Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

General Summary

• The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will support the organization in the design and implementation of systems that allow the utilization of data for informed decision-making to improve project outcomes.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for all monitoring, evaluation, and reporting activities on the project.
• Develop and manage systems to collect and analyze information on the project’s inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impact.
• Responsible for the implementation of all monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Works with the Project Lead to ensure that the monitoring and evaluation activities are conducted appropriately in line with Project, Country and donor needs.
• Ensure Program staff are familiar and compliant with all necessary M&E tools.
• Ensure regular maintenance of database/information systems.
• Develop M&E plan for the State team to conduct routine monitoring visits to the various project implementation communities, including data verification, and data quality assessments.
• Ensure all data are validated monthly before reporting.
• Prepare monthly M&E reports as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences, Public Health or any related field of study; Master’s Degree preferred with 4 years of experience.
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methodologies
• Knowledge of website applications, Microsoft Office, as well as data analysis software (e.g. STATA, SPSS, EPI INFO, etc.).
• Good knowledge of program implementation, monitoring and evaluation techniques and practices.
• Familiarity with impact assessment is an advantage
• Ability to perform various conceptual analyses required for the formulation, administration and evaluation of projects.
• Excellent analytical skills and organizational skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to draft and deliver timely quality evaluation reports.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency, detail, and quality.