International Rescue Committee
Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator , PAKISTAN
Contact :
www.IRCjobs.org
Offre postée le : 20-08-10
Date limite : 20-10-10
Description
Scope:
Pakistan is currently experiencing one of the largest floods in its history with 20 million people affected. IRC and 5 other agencies (Care, ACF, ACTED, Oxfam, Save the Children) are initiating a joint emergency food security and livelihoods program, under the proposed Pakistan Emergency Food Security Alliance (PEFSA) funded by ECHO. The PEFSA is envisioned to be an innovative and ground breaking program that will build on learning from Cash Learning Partnership, a growing number of successful experiments with the emergency markets mapping and analysis (EMMA) methodology, and other best practices within the field of emergency food security and livelihoods to ensure the food security and livelihoods early recovery aims of targeted communities through market based and other mechanisms.
PEFSA members have agreed to pool technical resources on the program; within the alliance IRC will be the technical lead agency on gender and M&E.
As a key member of the PEFSA team, the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator (M&EC) is responsible for preparing the joint M&E strategy for the alliance, and working with alliance members’ M&E staff to support the design of specific monitoring and evaluation tools, the analysis of information collected, and ensuring consistency of approach across the 6 agencies. The M&EC liaises with other technical staff seconded to the PEFSA to ensure that the cross-cutting issues of gender, protection, learning and accountability to beneficiaries are addressed in monitoring & evaluation plans. The M&EC reports to and works under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director for Programs.
Responsibilities:
· In collaboration with agencies’ M&E teams, develop a common M&E strategy for the PEFSA including the establishment of baseline information through a baseline survey;
· In collaboration with agencies’ M&E teams, identify appropriate methodologies for use in monitoring and evaluating PEFSA programming;
· In collaboration with agencies’ M&E teams, identify or develop new tools appropriate for monitoring and evaluating PEFSA programming;
· Provide M&E technical support to alliance members’ teams;
· Review and provide feedback on all agency PFSA M&E plans;
· Support the development of a PEFSA information management database system (e.g. Excel spreadsheets, mini-databases) for capturing information from monitoring tools, and ensure that systems developed can be compatible with agency systems;
· Support agency teams in analyzing and interpreting M&E data;
· Support M&E capacity development processes including identifying capacity-building needs and providing training and other capacity building activities to alliance staff and partners, as necessary.
· Identify and support documentation of M&E ‘best practices’ and ‘lessons learned’ in PFSA programming;
· Support agency M&E teams in incorporating M&E lessons learned in current and new programs and projects;
· Offer technical support to the IRC Country Program.
This position reports to the Deputy Director for Programs.
Requirements
Masters degree in related field;
Minimum of 8 years programming experience in humanitarian and development context, with a focus on M&E.
Proven experience in development of M&E systems and tools for large scale programs;
Highly developed analytical and communication skills, including excellent oral and written English communication skills;
Proven experience in training and capacity-building of staff;
Demonstrated interpersonal skills, sound judgment, planning, team building and facilitating skills.
Competence in using information technology including experience with word-processing, spreadsheets and database software;
Interest in sharing professional skills as well as learning from others;
Willingness and capacity to work and travel in Pakistan;
Proven track record of quality performance in highly pressured environments;
A good sense of humor.
Specific Security Situation/Housing:
The security situation in Pakistan remains fluid and unpredictable. Candidates may expect periods of insecurity, periodic suspensions of, or restrictions in, program operation and/or field travel, and high levels of volatility in the operating environment. The position is based out of Islamabad, which currently faces tension but lower levels of insecurity. Portions of the city and its environs remain restricted in terms of access for expats. This is an unaccompanied post. Candidates can expect to share accommodation, which is generally of high standard.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Please apply at: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=6388
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