Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) Officer

Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) Officer

Reports To: Kenya Country Director

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Classification: Full time, salaried

Position Summary:
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer holds overall responsibility for monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities for RefugePoint’s Urban Refugee Protection Program in Nairobi, Kenya. In addition, this position will interface with all other RefugePoint programs to ensure that there is a comprehensive, well-coordinated and integrated approach to monitoring, evaluation and reporting. The MER Officer will engage in the ongoing development and execution of strategies for monitoring, evaluation and reporting of individual units of the URPP as well as MER strategies for the overall, integrated URPP model.

The MER Officer will be responsible for quantitative and qualitative data collection systems and tools, ensuring data quality, and analyzing and reporting on data in an effective and timely manner. The Officer will support staff in developing and executing MER strategies and will build overall organizational capacity for monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Core Responsibilities & Duties:

Coordination and Systems Enhancement

• Support individual units in the refinement of MER indicators and data collection tools (quantitative and qualitative)
• Work with staff to ensure that unit-specific and Urban Refugee Protection Program-wide monitoring, evaluation and reporting plans are in place and followed.
• Work closely with IT and program staff to advise on refinements to data collection tools and database design.
• In partnership with unit managers, codify standard definitions and key indicators.
• Participate in existing organizational partnerships pertaining to monitoring, evaluation and research, and explore opportunities to expand collaboration.
• Assist in recruiting, training and managing short-term enumerators/surveyors.

Monitoring & Quality Assurance

• Establish and maintain quality standards for data collection and overall program documentation.
• Conduct quality assurance checks on staff work in accordance with established standards.
• Ensure organizational objectivity in all MER activities.
• Stay abreast of, and incorporate into strategies as appropriate, the latest literature, studies, best practices and findings relevant to MER of urban refugee assistance and URPP program areas.

Analysis, Evaluation & Reporting

• Carry out or coordinate qualitative assessments with beneficiaries (e.g. participatory evaluations, focus groups, observation and other).
• Provide leadership in data analysis.
• Assist in preparing statistical and narrative reports for both internal and external audiences.

Qualifications:

• BA required, MA in relevant field preferred;
• Working knowledge of refugee issues (in particular local integration, urban/out-of camp programming, livelihoods, psycho-social assistance and child protection) preferred but not required;
• 3-5 years direct program experience in monitoring and evaluation;
• Ability to work with and analyze large data sets;
• Ability to synthesize information clearly, consistently and logically;
• Familiarity with mobile data collection;
• Enthusiasm for and dedication to working with vulnerable populations;
• Excellent English writing skills; ability to draft professional reports in English;
• Excellent Kiswahili speaking and writing skills;
• Familiarity with stats packages preferred (for example: Access and SAS, SPSS or Stata).
• This position will remain open until filled.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply online at https://refugepoint.applicantstack.com/x/openings