Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager is a member of the PEPZ senior management team, providing specialist input and support to the Team Leader and the Strategic Management Team.
The M&E Manager ensures that PEPZ has access to robust data and analysis to support evidence-based management decision making and reporting to DFID and other stakeholders.
The M&E Manager works closely with the International M&E Expert to ensure the smooth running of all monitoring and evaluation activities within the sector teams.

Principal Responsibilities

Strategy and leadership

• Uphold high standards of monitoring and evaluation ethics and ensure adherence to DFID policies.
• Contribute M&E expertise to the deliberations of the PEPZ senior management team
• Lead on the development and update of the PEPZ theory of change and log frame.
• Lead on the development and implementation of the M&E Strategy and Annual Workplan.
• Manage timely and effective implementation of the M&E strategy

M&E planning

• Ensure compliance with PEPZ M&E Manual.
• Lead the development of the M&E components of intervention partnerships.

Data collection and analysis

• Ensure that PEPZ staff are well equipped to carry out on-site monitoring visits to projects and provide capacity building and training as required.
• Lead the M&E inputs into all intervention partnership agreements and service contracts produced by PEPZ sector teams.
• Oversee intervention partner baseline studies and preparation of high priority interventions results chains.
• Collect data for periodic special studies e.g. case studies and success stories.
• Ensure timely collection of M&E data from intervention partners and beneficiaries.
• Conduct M&E spot checks on PEPZ intervention partners and beneficiaries.

Progress and Results Reporting

• Ensure that M&E data presented to sector managers allows effective oversight of intervention progress and results.
• Ensure regular updating of programme M&E tracking systems and monitor quality of data inputs.
• Maintain and update the M&E database and provide relevant information and reports on demand.
• Lead the process for M&E on consolidating internal quarterly and annual reports for PEPZ.
• Provide data and analysis to the Communications Manager as input for communication materials.

Management

• Participate in the senior management team meetings.
• Lead management and performance reviews of M&E staff
• Manage the implementation monitoring of intervention partnerships.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Social Development or a relevant field, a Master’s Degree would be an advantage
• Minimum of five years managing complex M & E systems, including experience designing and implementing M&E results frameworks
• Strong knowledge of donor regulations and policies preferred.
• Experience in DFID projects would be an added advantage
• Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs particularly Excel and Word a MUST

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