Employment Opportunities at Act Change Transform (Act)
JOB DETAILS:
REF: ACT/JMA/07/2023
Job Summary
The Junior Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Associates will support in collection, verification and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative program data to track and report results at output, outcome and impact level. He/She will provide close field programmatic and technical assistance to program partners, as well conduct participants interviews to support program learning and documentation of most significant changes. The Junior MERL Associates will ensure that results and evidenced-based reporting is integrated in project interventions by supporting partners to strengthen their MERL systems.
Key Responsibilities
• Assist in collecting, aggregating, analyzing indicator data from across the project interventions to contribute to management decision-making and reporting.
• Conduct field review visits to provide technical support to partners, monitor the quality and completeness of activities, document results and lessons for adaptative programming.
• Assist MERL and Program teams in compiling quarterly reports.
• Support in compiling M&E performance reports and tracking implementation of recommendations.
• Prepare summary of the partners’ needs and issues for follow up derived from quarterly reports and field visits.
• Undertake electronic filing of program documents including reports and evidential documents in a central repository.
• Support the maintenance of program internal and external databases; ensuring they are regularly updated and pro-actively assist to track performance indicators as established in the M&E plan.
• Support the MERL officer in conducting content analysis to compile requisite indicator data, and ensure inputs from relevant evaluation findings and recommendations are incorporated into the program.
• Work with communication teams in identifying and documenting most significant changes ‘success stories’ in project locations.
• Support the MERL Officer to conduct quarterly partner data quality assessments.
• Any other tasks as required by the MERL Officer.
Qualifications, Experience & Personal Requirements
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field e.g. Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Development Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Statistics and any other related field.
• Good data analysis skills, including experience with data visualization and GIS tools, are highly desired.
Experience in years
• At least one-two years proven experience in a similar role.
Essential Skills and Competencies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking.
• Knowledge of statistical software applications.
• Excellent analytical, writing and report-writing skills
• Good people skills, writing and reporting skills.
Complexity and difficulty of the work
• A demanding job that requires tolerance.
• A lot of travel within counties.
Selection: Interviews will take place on a rolling basis but not later than 17th March, 2023.
JOB DETAILS:
REF: ACT/JMA/07/2023
Job Summary
The Junior Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Associates will support in collection, verification and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative program data to track and report results at output, outcome and impact level. He/She will provide close field programmatic and technical assistance to program partners, as well conduct participants interviews to support program learning and documentation of most significant changes. The Junior MERL Associates will ensure that results and evidenced-based reporting is integrated in project interventions by supporting partners to strengthen their MERL systems.
Key Responsibilities
• Assist in collecting, aggregating, analyzing indicator data from across the project interventions to contribute to management decision-making and reporting.
• Conduct field review visits to provide technical support to partners, monitor the quality and completeness of activities, document results and lessons for adaptative programming.
• Assist MERL and Program teams in compiling quarterly reports.
• Support in compiling M&E performance reports and tracking implementation of recommendations.
• Prepare summary of the partners’ needs and issues for follow up derived from quarterly reports and field visits.
• Undertake electronic filing of program documents including reports and evidential documents in a central repository.
• Support the maintenance of program internal and external databases; ensuring they are regularly updated and pro-actively assist to track performance indicators as established in the M&E plan.
• Support the MERL officer in conducting content analysis to compile requisite indicator data, and ensure inputs from relevant evaluation findings and recommendations are incorporated into the program.
• Work with communication teams in identifying and documenting most significant changes ‘success stories’ in project locations.
• Support the MERL Officer to conduct quarterly partner data quality assessments.
• Any other tasks as required by the MERL Officer.
Qualifications, Experience & Personal Requirements
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field e.g. Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Development Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Statistics and any other related field.
• Good data analysis skills, including experience with data visualization and GIS tools, are highly desired.
Experience in years
• At least one-two years proven experience in a similar role.
Essential Skills and Competencies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking.
• Knowledge of statistical software applications.
• Excellent analytical, writing and report-writing skills
• Good people skills, writing and reporting skills.
Complexity and difficulty of the work
• A demanding job that requires tolerance.
• A lot of travel within counties.
Selection: Interviews will take place on a rolling basis but not later than 17th March, 2023.
JOB DETAILS:
REF: ACT/MERL/08/2023
Key Responsibilities
Working under the direct supervision of the Technical Lead MERL, the MERL Officer will work collaboratively with other program staff as well as have operational contact and interaction with Act!s partners.
Program Level, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting & Learning Support
• Contribute to the design and continuous review of the program Log frame and Results Framework.
• Oversee the design, management and maintenance of the programme database(s) to monitor and pro-actively track all performance indicators established in the results framework.
• Support the MERL Technical Lead in managing and conducting data collection process for all set programme indicators.
• In liaison with MER&L function team at Act! Design and deliver MER&L trainings to all downstream partners on the programme.
• Support the MERL Lead to periodically review and disseminate basic MER&L training materials for programme use, among staff and partners.
• Support with the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual program reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in planning and execution of external programme review and evaluation exercises.
• Participate in setting program performance targets in line with overall strategic goals of the program.
• Take the lead role in tracking implementing partners and grantees progress in achieving outcomes and impacts.
• Participate in the quarterly and other scheduled programme performance review meetings.
• Share information and lessons learnt with other programme staff.
Organizational MERL Team Support
• Review and consolidate detailed monthly and quarterly work plan and track implementation of the same, on a monthly basis.
• Support the overall MERL Lead to coordinate program teams to ensure compliance with all reporting & MER&L requirements of Act!
• Support the review of the monthly cumulative indicator performance tracking data (from Indicator Performance Tracking Tool – IPTT and all quarterly reports submitted by the program partners for compliance and data adequacy.
• File final cumulative data to track achievements against targets (from IPTT) for all partners as designated.
• Develop a programme summary and analysis of overall MER&L data for each quarter.
• Support the MERL Technical Lead to prepare a summary of the partners’ needs and issues for follow up derived from quarterly reports and track responses.
• Contribute to Act! Partners support that documents “success stories” and other anecdotal information to enhance the overall quality of performance reports to the donors.
• Provide support in designing, planning and delivery of all Program technical trainings.
• Support to Consortium/Implementing Partners
Overall, support the MERL Technical lead in providing MERL accompaniment, mentoring and training to implementing partner’s MER&L counterparts as appropriate and on demand. Specific support would include the following: –
• The development of Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting and Learning (MER&L) processes, tools and plans for partners and grant recipients – including online planning and reporting system.
• The implementation of partners MER&L plans through the life of the programme.
• Ensuring full compliance with Act! And (donor) data management and quality standards.
• Support partners in preparations and effective participation in the design and implementation of mid-term and end term evaluations/reviews, in particular the TORs, SOWs, identification of suitable experts’ selection and quality control of process and to the final reports.
Performance Standards
• Submission of updated PMP report to the line manager within 30 days of the end of a quarter.
• Participate in planning meetings for MER&L technical trainings.
• Carry out all baseline data collection for the partners within one month of signing grant agreements.
• Manage and conduct overall data collection process of all program indicators on an ongoing basis.
• Submission of monthly program reports by the 3rd of the subsequent month.
• Submission of 3 quarterly program reports within 30 days of the end of a quarter.
• Preparation and review of all MER&L information presented during joint reviews.
• Review program performance targets in line with overall strategic goal of the program.
• Share information and lessons learnt with other program staff on a quarterly basis.
• Quarterly work plans for the program developed and submitted by the first week of each quarter.
• Quarterly review of implementation progress.
• All MERL reports including digital data collected using mobile technology filed in server.
• At least one success story developed and shared each quarter per partner.
• Conduct monitoring and technical support visits to a minimum of 7 partners each quarter.
• Carry out data quality improvement exercise for the partners.
Qualifications, Experience & Personal Requirements
Academic qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate or any other related discipline in e.g. social sciences, anthropology, developmental studies. A Postgraduate degree will be an added advantage.
Professional Qualifications
• A diploma or equivalent in Project Management or relevant qualification in Monitoring and Evaluation is highly desirable.
Experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a busy MERL function and role. Those with experience within peacebuilding and conflict management and PCVE programming environment may have an added advantage.
Essential Skills & Competencies
Thorough knowledge of socio-economics, socio-anthropology and/or proven ability in participatory methods and processes:
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking.
• Knowledge of policy influences and institutional practices.
• Knowledge of statistical software applications.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good people skills, writing and reporting skills.
• Willingness to travel frequently.
• Good writing and reporting skills
Deadline for applications submission is 24th March, 2023
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JOB DETAILS:
REF: ACT/JMA/07/2023
Job Summary
The Junior Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Associates will support in collection, verification and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative program data to track and report results at output, outcome and impact level. He/She will provide close field programmatic and technical assistance to program partners, as well conduct participants interviews to support program learning and documentation of most significant changes. The Junior MERL Associates will ensure that results and evidenced-based reporting is integrated in project interventions by supporting partners to strengthen their MERL systems.
Key Responsibilities
• Assist in collecting, aggregating, analyzing indicator data from across the project interventions to contribute to management decision-making and reporting.
• Conduct field review visits to provide technical support to partners, monitor the quality and completeness of activities, document results and lessons for adaptative programming.
• Assist MERL and Program teams in compiling quarterly reports.
• Support in compiling M&E performance reports and tracking implementation of recommendations.
• Prepare summary of the partners’ needs and issues for follow up derived from quarterly reports and field visits.
• Undertake electronic filing of program documents including reports and evidential documents in a central repository.
• Support the maintenance of program internal and external databases; ensuring they are regularly updated and pro-actively assist to track performance indicators as established in the M&E plan.
• Support the MERL officer in conducting content analysis to compile requisite indicator data, and ensure inputs from relevant evaluation findings and recommendations are incorporated into the program.
• Work with communication teams in identifying and documenting most significant changes ‘success stories’ in project locations.
• Support the MERL Officer to conduct quarterly partner data quality assessments.
• Any other tasks as required by the MERL Officer.
Qualifications, Experience & Personal Requirements
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field e.g. Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Development Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Statistics and any other related field.
• Good data analysis skills, including experience with data visualization and GIS tools, are highly desired.
Experience in years
• At least one-two years proven experience in a similar role.
Essential Skills and Competencies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking.
• Knowledge of statistical software applications.
• Excellent analytical, writing and report-writing skills
• Good people skills, writing and reporting skills.
Complexity and difficulty of the work
• A demanding job that requires tolerance.
• A lot of travel within counties.
Selection: Interviews will take place on a rolling basis but not later than 17th March, 2023.
JOB DETAILS:
REF: ACT/JMA/07/2023
Job Summary
The Junior Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Associates will support in collection, verification and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative program data to track and report results at output, outcome and impact level. He/She will provide close field programmatic and technical assistance to program partners, as well conduct participants interviews to support program learning and documentation of most significant changes. The Junior MERL Associates will ensure that results and evidenced-based reporting is integrated in project interventions by supporting partners to strengthen their MERL systems.
Key Responsibilities
• Assist in collecting, aggregating, analyzing indicator data from across the project interventions to contribute to management decision-making and reporting.
• Conduct field review visits to provide technical support to partners, monitor the quality and completeness of activities, document results and lessons for adaptative programming.
• Assist MERL and Program teams in compiling quarterly reports.
• Support in compiling M&E performance reports and tracking implementation of recommendations.
• Prepare summary of the partners’ needs and issues for follow up derived from quarterly reports and field visits.
• Undertake electronic filing of program documents including reports and evidential documents in a central repository.
• Support the maintenance of program internal and external databases; ensuring they are regularly updated and pro-actively assist to track performance indicators as established in the M&E plan.
• Support the MERL officer in conducting content analysis to compile requisite indicator data, and ensure inputs from relevant evaluation findings and recommendations are incorporated into the program.
• Work with communication teams in identifying and documenting most significant changes ‘success stories’ in project locations.
• Support the MERL Officer to conduct quarterly partner data quality assessments.
• Any other tasks as required by the MERL Officer.
Qualifications, Experience & Personal Requirements
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field e.g. Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Development Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Statistics and any other related field.
• Good data analysis skills, including experience with data visualization and GIS tools, are highly desired.
Experience in years
• At least one-two years proven experience in a similar role.
Essential Skills and Competencies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking.
• Knowledge of statistical software applications.
• Excellent analytical, writing and report-writing skills
• Good people skills, writing and reporting skills.
Complexity and difficulty of the work
• A demanding job that requires tolerance.
• A lot of travel within counties.
Selection: Interviews will take place on a rolling basis but not later than 17th March, 2023.
JOB DETAILS:
REF: ACT/MERL/08/2023
Key Responsibilities
Working under the direct supervision of the Technical Lead MERL, the MERL Officer will work collaboratively with other program staff as well as have operational contact and interaction with Act!s partners.
Program Level, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting & Learning Support
• Contribute to the design and continuous review of the program Log frame and Results Framework.
• Oversee the design, management and maintenance of the programme database(s) to monitor and pro-actively track all performance indicators established in the results framework.
• Support the MERL Technical Lead in managing and conducting data collection process for all set programme indicators.
• In liaison with MER&L function team at Act! Design and deliver MER&L trainings to all downstream partners on the programme.
• Support the MERL Lead to periodically review and disseminate basic MER&L training materials for programme use, among staff and partners.
• Support with the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual program reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in planning and execution of external programme review and evaluation exercises.
• Participate in setting program performance targets in line with overall strategic goals of the program.
• Take the lead role in tracking implementing partners and grantees progress in achieving outcomes and impacts.
• Participate in the quarterly and other scheduled programme performance review meetings.
• Share information and lessons learnt with other programme staff.
Organizational MERL Team Support
• Review and consolidate detailed monthly and quarterly work plan and track implementation of the same, on a monthly basis.
• Support the overall MERL Lead to coordinate program teams to ensure compliance with all reporting & MER&L requirements of Act!
• Support the review of the monthly cumulative indicator performance tracking data (from Indicator Performance Tracking Tool – IPTT and all quarterly reports submitted by the program partners for compliance and data adequacy.
• File final cumulative data to track achievements against targets (from IPTT) for all partners as designated.
• Develop a programme summary and analysis of overall MER&L data for each quarter.
• Support the MERL Technical Lead to prepare a summary of the partners’ needs and issues for follow up derived from quarterly reports and track responses.
• Contribute to Act! Partners support that documents “success stories” and other anecdotal information to enhance the overall quality of performance reports to the donors.
• Provide support in designing, planning and delivery of all Program technical trainings.
• Support to Consortium/Implementing Partners
Overall, support the MERL Technical lead in providing MERL accompaniment, mentoring and training to implementing partner’s MER&L counterparts as appropriate and on demand. Specific support would include the following: –
• The development of Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting and Learning (MER&L) processes, tools and plans for partners and grant recipients – including online planning and reporting system.
• The implementation of partners MER&L plans through the life of the programme.
• Ensuring full compliance with Act! And (donor) data management and quality standards.
• Support partners in preparations and effective participation in the design and implementation of mid-term and end term evaluations/reviews, in particular the TORs, SOWs, identification of suitable experts’ selection and quality control of process and to the final reports.
Performance Standards
• Submission of updated PMP report to the line manager within 30 days of the end of a quarter.
• Participate in planning meetings for MER&L technical trainings.
• Carry out all baseline data collection for the partners within one month of signing grant agreements.
• Manage and conduct overall data collection process of all program indicators on an ongoing basis.
• Submission of monthly program reports by the 3rd of the subsequent month.
• Submission of 3 quarterly program reports within 30 days of the end of a quarter.
• Preparation and review of all MER&L information presented during joint reviews.
• Review program performance targets in line with overall strategic goal of the program.
• Share information and lessons learnt with other program staff on a quarterly basis.
• Quarterly work plans for the program developed and submitted by the first week of each quarter.
• Quarterly review of implementation progress.
• All MERL reports including digital data collected using mobile technology filed in server.
• At least one success story developed and shared each quarter per partner.
• Conduct monitoring and technical support visits to a minimum of 7 partners each quarter.
• Carry out data quality improvement exercise for the partners.
Qualifications, Experience & Personal Requirements
Academic qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate or any other related discipline in e.g. social sciences, anthropology, developmental studies. A Postgraduate degree will be an added advantage.
Professional Qualifications
• A diploma or equivalent in Project Management or relevant qualification in Monitoring and Evaluation is highly desirable.
Experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a busy MERL function and role. Those with experience within peacebuilding and conflict management and PCVE programming environment may have an added advantage.
Essential Skills & Competencies
Thorough knowledge of socio-economics, socio-anthropology and/or proven ability in participatory methods and processes:
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking.
• Knowledge of policy influences and institutional practices.
• Knowledge of statistical software applications.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good people skills, writing and reporting skills.
• Willingness to travel frequently.
• Good writing and reporting skills
Deadline for applications submission is 24th March, 2023
Job Info
Job Category:
Several Jobs in one Advert jobs in Kenya
Job Type:
Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 22 March 2023
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted:
15-03-2023
No of Jobs:
3
Start Publishing:
15-03-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030):
15-03-2077
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