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• The
  M&E Officer will be tasked with developing and implementing monitoring
  and evaluation tools
• Play
  key role in the development of intervention designs, sector strategies and
  M&E frameworks
• Manage
  the assessments, evaluations and monitoring surveys in area of operation.
  This will entail development of Scopes of Work, development of survey
  tools, trainings and management of data collectors, report write and facilitating
  results discussion.
• Regularly
  document and share all learnings from program implements Maintain an up to
  date database that reflects progress (including disaggregated beneficiary
  counts) and donor indicators
• Build
  the capacity of all relevant team members to develop and maintain an
  excellent M&E system, and facilitate periodic reflection and analysis
  of program monitoring information that feeds into programming and
  learning.
• Actively
  participate in on-going M&E training and support for all Mercy Corps
  programs and partnering private sector staff
• Visit
  sites and partners to collect supplementary data, stories and conduct
  qualitative research both independently and in teams
• Maintain
  professional relationships with local government officials, private sector
  partners, NGOs, other development organizations, and civil society
  organizations
• Maintain
  an active advisory role with each program team to help guide them towards
  robust and relevant data collection
• Actively
  participate in all implementation, providing advice and feedback for
  quality results at any point
• Work
  closely with program team and other staffs to ensure that activities are
  implemented on plan and progress towards targets is not compromised.
• Establish
  and maintain strong working relationships with partners and government
  departments
• Conduct
  himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to
  credit Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its mission.
• Perform
  any other duties as assigned by his/her supervisor or representatives.

• The
  ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
  should hold a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Agriculture, Demography,
  Statistics, Business administration or relevant field
• A
  minimum of three years of program monitoring and evaluation experience
• Detailed
  knowledge and understanding of concepts and demonstrate skills in monitoring
  and evaluation, project cycle, results chain and frameworks, participatory
  monitoring
• Ability
  to design and implement surveys, have knowledge of commonly used
  probability and purposive sampling techniques
• Excellent
  writing and analytical skills
• Working
  knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data collection, reporting
  techniques. S/he should understand and be able to apply basic measures of
  central tendency and spread
• Computer
  literacy skills i.e. proficient in using Microsoft Excel, data management
  software including Ms Access, SPSS, STATA.
• Possess
  the ability and curiosity to work comfortably and effectively in the
  cultural, relatively poor infrastructure of Karamoja sub region.
• He
  /she should be an excellent communicator, have a strong sense of humor,
  multi-tasker
• Be
  able to work difficult and often stressful environments.
• Fluent
  in both spoken and written English. 
• Fluency in local languages is Pokot and Karamojong

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