Organization: Amref Health Africa

JOB PURPOSE

The Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Officer will be providing support in monitoring and evaluating ongoing projects on Amref Health Africa (mainly on RMNCH). The incumbent will be responsible for supporting the overall M&E and learning needs of the specific projects and will spend much of the basic needs of the M and E and come up with findings based on real data to show the performance of the projects. Amref programme teams will get support through M&E findings in enhancing the flow of information and its management. The incumbent will play role in promoting key learnings for the improvement of the project and for wider learning of the organization.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To supervise regular data collection through implementing partners and ensure the quality of the data by random verifications and validations
• To record, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way
• To ensure project performance is archived and synced in the Amref information management system properly.
• To analyze and discuss findings based on regular monitoring data
• Provide technical support on M&E and evidence-based recommendations to the relevant Project Manager and Partners.
• Provide technical support projects and programs to improve performance by generating evidence including best practices and lessons learned
• To provide and participate in research generation and dissemination
• Ensure that implementation of field activities adheres to A monitoring and evaluation system
• Support partners in conducting baseline surveys, midterm and final evaluations
• Participate actively in programme planning process and budgeting of the programme quality and fundraising unit
• Support Project staff and finance team in developing the annual and six monthly organizational reports.
• Support Project staff and team in dealing with any other tasks as may be required

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Monitoring

• Work closely with M and E and programs teams on project monitoring plan (PMP) of the projects in line with project LFA and consulting with programme team and partners
• Update project performances in Amref information management system (AIMS)and follow program team are compliance with AIMS.
• Coordinate with project teams for collecting data against agreed indicators
• Ensure and support quality of data collected by partners, receive database and populated in intranet
• Provide feedback to partners and programme teams on projects’ performance based on monitoring data findings
• Period filed visit for projects based on the assignment from Managers
• Assist MER manager in building capacity of IPs on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E)

2. Evaluation

• Assist Manager and program M and E officers in designing, coordinating and conducting project evaluations (baseline, mid-term and end-line)
• Assist Manager and program M and E officers in designing and conducting Post Implementation Monitoring Survey (PIMS)
• Assist managers in note taking and report
• Assist m and E manager in research documentation and archives

3. Reporting and Documentation

• Assist project officers in developing quarterly, six-month and annual reports
• Develop and share field visit reports with relevant Amref Health Africa staff
• Upload key reports to The Source (intranet/AIMS)
• Ability to document best practices and lessons learned
• The assistant will report to the Manager

4. Planning

• Assist Program/Project Manager during multi-year plan and budget (MPB) process to develop a good quality MPB for the country programme
• Ensure quality of data/ statistics in project plans
• Upload relevant MPB documents on The Source/AIMS

5. Learning and Sharing

• Share learning from the M&E process with the wider team
• Support partners in improving learning and sharing mechanisms in their projects
• Promote a culture of two-way learning in the organization
• Disseminate research and best practice in the wider environment

6. Contribution to Effectiveness of the Programme for Amref Health Africa programs

• Work collaboratively with different programmes for strengthening integration and cross-learning in programmes
• Proactively volunteer for various team activities
• Show an eagerness to take on any other tasks assigned by the line manager

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