Kenya: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Kenya

Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Kenya

Requisition Number: 14-0155

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Department Overview:

Pact seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for the proposed USAID-funded five-year Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Nairobi and Coast Counties of Kenya to improve the welfare and protection of children affected by HIV/AIDS by building the capacity of households to provide for children under their care and strengthening social services systems and structures at the county and community levels to improve care and support of OVC. This position is contingent on award.

Position Purpose:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will report to the COP and will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of the program monitoring and evaluation framework and information system to track delivery against targets, outcomes and impacts. He/she will lead analysis of data collected for assessment of progress and areas of improvement and overall data management. He/she will guide reporting processes amongst technical staff and consolidates program reports, and promote learning and knowledge sharing of best practices and lessons learned. He/she will support all the technical staff in M&E functions and will manage any M&E related staff in the program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist partners to develop strong M&E systems that will allow accountability for programming to Pact and to the donor

• Providing training and mentoring support to partners and staff to ensure the implementation of strong M&E systems

• Assist with development of the Performance Management Plan for the project, including decision on and definition of key indicators, targets and systems for measurements

• Assist the OVC Manager and COP to design the overall measurement system for the project to include outcome measures at the end of the project

• Collect, aggregate, analyze and visual data for the project for reporting to Pact and to the donor.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline, such as mathematics, business, statistics, or international relations

• At least seven years of experience designing and implementing monitoring and evaluating activities for complex programs in developing countries

• A firm command of the M&E issues with respect to improvements in quality integrated service and support programs

• Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing M&E systems that track performance as per the objectives of this project (e.g. service integration and performance against each result area)

• Demonstrated analytical skills to measure the outcomes of the project’s activities and support project supervision

• Strong writing and organizational skills for monitoring and reporting on program and program outcomes and impacts

• Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.