The Danish Refugee
Council has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of
Africa region since 1997.
The DRC Kenya Program
seeks to fill the following position to be based in Dadaab Refugee Camp.
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
The M&E Officer
is responsible for strengthening DRC Kenya’s capacity and profile in the area
of documentation, monitoring and evaluation by providing M&E technical
support and training to staff.
This position will be
instrumental in promoting improved program results and cross-learning within
DRC’s thematic areas.
The incumbent will
participate actively in ensuring the organization’s overall program quality and
reporting for results.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Contribute in
proposal development and assist program managers in the formulation of
baseline measures and targets
- Provide the
technical support for conducting assessments through developing designs,
data collection methodologies and research protocol
- Responsible for
establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPI) to report and
record physical progress for running programs
- Support the
integration and implementation of accountability systems that are
compliant with Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) Benchmarks,
and other relevant quality standards
- Ensure the
smooth integration of program quality and promote a culture of lesson
learning between programs by continually sharing information reports
within the country program
- Training staff
on M&E principles, practices, methodologies and tools; training
communities on community based monitoring and evaluation methodologies
Qualifications,
Experience & Skills Required:
- Degree in Social
Sciences such as Development Studies, Economics, Statistics, Project
Management, or other relevant fields.
- Minimum 3-years’
experience in a senior programmatic position in monitoring and evaluation
of humanitarian and development programs.
- Knowledge and
experience in participatory approaches and tools for program design,
planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Good knowledge
of programme cycle management and development
- Excellent
organizational, analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and
respect for diversity.
Please note that the
above position is on a 1-year contract with possibility of extension.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation and qualifications and a CV.
Applications should
include contact details of three professional referees.
One referee must be
the applicant’s most recent manager. Applications should be sent to:
drcjobs@drckenya.org and have the subject heading of the position that is being
applied for.
Deadline for
receiving applications is Friday, 17th May 2013.
Only short listed candidates
will be contacted.
