ActionAid Jobs. Monitoring & Evaluation

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer Jobs at ActionAid, Kenya

The Shifting the Power project is a START Network project supported by a consortium of 6 humanitarian agencies led by ActionAid and CAFOD.

It is designed to support local actors to take their place alongside international actors in order to create a balanced humanitarian system that is more responsive and accountable to disaster affected communities.

The project is looking for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer to work with ActionAid International.

Location: Dhaka, Nairobi, Islamabad
Duration: 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Monitoring & Evaluation Job Responsibilities

As MEL Officer, your challenge will be to help demonstrate through an effective learning and documentation process how the project approach can make national responses faster, better quality and more effective.

You will develop and implement a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework in line with the project’s logframe.

You will help colleagues embed MEL systems and processes in project countries as well as gather evidence and share learning.

You will coordinate evaluation activities, data collection and stakeholder reporting. You will also build the capacity of teams by providing technical training, coaching and support.
Requirements for Monitoring & Evaluation Jobs in Kenya

Educated to degree level you must be experienced in designing monitoring, evaluation and learning systems, tools and processes in an international development / humanitarian environment.

You will have provided technical leadership on MEL projects and have excellent project management skills covering analysis, planning, and delivery.

You will be able to train and have knowledge of different evaluation methodologies such as quasi/experimental, theory based, process tracing, network analysis, and case-based approaches.

You must also be able to operate across functions and have excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Application Procedures

Applications should be sent with your CV, motivation cover letter to programmes.jhb@actionaid.org by no later than 25th May 2015.

You are requested to highlight in the motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role. Please clearly indicate which position you are applying for.

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.