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Programme : |
Children in Cotton |
Title : |
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer |
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Duty Station : |
Sanghar |
Reports to: |
CEO-DevCon |
JOB PURPOSE:
The job purpose is to be responsible for overall
monitoring & evaluation of the Children in
Cotton project (in district Sanghar), impact
assessment, evaluation processes and advising
the programme staff on technical issues related
to the development and application of log frames
and related project management tools.
The M&E Officer is responsible for situation
analysis, monitoring frameworks for the project:
this would involve field visits, field reports
and in close coordination with the Project
Manager and relevant Thematic Project Officers.
The M&E Officer would assist CEO and project
management team in ensuring that the unified
monitoring system for the project is developed
and implemented.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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To provide monitoring support to the project
team in all project components.
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Responsible for the evaluation of the
project and activities and coordinate with
project team on any further changes or new
initiatives.
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Develop benchmark standards that are best
practices performance measures for any given
process or activity and which can be used as
yard sticks against which to evaluate the
performance measurement.
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Develop performance indicators to increase
emphasis on quantification and targets
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Promote understanding of evaluation purposes
within the organization
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Review all evaluation reports before their
further dissemination
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Certify that new initiatives are result of
planned activities which provide a clear
statement of programme goals and objectives,
phased programme implementation steps and
desired outcome and performance measures.
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Keep track of all project monitoring and
evaluation schedules and works with project
staff to design and implement monitoring and
evaluation procedures.
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Adopt top down (linking indicators to
objectives) and bottom up (capturing main
programme activities) integration process
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Participate and provide technical input to
the monitoring objectives of the
organization on a regular basis through
meetings
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Regularly travel and conduct field visits
for efficient monitoring
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Ensure that Programme or outcome evaluation
accesses the extent to which planned
activities produce the desired outcome among
the target population
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Assist in Carrying out interim evaluations
on a regular basis ensuring outputs are
shared to those concerns and concrete action
plans are devised and followed
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Ensure that follow up procedures are in
place and are regularly followed
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Assisting in Organize monitoring and
evaluation trainings and workshops for staff
capacity building
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Monitor and evaluating the efficient and
effectiveness of these trainings and make
necessary adjustments
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Prepare evaluation reports that are
objective well organized, with results,
assumptions, interpretations, strength,
weaknesses, limitations and recommendations
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Disseminate reports in a timely manner to
all stake holders so as to encourage support
and follow up.
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To work in coordination with the Project
Manager in the preparation of situation
analysis, monitoring frameworks and
development of different M&E tools for the
project.
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Be involved in the surveys and field visits
to the project for the purpose of monitoring
and assessment of implementation in
coordination with the project team.
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Assist the relevant project staff in
designing and conducting research. This may
also include support to field based data
collection and subsequent analysis.
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Compliment the Project Manager and relevant
project staff efforts in advocacy and
networking by identifying opportunities for
undertaking advocacy initiatives at the
local level.
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In case of any emergency or humanitarian
situation in project area, providing support
to organization by actively participating in
assessment and monitoring visits and
related field or office tasks.
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Train relevant project staff in monitoring
of activities and assist them in evaluation.
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Train relevant project staff in developing
reporting and monitoring mechanism.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
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Minimum of 05 years’ senior-level experience in
Monitoring and Evaluation in the realm of child
rights and social development in child rights
perspective.
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Post graduate degree in social science or
similar discipline.
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Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication
and negotiating skills.
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Broad understanding of Child Rights issues in
Pakistan.
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In-depth and detailed understanding of rights
based project monitoring.
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Proficient in Ms Excel , MS Word, Outlook, Power
point etc
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Ability to undertake research studies and
ability to write high quality reports.
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Adaptable, can do multitasking and good in time
management.
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Proactive, persuasive, and ability to work under
stress and with dead lines.
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Ability to work independently with a commitment
to high quality work.
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Willingness to travel extensively and commitment
to work with and for children
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