Technical Sector Officer – M&E, AIM -Kisii NGO Job BRAC

Project Management Jobs, BRAC Jobs. Technical Sector Officer – M&E, AIM designs monitoring frameworks, tracks project indicators, and leads field data collection, requires a Monitoring & Evaluation/Statistics/Development Studies Degree and 3+ years M&E experience.

Job Summary

The MEAL Officer will be responsible for ensuring effective Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) practices within Brac stitching Kenya. This role involves overseeing program quality monitoring, data analysis and management, reporting, capacity building of staff, and contributing to continuous program improvement. The MEAL Officer will report directly to the country MEAL Manager and collaborate closely with program teams to ensure adherence to the organization’s MEAL standards and methodologies.

Responsibilities:

Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Implement and manage the organization’s MEAL systems at the field level, including the AIM M&E Framework and different touchpoints for AIM and provide support on Binsight as one the AIM M&E reporting system.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to program sites to assess implementation progress and ensure compliance with program indicators and targets.
• Lead in the design, implementation, and analysis of Touchpoint 1 and 4, using statistical software.
• Support in the development and refinement of monitoring tools and data collection processes.
• Coordinate the AIM Program quality monitoring exercises and produce a comprehensive report to inform decision making.

Data Management & Analysis:

• Manage program data and ensure data quality through routine data cleaning and validation.
• Conduct descriptive analysis and interpretation of data using statistical software (e.g., SPSS, Stata) to inform programmatic decisions and improve project performance.
• Support in the development of data visualization products (dashboards, graphs, charts) for internal and external reporting.

Reporting & Learning:

• Contribute timely and accurate MEAL reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, highlighting key findings, lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of case studies, success stories, and other learning documents showcasing program impact and best practices.
• Facilitate learning sessions and workshops with program teams to promote a culture of learning and evidence-based decision making.
• Submit your weekly plan along with your weekly report to the assigned supervisor for sharing and learning purposes.

Capacity Building:

• Provide technical support and capacity building to staff and partners on MEAL concepts, tools, and frameworks.
• Conduct training sessions on data collection methodologies, survey techniques, and data quality assurance for field staff and enumerators.
• All other duties as assigned

Internal and External Coordination:

• Active contributor and collaborator with regional and global counterparts to promote the use of M&E best practices to strengthen linkages with other internal resources, including learning platforms.

Safeguarding responsibilities: 

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Educational Qualification: 

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following or related fields:, Monitoring and Evaluation, statistics, Business Information Technology, Mathematics  or economics
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning within the international development sector (NGO).
• Proficiency in using statistical analysis software (SPSS, Stata) and experience in database management.
• Prior experience in carrying out surveys, conducting interviews, and undertaking assessments are essential.
• Understanding of qualitative and quantitative indicators.
• Creative and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Excellent Analytical and report writing skills.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English required.
• Computers skills – word-processing, and data analysis software experience required.
• Computer database experience preferred.
• Experience in the development of Logical Framework Analyses and in the conducting of Participatory Rural Appraisal is extremely desirable.

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