Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist TOR

BACKGROUND

Rowad AlKhair Association humanitarian CBO is one of the community-based organizations in Russifah district; working to provide humanitarian, Development, and relief for vulnerable families and deals with protection issues related to children and women.

Child protection is the prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence against children. Rowad will be implementing Child Protection prevention and response to violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation among children in Hard to reach communities in partnership with UNICEF by using Child protection case management as process of helping individual children and families through direct social-work-type support, and managing information well. Within child protection case management, there should be appropriate involvement of children throughout the process, as well as full consideration of the best interests of the child.

Project areas: Zarqaa, Amman, South Jordan

Geographical scope of work and mobility: Zarqa villages, Rusaifah, Sahab, South Ghour area, Aqaba villages, Ma’an villages.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

The M&E Officer will provide technical leadership and support in three major areas:

• Long-term strategic plans and implementation with a view toward M&E requirements
• Monitoring and evaluation progress against stated results for country M&E plans.
• Analysis of Work Plan implementation and objectives, including activities linking planning with regular progress reviews and resource allocations.

Specific Tasks to be Undertaken

• Provide supervision and technical support for M&E officers.
• In coordination with donor, stakeholders, draft/prepare M&E plans and associated M&E templates.
• Identify possibilities for joint evaluations and monitoring.
• Provide technical support to linking and learning opportunities.
• In coordination with Information Officer, collate and provide analysis of data and information, producing substantive analytical and informative reports
• Prepare briefs/papers for Head of M&E Unit and Senior Management as necessary
• Develop accurate, realistic, and measurable baselines, indicators and targets at the sector level
• Develop M&E mechanisms at sector level, as well as relevant field-friendly tools, modes and systems for data collection, and subsequent analysis
• Create, implement and provide training on necessary monitoring and evaluation templates and databases
• Install sound monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure proper implementation of sector interventions
• Guide the documentation processes for the best practices and lessons learnt based on programme approaches pertinent to implementation of sector interventions
• Assist in establishing baselines, design of database of socio-economic data for planning, implementation and follow up of sector development plans and strategies
• Provide ongoing support on new monitoring and evaluation methodologies, providing training to M&E Unit staff, and facilitating learning sessions for other stakeholders
• Provide mentoring as needed to colleagues (e.g. on baseline/indicator/target/results concepts)
• Verify data accuracy before reporting to donors

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrated experience working with results frameworks and performance monitoring
• Statistical skills for analyzing data and ensuring program design has statistical rigor
• Willingness to learn from and consult with colleagues for inputs and information sharing
• Ability to advocate and provide advice
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating technical priorities and developing tools to define and focus on priority outcomes

Management and Leadership

• Ability to lead implementation of new systems (monitoring and evaluation area), and affect attitudinal change
• Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Proactive approach to work, good follow-up and follow-through

Professional and personal requirements

• Knowledge of and experience in planning.
• Proven experience with statistical applications and data analysis; familiarity with both qualitative and quantitative information analysis tools..
• Excellent interpersonal, consensus building and negotiating skills essential.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation concepts Fluency in both written and spoken English. Knowledge of Arabic an asset.
• Flexibility to mobility to south Jordan and remote villages.