Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development and writing of LME plans, processes and systems.
• Work with the regional-level staff and government counterparts to provide support and guidance on program/project monitoring and evaluation activities .
• Provide support to regional teams and technical staff to design and test data collections tools as required for project monitoring.
• Engage in data review and reflection and learning activities.
• In collaboration with Regional LME officers, support regional teams to implement data quality assurance and CQI systems, process and tools.
• Work closely with the LME Director to develop and continually improve Community Nutrition’s monitoring and evaluation standards and practice.
• Support regional teams to ensure that verifiable, quantitative data is routinely collected and analyzed for project improvement.
• Ensure that the quality of activities adheres to SOPs by supporting the development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to ensure quality.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of computerized data capture of the program and provide technical assistance and training to the staff responsible for data entry.
• Build capacity of local partners in project monitoring and with program staff and local partners, use program/project monitoring data for decision making.
• Work with local partners to support the correct implementation and use of monitoring and evaluation tools, and adherence to complete, correct and timely reporting.
• Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites, including the conduct of data quality assessments (DQAs) using official tools, assist in the preparation of monthly reports, and provide supportive supervision.
• Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

Education Qualification:

• Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent/ Bachelor’s degree in statistics, monitoring and evaluation in Civil Society, Communication and Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, the Environment, Gender, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology and Youth or a Related Field.
• Bachelor’s degreein statistics, monitoring and evaluation or relevant degree with 6 7 to 10 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of Nutrition and health sector. Master’s degree advantageous.

Experience:

• Typically requires 6+ years of relevant experience managing data collection and technical assistance experience.
• High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication.