Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Officer at BRAC: (Deadline 11 January 2024)

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Officer at BRAC: (Deadline 11 January 2024)

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Introduction

BRAC International is a leading nonprofit organization with a mission to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our approach is grounded in the conviction that people living in vulnerable situations can be agents of change if they are empowered with the tools, skills, and hope they need to change their lives. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential. BRAC’s institutional expertise on successfully implemented programmes is applied across 10 countries, touching the lives of over 130 million people, where our models are adapted according to the country’s context.

In 2022, the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) announcing an initiative that will create positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches will be delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC International will implement an integrated and holistic model to address the various life cycles of a young woman living in poverty, ensuring she is able to transition safely from adolescence to adulthood. She will be equipped with the appropriate skills, tools, and access to finance to effectively exercise her agency and build a fulfilling and productive livelihood.

In preparation for the launch of the program, BRAC International is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position in Rwanda

Position: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Officer

Job Location: BRAC Field Office (Ruhango District)

Number of positions: 1

Contract nature: Two years renewable depending on the performance

Job Summary

The MEAL Officer provides support for successful monitoring and evaluation of the program, as well as for generating and translating evidence to inform programmatic adaptation. The MEAL Officer will be supervised by the Country MEAL Manager and contribute to the design and implementation of a monitoring, evaluation, research and learning system that integrates known standard best practices with innovative methods and is responsible for ensuring the functional integration of all MEAL activities as well as active collaboration with local partners. This individual contributes to building M&E capacity of staff and partners; and promotes local ownership and sustainability through participatory and empowerment methods.

Key Duties/Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Conduct field visits for data validation and to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets; coordinate data collection at project sites to monitor program development and ensure timely compilation and reporting of data; capture and document lessons learned; and champion the scaling up best practices
• Design tools to collect sex and age disaggregated data and use gender-sensitive data collection methods to understand and respond to program results with diverse participants.
• Participate in the facilitation of country and sector-level strategic planning sessions, assisting the program in the development of its annual plans.
•  Contribute to the development and implementation of AIM MEL framework to ensure systemic change and systems strengthening.
• Support the development of MEL systems for collecting, tracking, analyzing, and reporting the progress of the project activities against targets and expected outcomes
• Train and guide the project team on MEL tools and processes.
•  Assist with refining and implementing the program’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) plan across all program components including the identification of process, output, outcome indicators specific to AIM activities.
•  Helps ensure the quality data monitoring, collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting.
• Contribute to M&E capacity development of field staff, including continuous high quality technical assistance, training, mentoring and coaching to set up and implementing M&E systems, data quality management, basic data analysis, reporting, and using of data for decision-making.
• Support the drafting of deliverables to donor in a timely manner, including program reporting, knowledge management and information sharing.
• Coordinate the design and implementation of learning studies.
•  Contribute to internal AIM Support virtual and in person events including developing content, facilitating sessions, and supporting planning and logistics.
• Support the Area Manager and field teams in all aspects of program implementation to ensure timely, Accurate, and thoughtful completion of deliverables.
• All other duties as assigned

Capacity Building and Mentoring:

• Contribute to the knowledge management with best practices in M&E and ensure that it is accessible to all staff and partners.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.

Internal and External Coordination:

• Active contributor and collaborator with Country counterparts to promote the use of M&E best practices to strengthen linkages with other internal resources, including learning platforms.

• Safeguarding Responsibilities
  • Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation
  • Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
  • Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
  • Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do the same

Education and Experience:

• Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in any of the following or related fields: Monitoring and Evaluation, statistics, or economics experience in monitoring and evaluating program activities and outputs, in comparison to program objectives.
• Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in project monitoring and evaluation, preference for M&E for Youth, Education, Livelihood Programs
• Prior experience in carrying out surveys, conducting interviews, and undertaking assessments are essential.
• knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Knowledge of M&E and application of its tools, and systems – Proficient in the development of data entry programme, management, analysis and in using statistical analysis software (SPSS, STATA, Advanced Excel etc.) – Development of data collection tools
• Experience with Kobo/ODK – Good command of Microsoft Access,
• Experience in database development and system maintenance
• Understanding of qualitative and quantitative indicators.
• Creative and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Excellent Analytical and report writing skills.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English required.
• Computer database experience preferred.
• Experience in the development of Logical Framework Analyses and in the conducting of Participatory Rural Appraisal is extremely desirable

Safeguarding Policy:

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. BRAC holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation, discrimination, exploitation, abuse and harassment. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of contract.

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidates need to send a signed Cover letter in PDF format indicating the title of the position applied for, an updated CV mentioning educational grades, years of experience, and notarized copies of academic qualifications. All those documents should be sent through email: [email protected], Application deadline is 11 January 2024.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.