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Job Title:  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Organization:  Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)

Duty Station:   Kampala,
Uganda

About NRC:

The Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping
people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 30 countries,
providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every
year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP is
a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the
humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to
strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of
vulnerable people and communities. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement
Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for
people displaced within their own country.

Job Summary: This
position serves as a supervisor for Monitoring and Evaluation Assistants and a
team of enumerators, when needed. She/he will contribute to quality programming
through supporting access to and use of relevant and timely information on
programme scale, relevance, and effectiveness. Within this context, the M&E
officer will provide technical support to area programme staff pertaining to
M&E and build capacity in the area office by identifying and supporting the
implementation of effective, cost efficient and meaningful M&E systems.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Planning and
Maintaining M&E Systems

·       
Coordinate
processes to establish and maintain program level M&E systems

·       
Support
and contribute to the development of a data management system through
documentation, implementation and coordination of standardizes information flow
of M&E activities and reporting

Program Support

·       
Support
in standardizing M&E across projects

·       
Support
in developing data collection methodology and tools, and in actual data
collection, as needed

·       
Support
in data management and development of clear information flow between program
and M&E staff, as needed

·       
Ensure
that monitoring data are reported in a timely manner to relevant program and
managerial staff

·       
Capacity
building and training of program staff on M E technical and conceptual areas,
as needed

·       
Coordinate
regular program review meetings to facilitate dialogue and learning on
project/program Implementation

·       
Liaise
with peer organizations and M E staff in partner agencies to facilitate lessons
learned and coordination

·       
Support
the consideration, inclusion, collection and analysis of indicators related to
cash-based interventions and market based approaches within (and across) NRC,
where appropriate.

·       
Contribute
to the identification of opportunities to implement cash-based interventions
and market based programmes.

·       
Support
the analysis of qualitative information/data collected during FGD or meetings
involving the communities we serve (community based protection programming).

·       
Maintain
project indicator M&E databases; as well as the project level standardized
M&E indicator database aligned to the CO Strategy results framework.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer job must hold a university degree in economics, rural
development or in other related fields. Prior experience with monitoring and
evaluation required.

·       
At least
3 years’ experience in an international NGO preferably in an emergency or
post-conflict setting, including M&E capacity and systems development

·       
Experience
with and knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and
evaluation in relief and development programs, using both quantitative and
qualitative methods

·       
Demonstrated
ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring
and other formal and non-formal methods

·       
Fluency
in English and local/refugees languages

·       
Excellent
Computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel)

·       
Good
communication and interpersonal skills

·       
Strong
organisational and team working skills

·       
Good
cultural awareness and sensitivity

·       
Highly
approachable, trustworthy and confidential

·       
Knowledge
of the NGO operations and the dynamics of the humanitarian sector is a plus

·       
Good
level of proficiency in Windows Excel and quantitative analysis (SPSS
preferred)

·       
Proven
presentation, training and facilitation skills

·       
Ability
to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision

·       
Ability
to meet deadlines in multiple tasking environments

·       
Ability
to engage and motivate staff in a challenging program area

·       
Good
coordination skills

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates who wish to join NRC in the aforementioned capacity should
apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 16^th April 2020

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