Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (8 Positions)

• Develop, strengthen, and maintain effective M&E systems, tools, procedures, and frameworks, including project logframes, theories of change, results frameworks and M&E plans
• Lead and coordinate quantitative and qualitative data collection, with field monitoring visits, data quality assurance processes and routine Data Quality Assessments
• Develop and maintain organized databases for project and organizational performance data, analysing trends and producing dashboards and data visualization products
• Coordinate preparation of periodic M&E reports and provide accurate data for donor reports, management reports and project reviews
• Support or lead baseline, midline, endline and impact assessments and evaluations, coordinating external consultants where required
• Work with program teams to monitor implementation against workplans and targets, providing evidence-based performance analysis and recommendations
• Document lessons learned and best practices, facilitate learning sessions and promote evidence-based decision-making
• Support community feedback and accountability mechanisms and analyse beneficiary feedback for programmatic action
• Train program and field staff on M&E, data collection, data quality and reporting, providing mentorship to junior M&E staff
• Support compliance with donor M&E and reporting requirements and participate in donor meetings and project reviews

Qualifications & Experience:

• Master's degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Health, Research Methods, Data Science, or a related field
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, research, data management or program performance
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing M&E systems for projects or programs
• Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research and evaluations
• Experience developing and managing databases and data collection systems
• Experience with donor-funded projects and donor reporting requirements is an advantage
• Previous experience supervising or mentoring M&E staff is desirable

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of M&E methodologies, results-based management, logframes and theories of change
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI or similar visualization platforms, and SPSS, Stata, R or similar statistical software
• Experience with KoboToolbox, ODK, CommCare, SurveyCTO or similar digital data collection platforms
• Excellent report-writing, presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with high integrity and commitment to data confidentiality
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines