Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Manager, April 2024

Responsibilities:

Monitoring and Evaluation

· Develop and implement annual MEAL plan for Kenya programmes, support technical field teams to develop annual MEAL plans for their area of operations. Ensure MEAL plans are updated and followed.

· Ensure accurate, verified data reporting to all donors across all projects, including managing a country level Indicator Performance Tracking Tool (IPTT)

· Lead DRC Kenya country office in developing and rolling out the regional online MEAL database in all programmes

· Organize and conduct field data gathering and verification exercises, and provide reports and analysis

· Take part in and carry out assessments, evaluations and any other form of internal survey or review of projects

· Capacity build, train and support sectors and field staff to improve field monitoring and verification

· Develop shared tools and methods to improve data collection and support teams to use these tools on all project activity levels. Support MEAL coordinators in consortia to review and approve any MEAL tools developed by Pamoja field teams.

· Work with and support the country programmes to institutionalize theory of change thinking as an organising framework for improving programme design, implementation, evaluation and learning processes

· Responsible for MEAL in all business development e.g. project specific MEAL strategy, Theory of Change, Results Framework etc.

· Act as the MEAL focal point for DRC Kenya in consortia, with other organisations, with donors and external parties

· Support the administration of and training in Information Management Systems at field and country level (GBVIMS, CPIMS+/Primero, etc.)

· Provide line management and MEAL technical leadership to the country office MEAL team, additional technical leadership to MEAL staff in field implementation teams, and collaboration with MEAL coordinators in consortia

· Take the lead in supporting external evaluation consultancies

· Be the focal person for M&E stakeholders

Accountability

· Coordinate the design and implementation of accountability systems across the country programme

· Build the capacity of all staff to plan and implement effective accountability systems

· Set-up new / strengthen existing community feedback and response mechanisms as needed

Learning and project quality

· Develop and lead the implementation of a country-wide Learning Agenda

· Lead country level Quarterly Review Meetings and bi-annual Learning Events

· Participate in project Kick-off meetings, review meetings and Close-out meeting in order to highlight components aimed at replicating good practices and strengthening synergies

· Regularly present key MEAL findings to the ESMT as part of project review processes at country and field level

· Support the organisation’s aim for further strengthened integrated programming and actively propose ways of achieving these using MEAL findings.

· Perform other duties as directed by the Heads of Programmes

How to apply

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered.

DRC only accepts applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.ngo under Vacancies. Please remember to upload both a letter of application and your CV and do not attach any written recommendations.

Please submit your application and CV in English no later than 22 February, 2021

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Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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