).
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Program Manager in preparing relevant reports.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of the effects and impact of the program.
• Provide feedback to the Program Manager on project strategies and activities.
• Suggest strategies to the Program Management Team for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the program by identifying bottlenecks in completing program activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
• Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all activities.
• Measurable Outputs and Performance Indicators.
• Work with other program personnel to monitor and evaluate the performance of the organization, vendors, engaged consultants and partners (where applicable), on program activities, identifying successes and failures and recommending program adjustments accordingly.
• Assist with all aspects of team projects and objectives and lead the development of work products in collaboration with Team members.
• Mobilize program participants, the media and stakeholders for events and program
• Update and maintain program files and program participants’ contacts for monitoring and evaluation, activities and internal reporting.
• Monitor current events and developments in Africa to provide socio-economic development and programmatic analysis and recommendations.
• Travel independently and/or as part of a team, to various locations to support the organization’s programmatic objectives.
• Perform other duties as directed by the Program Manager/Country Manager.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant field, data analysis, economics, social development, international relations, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in a similar position in nonprofit (NGO) work, and international development, preferably working directly with entrepreneurs, women and/or youth and other sector stakeholders.
• Experience working on donor-funded economic empowerment programs, education and capacity-building programs.
• Experience in project cycle management, coordinating project activities with participants, project accounting, and monitoring and evaluation. vendor engagement, data collation, analysis and interpretation for informed programming and decision-making.
• Working knowledge of the nonprofit strategy and logical framework, Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) and socioeconomics.
• Experience writing reports and project proposals.
• Ability to prioritize, plan and organize work to tight timeframes, handle multiple tasks, and be flexible with changing priorities.
• Experience promoting sustainable participation of women and youths in economic development.