Job Description

Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Company Name: Light House

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ The M&E Officer shall provide leadership, guidance, and overall direction on the planning and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and supervision activities for the UNHCR supported project, implementing by Light House. Reporting to the Team Leader of the Project, the Officer will play a key consultative role for project office and all drop-In-center based staffs, on the issues related toM&E of SRH services. The Officer shall provide leadership and technical expertise in strategic information for the performance monitoring and analysis; program level data gathering/validation; trend monitoring and reporting; etc.
∎ The M&E Officer shall exercise extensive independent judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, developing consensus among team, management agencies/donors, representing Light House in critical technical and policy fora, resolving problems and conflicts, and in meeting deadlines. The incumbent will also perform inherently project office functions such as relevant budgeting, developing planning documents, and/or reporting.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Technical and Management Responsibilities
∎ Lead the monitoring and ongoing review of the project Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP). Ensure that the PMP is updated as needed, with meaningful indicators and targets that communicate the impact of project activities. Provide ongoing analysis of project performance in order to identify key issues which require action by the Team Leader and to inform the development of communications materials.
∎ Oversee and coordinate planning and implementation of all Drop-In-Center's, shelter home's and project office monitoring activities. Support program personnel in M&E of all activities, including coordination of data quality audits, reviewing and providing input on M&E plans, reviewing progress reports, and participating in site visits. Ensure that planned development results are achieved in a highly efficient, effective and timely manner, consistent with UNHCR and Light House requirements.
∎ Lead project office reporting including the Performance Plan and Report and the Monthly (quantitative), quarterly and annual quantitative and narrative progress reports. Coordinate with project program personnel to ensure timely compilation and reporting of results for required indicators.
∎ Perform analysis of data to inform Team Leader on program planning.
∎ Liaise with the Drop-In-Centers, shelter-home and project office team for meeting all reporting requirements to UNHCR according to established deadlines.
∎ Coordinate with and provide technical advice, direction or assistance to ensure that drop-in-center and shelter-home's activity targets are well coordinated and in line with the project performance monitoring plan. Work with the program personnel to ensure that all relevant concerns are complying with UNHCR requirements for performance monitoring and reporting. Take a lead role in developing and facilitating regular communication and feedback with consortium partners on strategic information issue.
∎ Collaboration and Communication Responsibilities:
∎ The M&E Officer participates individually, and in groups, in the development and implementation of capacity building and other participatory activities for project staffs that serve to broaden the knowledge and practice of effective M&E of project activities. Individually, and as a part of a group, the Officer provides leadership in the development and documentation of effective tools and approaches for M&E.
∎ Work together with UNHCR, ASP/DGHS, and other key stakeholders to support the strengthening of key government systems at the national, district, and community level. This includes attending technical working group meetings on related issues.
∎ Other Duties as Assigned:
∎ Performs other assignments as required to reinforce capacity of Light House staffs and help plan M&E strategies for new business as required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Education: A university degree in a discipline appropriate to the position specialization is required such as social science, statistics, mathematics, demography, public health, or an equivalent job-related field.
∎ Prior Work Experience: Minimum five years of progressively responsible job-related professional-level experience in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems, evaluation of program/project/activity implementation, in direct program/project/activity management. At least two years of this experience in the field of HIV prevention and which included project design, performance monitoring, and/or the analysis and interpretation of large amounts of data, is desired.
∎ Post Entry Training: Familiarization training in UNHCR supported program specific procedures, reporting requirements, and systems, and orientation working from a donor agency perspective, will be provided. Training to maintain professional capability in the field as appropriate; and, courses, seminars, conferences, and other activities in fields related to the function and needed to maintain and update professional qualifications as they become available, subject to availability of funds.
∎ Language Proficiency: Must be able to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English at a professional level.
∎ Job Knowledge: The Officer must have a good knowledge of M&E systems of UNHCR supported program. In addition, the quick learning ability and proactiveness are desired for this position. The Officer must have knowledge and understanding of the organization and roles of the different levels in order to maintain effective communication and coordination. A strong working knowledge of project management procedures, policies and practices, especially in the SRH including HIV/AIDS field, is required. Good knowledge of on the targeted community is desired.
∎ Skills and Abilities: The Officer should have demonstrated the ability to assume management and leadership roles. The Officer must be resourceful, have good judgment, and have the ability to work diplomatically with persons from many backgrounds. The work requires a user-level ability to work with computers and common software programs. Ability to work under pressure, to prioritize work, and to meet tight deadlines is required. Must be able to communicate clearly with a wide range of partners.
∎ POSITION ELEMENTS
∎ Supervision Received: The incumbent will work under the general supervision of the Team Leader of the project. Daily supervision is minimal and routine work should be performed independently with little instruction. Employee should be able to identify and solve problems as they arise. The supervisor makes assignments in terms of overall objectives and resources available. Completed work is reviewed in terms of achievement of, and effectiveness in meeting, objectives. The Officer is expected work in a collegial manner, and to exercise considerable autonomy and judgment in discharging the duties of the assignment.
∎ Available Guidelines: Agency correspondence, manuals, PMP, monitoring frame work, Light House policy policies/guidelines and supervisor's instructions. Guidelines are often general in nature and not specific to the situation at hand, requiring considerable interpretation.
∎ Authority to Make Commitments: Within the scope of the assignment, the M&E Officer advises project office and Drop-In-center as well as shelter-home program personnel on courses of action to resolve implementation deficiencies. Within the scope of authority delegated, the Officer may indicate to ranking Drop-In-Centers, shelter-home and make sure of sending specific recommended courses of action through Team Leader.
∎ Nature, Level, and Purpose of Contacts: Contacts are maintained in person, by phone, and by written communication with consortium staffs. Contacts will include routine administrative functions, as well as important issues regarding activity implementation, and the negotiation of corrective measures if needed. Contacts are typically to explain and coordinate project activities and objectives, secure cooperation, resolve problems, obtain or furnish information, and/or to persuade Team Leader staff and counterparts to take recommended actions and to accept recommendations.

Salary: Tk. 65000 - 69272 (Monthly)

Application Deadline: October 26, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Light House
∎ Address : Jahurul Nagar, Bogra-5800.
∎ Web : www.lighthousebd.org
∎ Business : Working for Human development, good governance, poverty alleviation and prevention of HIV & AIDS

Category: NGO/Development