Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Kigali, Rwanda

The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a renowned international humanitarian agency, would like to inform interested candidates about full time job vacancies available for the project 'Inclusive Society: Together Ending Malnutrition,' funded by the European Union in Ngoma district.

Duty Station: Ngoma with travel to Kigali

Scope of Work

The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, will work closely with the project manager and the Health Coordinator to develop a monitoring and evaluation system, including key indicators, using Devinfo software to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of the Inclusive Society: Together Ending Malnutrition Project. The M & E officer will also work with the health coordinator and project coordinator to develop data collection tools including baseline and quality of care assessment tools ensure the effective data collection and use of the monitoring tools by the team in the field as well as the analysis of the data. The M & E officer will also work with partner staff and the DPEM-MC to build their capacity around M&E related to implementation of the DPEM and their action plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a monitoring and evaluation system including development of key indicators and analysis formats, using Devinfo to monitor and evaluate program performance.
• Work with Senior Nutrition Officer and the Project Manager to analyze nutrition program data to monitor progress and inform programmatic decision-making where gaps/weaknesses are identified.
• With support from the Project Manager, Health Coordinator and Governance & Rights Coordinator, lead questionnaire development for evaluations, trainings, data collection, analysis and feedback from surveys.
• Lead logistics, financial, and technical assistance arrangements for surveys.
• Evaluate CHWs with health team and take the lead in analysis of results.
• Support targeted refresher trainings based on evaluations regarding nutrition curriculum in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) based on gaps identified during evaluation.
• Ensure routine data is being entered into Devinfo on a monthly basis.
• Ensure that quality data is being captured monthly at community level in coordination with Senior Nutrition and Capacity-building Officers and Project Manager.
• Support the Project Manager and Health Coordinator in technical development of supervision tool, CHW supervisor & cell coordinator training materials to ensure that CHWs receive supportive supervision through health center supervisors and cell coordinators on quality, management of acute malnutrition, malnutrition screening, and monthly growth monitoring.
• Prepare and submit budget requests for M&E planned activities
• Build capacity of project staff on collecting and interpreting data.
• Work with the Capacity-building Officers and Partnership Officer to implement baseline and final surveys regarding the perception of the collaboration level between civil society organizations and local governments and to keep track of the implementation of DPEM and the number of beneficiaries reached.
• Participate in the capacity assessment of the civil society organization (CSO) partner, build its capacity on M&E, develop appropriate tools in collaboration with the CSO to keep track of its capacity increase, activities and number of beneficiaries reached
• Build capacity of DPEM-MC on M & E of activities, including trainings as necessary and ensure the development and use of participatory M&E mechanisms throughout the implementation of the DPEM.
• Support quarterly evaluation of DPEM implementation.
• Provide brief report of monthly activities to Project Manager, Health Coordinator and Governance Coordinator.
• Work with S officers and Project Manager to prepare monthly reports including data/statistics as needed. Ensure information sharing of data/statistics with other project officers of program, and in-charge of community health at health center, hospital nutritionist, DPEM-MC members, JADF and key district staff.
• Communicate and disseminate results of project data to staff and key stakeholders in coordination with project manager.
• Other duties as assigned, including offering M & E support to other IRC projects in Rwanda.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in public health or other revelant degree (masters preferred) with at least 3 years experience leading monitoring and evaluation of community-based health programs
• Experience in developing and leading baseline and final evaluations for health programs
• Basic knowledge of nutrition, in collecting quantitative and qualitative data including through participatory methods
• Working experience with vulnerable groups is an asset
• Demonstrated analytical skills using Excel
• Knowledge of Devinfo system desirable but not necessary
• Computer skills; Word processing, Power point, Excel, Access and internet
• Report writing skills.
• Demonstrated experience in being a team player and capacity building of partners
• Excellent understanding of the Rwandan Ministry of Health working procedures and systems
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work with a wide range of actors.
• Working knowledge of English, Fluent French and Kinyarwanda, both written and spoken fluency in Kinyarwanda
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Ability to balance working independently and as part of a team
• Hold a motorcycle driving license A1 category

Application instructions:

Interested candidates should apply through e-mail at Recruitment.Rwanda@rescue.org with the title of the position as the subject of the e-mail.

All interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, copy of degree(s) and certificates, copy of driving license, and 3 professional referees.

Rwandan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Rwandan NGO Sector.