DESIGN, MONITORING and EVALUATION OFFICER

As part of Interpeace’s effort of strengthening its institutional learning capacity, especially in embedded results based monitoring and evaluation, the regional office for East and Central Africa (ECA) has created a position of Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (DM&EO) to be lodged in the Great Lakes Regional Peacebuilding Programme “Trans-border dialogue for Peace in the Great Lakes Region” at its inception. The Interpeace regional office has in some of its programmes used the “Outcome Mapping” (OM) approach for the results framework development, namely for its anticipated Great Lakes Regional Peacebuilding Programme. The OM approach is an evaluative process that focuses on behavioural changes in the social actors (“boundary partners”) with whom a programme works directly. By focusing on ‘outcomes’ represented as the ‘changes in the actions and practices’ of those social actors with whom the programme works directly with and has an opportunity to influence, the ability to both monitor and evaluate the success of programme strategies focused on this social change is increased. The central concept of the Great Lakes Regional

Peacebuilding Programme is thus to produce behavioral change in the programme’s boundary partners and it will focus on implementing activities that seek to achieve the identified changes. The programme is marked by participatory elements and given its character will be measured largely based on qualitative indicators. Through the programme, Interpeace and its partners in the intervention zones (Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo’s North and South Kivu provinces) seek to make a viable contribution towards building lasting peace in the Great Lakes Region.

The “Trans-border dialogue for Peace in the Great Lakes Region” will rely heavily on engagement strategies for its boundary partners and other actors in the sphere of the programme in order to achieve its intended long-term outcomes. Given that the process of social change is central to the programme and its intended outcomes are contingent thereupon, there is a need to identify tools and to develop indicators that can assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation strategies in order to ensure the ‘uptake’ of engagement. Taking into consideration the delicate nature of the context within which the programme will operate, Interpeace and its partners need evaluative processes that can unpack the complex contextual environments where this interaction takes place and yet are flexible and adaptive enough to respond to constantly changing and often unexpected social conditions. It is within this framework that Interpeace is currently seeking a Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (DM&E officer) for the Great Lakes Regional Peacebuilding Programme that covers Rwanda, Burundi and the DR Congo and seeks to strengthen regional capacities for peace.

The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, with frequent travel to the aforementioned areas. The identified candidate is expected to start the DM&E officer assignment in the last quarter of 2013. The position is contingent on Interpeace receiving full funding for the programme.

General Position Summary

Under the general supervision of the Interpeace’s Eastern and Central Africa Regional Director and in close collaboration with the Programme Officer for the Great Lakes, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for implementing and coordinating a monitoring and evaluation system for the Great Lakes Regional Peacebuilding Programme and to analyze programme progress in terms of outcomes and output. The officer will produce periodic programme progress reports and have a key role in monitoring and advising on necessary adjustments to the programme implementation strategy and activity plans. More broadly, it is envisioned that the DM&E officer will serve as Interpeace ECA office’s focal point regarding DM&E matters within the organization and for Interpeace’s partner organizations in the field. Being a member of the core programmatic team for Interpeace’s work in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, the DM&E officer will generally collaborate with other members of the Interpeace ECA team especially the Regional Director the Great Lakes Programme Advisor and the Communications Officer. The position requires frequent travel to the field. The duration of the contract will depend upon availability of funding.

How to apply:

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application, including a letter of interest and complete curriculum vitae via email to: recruitment@interpeace.org . "DESIGN, MONITORING & EVALUATION OFFICER" MUST BE included in the subject line of the application email to be considered.
Interpeace is an equal opportunity employer.

Please note that ONLY those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified. This recruitment will remain open until the post is filled.

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