Job
Advert: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
CAP Youth Empowerment
Institute Kenya, is supported by MasterCard Foundation, was established to
provide Basic Employability Skills Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth in
the society with particular focus on women to get equitable, qualitative
learning and access to promising labour market oriented opportunities, savings
and credit that support their pathways to safe and positive futures.
About
the position
M&E officer reports to the Project Director, with majority of tasks being undertaken in collaboration with the CAP YEI programme staff and the partner organizations.
This opportunity is
project based and on consultancy basis.
It requires someone
who is very flexible, one who can travel to the field when requested to with
short notice.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Assessing the
existing M&E needs and CAP YEI processes.
- Work with CAP
YEI staff on designing and developing the M&E system including developing
appropriate indicators and tools for data collection for the current
projects to enable CAP YEI use the information for decision making.
- Ensure that
performance questions, information needs, indicators and related targets,
methods, sampling procedure and reporting formats and procedures are part
of the M& E system.
- Ensure that
these supplement and link to the existing M&E processes of partner
organizations.
- Work closely
with CAP YEI training teams to identify how they do their own M&E and
how this can be linked to project M&E in ways that are safe and
appropriate.
- Conduct
monitoring and evaluation of programmes.
- Prepare reports
on M&E findings, as required, working closely with CAP YEI staff.
- Provide the
Project Director with management information that he may require.
- Build the
capacity of CAP YEI in M&E data collection, analysis, interpretation
and use for decision making. Support CAP YEI staff in entering and
analyzing project data, ensure quality preparation. Document good
practices/ case studies.
- Understand the M
& E needs of the project.
- Develop a
comprehensive M & E system.
- Understand the
funder requirements and develop reports as per the guidelines.
- Coordinating
with the M & E agency appointed by funder and understanding their
requirements.
- Maintenance of M
& E records.
- Development of
impact evaluation parameters and monitoring the program through them.
- Coordinating
with various project partners and fit them into the existing M & E
system.
- Fulfilling the
center level / Program level M & E needs in coordination with Sr.
Manager and Project Director.
Skills
- Excellent
Presentation skills.
- Networking
skills a must.
- Excellent
communication skills; both verbal and written.
Requirements
- Working
experience with international funders is desirable.
- Proficiency in
SPSS software preferred.
- Candidates with
Research background are preferred.
- Degree in
coursework & research, community development or social studies from a
recognized University.
- A minimum of
four (3) years working experience in monitoring and evaluation work using
statistical and participatory approaches.
- Proven high
level writing skills in report writing.
- Demonstrated
ability to use computer assisted software for data collection and
analysis.
- Unquestionable
integrity, self-motivation, team player, highly versatile, high-level
interpersonal and good communications skills and capability to work under
tight deadlines in a competitive environment.
How
to apply
To express interest
in this opportunity, send your CV to hrcapyei@gmail.com by 15th February
2013.
Cover letter should
be pasted on the body of the email and not as an attachment.
Applicants are
required to quote their current and expected pay.
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
