Job Description

Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Company Name: HEED Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 40 years

Location: Bagerhat, Khulna

Maximum Salary: Tk. 35000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years

Published: 4 Apr 2024

Education:
∎ Master's & Honors degree (04 Years) in Statistics/Economics/Social Science/Development Studies/Population Science/Women and Gender Studies from a UGC-approved university.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ At least 03 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ The goal of the project is to sustainably increase the income, food security and nutrition of marginal and small farmers, and micro-entrepreneurs across selected value chains.
∎ The development objective is the sustainable growth of selected rural commodity value chains with comparative advantage, market demand, growth potential, and backward linkages to small farmers and micro-entrepreneurs.
∎ HEED Bangladesh is Non-Government and non-political National Organization working in the field of Health, Education and Economic Development for more the 49 (forty-nine) years. The Organization invites applications from the suitable candidates for it's RMTP Project, which is Jointly funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). The Rural Microenterprise Transformation Project (RMTP) is being implemented by PKSF with the objective of extending financial services for Microenterprises as well as for improving income, food security, and nutrition status of small and marginal farmers, entrepreneurs, and other market actors involved in the value chains of selected high-value agricultural products. The nature of the job is contractual.
∎ The goal of the project is to sustainably increase the income, food security and nutrition of marginal and small farmers, and micro-entrepreneurs across selected value chains.
∎ The development objective is the sustainable growth of selected rural commodity value chains with comparative advantage, market demand, growth potential, and backward linkages to small farmers and micro-entrepreneurs.
∎ **Job Responsibilities**
∎ Implementation of program Monitoring and Evaluation plan
∎ Conduct data collection with relevant program staff and partner’s staff by sharing forms or templates with partners, data collection and data saving.
∎ • Conduct data verifications and working together with the data collection team from staff and partners.
∎ • . Analyze data and produce high-quality reports that highlight key findings, trends, and recommendations for program improvement. Ensure that evaluation findings and lessons learned are utilized to inform adaptive management and decision-making.
∎ • Collect and document case study, lessons learned, champion the scaling up best practices and conduct beneficiary tracking according to WAU protocols.
∎ • Conduct field visits for data validation and to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets and implementation; coordinate data collection at project sites to monitor program development and ensure timely compilation and reporting of data
∎ • After monitoring visit, compile monitoring findings and prepare reports to share with respective project/programme focal and line Manager.
∎ • Provide guidance and information/data to support the preparation and submission of donor reports, CP Six-month and Annual Reports. This includes ensuring that the annual report dashboard is up to date with intervention inventory data, WASH access, partner records, water quality test results, Policy Change indicators among others. Support planning, implementation and review of WaterAid Uganda Country Programme Accountability Framework (PAF) and Quality Programme Standard (QPS)
∎ • Initiate and coordinate studies and evaluations by external consultants related to project baseline/end line and evaluations by supporting the hiring process, overseeing quality and disseminating/sharing results.
∎ • Develop the overall framework for project M&E systems in collaboration with project staff, including requirements, reporting; develop and monitor project implementation plans to systematically document performance
∎ • Maintain existing indicator tracking tools; develop additional databases and tracking tools as needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions. Generate indicator reports for tracking progress against key indicators as needed.
∎ • Any other tasks related to the field of engagement, experience and expertise as and when required by the organisation and assigned by the supervisor.
∎ Capacity Building
∎ • Directly support staff and partners in the field for any capacity on using the online platform and using the M&E tools and template for data collection.
∎ • Regular M&E skill sharing with staff and partners.
∎ • Ensure colleagues are trained and competent in the use of WaterAid monitoring and reporting system (Programme Management System, mWater etc.) Provide advice and regular support to others
∎ • Review and help maintain data integrity and consistency in multiple systems by programme teams and NGOs.
∎ • Support capacity building of partner NGOs across all monitoring and reporting functions including data input, validation and reporting as per WaterAid/donor requirements.
∎ Learning, Networking & Co-ordination
∎ • Establish, develop and maintain relationships with the program field team of WaterAid and Partners
∎ • . Foster coordination and collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including government authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and implementing partners, to enhance MEAL practices. Participate in MEAL-related coordination mechanisms, working groups, and networks.
∎ • Conduct quarterly programme performance reviews and learning sessions with programme staff and other stakeholders and monitor implementation of actions.
∎ • Conduct small-scale in-house mix-method studies, develop mobile phone-based data collection tool in mWater platform, analyze data and prepare report.
∎ • Develop learning documents from the results of M&E managed evaluations/studies as required.
∎ • Generate organizational learning from monitoring and evaluation activities, document lessons learnt/case studies and share learning with potential audiences and users -both internal and external to promote and replicate best practices.
∎ • Promote a culture of learning and knowledge sharing within WaterAid Uganda. Ensure the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned, good practices, and innovative approaches.
∎ • Package programme information in various ways for use in external engagement and fund raising and monitor compliance to contractual obligations and adherence to donor requirements.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Bagerhat, Khulna

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ If you feel eligible, please apply with full confidence to the following address with 2 copies p.p. size photos, cover letter, CV, photocopies of all educational certifications, training & experience certificates on or before 15 April, 2024 (before 5:00 P.M.) to the following address : Sr. Manager-HR, HEED Bangladesh, Plot-19, Block-A, Section-11,Mirpur, Dhaka-1216
∎ or email: jobsheed@gmail.com

Company Information:
∎ HEED Bangladesh
∎ Main Road, Plot#19, Section-11,Block - A, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216

Address::
∎ Main Road, Plot#19, Section-11,Block - A, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 15 Apr 2024

Category: NGO/Development