Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator

Date Posted: Oct 19, 2023

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Location:

Kabul
Company:

Afghanaid
Type:

Full Time/Permanent
Shift:

Rotating Days
Career Level:

Experienced Professional
Positions:
Vacancy number:

VA-2023-022
Experience:

5 Year
Gender:

Any
Salary:

As per Company salary scale
Degree:

Bachelors
Apply Before:

Oct 30, 2023

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About Afghanaid

Afghanaid is a British international NGO (www.afghanaid.org.uk) that has been working in Afghanistan since 1983. Headquartered in Kabul, Afghanaid implements projects directly in 8 provinces and through partners in a further number of provinces and maintains a marketing and fundraising office in London. Afghanaid works in some of the most remote areas of the country and through a range of programme interventions supports development of basic services, such as water and sanitation, access roads, education facilities and other community infrastructure; strengthens livelihoods through improved natural resource management, agricultural and small enterprise development, and improved access to markets; and provides humanitarian assistance in times of emergencies. Gender mainstreaming, local governance and community development are integrated into all of Afghanaid’s work. The results achieved have earned Afghanaid the respect and recognition of stakeholders as an effective and collaborative charity.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Work with the PM and M&E staff of partners to design and develop a results-based monitoring plan which is derived from the project log-frame;
Work with the PM and partners’ M&E staff to set up a project tracking system to measure progress made by the project against milestones and targets;
Develop and maintain project databases in coordination with the partner organisations M&E staff;
Design and review of complaint and feedback mechanisms for project participants;
Setting up Output and Outcome indicators, explaining those to project staff and client communities, and obtaining their agreement on the use of the agreed indicators to measure results and objectives;
Identifying data sources in the field, developing method of data collection, compilation, and upward reporting to project management team;
Ensuring that both the project monitoring structure and results evidencing methodology provide objective measurement of community empowerment, gender equality and local ownership of project outputs;
Taking care that monitoring data is discussed in appropriate forums (e.g. Provincial management team, Programme Implementation and Quality Department, Programme Development and Resource Mobilization (PDRM) Department and the Directorate) in a timely fashion;
Advising project management teams on course correction measures based on findings from project mid-term reviews;
Engaging key stakeholders in important external evaluations to ensure an understanding of locally perceived impacts and challenges;
Monitoring the follow up of recommendations arising out of evaluations by external sources;
Assist in the production of other internal documents such as the case studies and newsletters;
Collect and maintain proper records of the project learning documents e.g. success stories, photos, reports etc;
Providing technical support to the Provincial Programme Coordinator/Project Manager in revising performance indicators of project-specific log-frames as and when required;
Facilitating in external monitoring and evaluation missions and participating, if required;
Contribute to developing reports and data collection of assigned projects;
To actively participate in the implementation of baseline surveys, monitoring missions, programme evaluations and impact assessments for Afghanaid programme;
Monitor project staff adherence to the guidelines regarding meaningfully working with women;
Engage in frequent field monitoring visits to Afghanaid’s target areas, as well as monitoring of partners’ implementation and activities together with the Consortium & Project Manager;
Design an M&E needs assessment for all consortium partners and plan, design and implement M&E capacity building across the consortium partners;
Any other duties as and when assigned by the line manager, MD and/or Directorate.

Job Requirements

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education & Professional Qualification

The position holder must possess a Bachelor’s degree or higher in rural development, project management, international development, social science or other relevant area and extensive relevant professional experience.

Work Experience

At least 5 years’ demonstrable experience in designing and managing outcomes and result-based M&E system to track progress, of which at least two year should be in managerial position with national or international organisations.

Professional Skills, Competencies, Values and Attitudes

Afghanaid seeks a responsible and dependable M&E coordinator with strong initiative, judgment and adaptability as well as excellent skills in communication, organisational, interpersonal relations, decision-making, project management and reporting.

Specifically, the holder of this position should also demonstrate the following:

Key Skills and Competencies

Essential

Excellent communication skills with the ability to persuasively present ideas in both local languages.
Highly developed reporting, monitoring, and management skills.
Proven management ability and strong interpersonal skills – team player.
Problem solving and leadership skills.
Fluency in written English and demonstrated ability to write and lay out high quality documents and reports for diverse audiences.
Proficiency in the most common computer software including word processing, and excel spreadsheets, data collection and analysis applications e.g. Kobo, PowerBI, SPSS or others.
Strong organizational and coordination skills, able to work with significant levels of autonomy, manage personal priorities and meet tight deadlines.
Ability to deal with difficult, often frustrating work situations.
A willingness to live, travel and work in isolated and possibly dangerous locations.
Gender sensitivity.
Sensitivity to Islamic culture.
Commitment to support/develop the capacity of the national staff and of rural communities.
Personal integrity and a sense of humour.
Knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses.
Ability to manage conflicting priorities in personal workload.
Knowledge of exit strategies and sustainability issues.

Desirable

Highly developed reporting, monitoring, and management skills.
Resilience to live, travel and work in isolated and possibly insecure locations.
Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Commitment to the vision and mission of Afghanaid.
Gender sensitivity.
Sensitivity to the Islamic culture.
Commitment to support/develop the capacity of the national staff and of rural communities.
Personal integrity and a sense of humour.
Knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses.
Ability to manage conflicting priorities in personal workload.

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

Please submit your application by filling the Afghanaid standard job application form and email a completed application form, covering letter and your CV, by no later than Monday 30^th Oct 2023 to vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk ; including your name, vacancy number and the job title in the subject line. Your covering letter should be no more than 1 standard A4 page in length and explain how you meet the essential and desirable position requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. Your CV should be no more than 4 pages and include 3 professional references including your current employer. The precision and style with which you present yourself in your covering letter and CV will be given significant weight in short listing candidates. Application with no proper subject (requested above), without the application form or submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful for shortlisting.

Please note that applying without filling the standard job application form will result in disqualifying the applications to review for shortlisting.

Link for the Afghanaid Standard Job Application form: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1vLmMCTTa7peZ-8Odm-L4xm_5ULr6nvRG

Submission Email:

vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk

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