Burkina Faso: Monitoring & Evaluation Field Coordinator
Country: Burkina Faso
Closing date: 31 Jul 2013
Duty Station – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Contraction Duration - 4 months renewable depending on funding. Start Date: August 1st, 2013 and End Date: December 31st, 2013.
Reference: IEDA RELIEF BF INTL M&E FC 003/2013
PROGRAM SUMMARY:
International Emergency and Development Aid (IEDA Relief), is a Not-for-profit organization specializing in international development and humanitarian assistance and certified 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization.
The mission of IEDA Relief is to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable people by tackling the underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient and achieve full potential. IEDA Relief works to empower communities in conflict torn and disaster affected areas to save lives, sustain human dignity and restore a healthy community. IEDA Relief serves vulnerable people in need, regardless of their belief, culture, language, custom, sect, ethnicity and/ or political affiliation.IEDA Relief Burkina Faso, Inc is an implementing partner of UNHCR in Burkina Faso to provide support for camp management, Food Distribution, Community Services for Malian refugees in Burkina Faso.
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
IEDA Relief Burkina Faso seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Field Coordinator for the UNHCR supported Refugee camp management program. Duty location will be in Ouagadougou with travel throughout Burkina Faso (DORI, DJIBO, BOBO and DEOU)
The (M&E) Field Coordinator will provide oversight and direction to the Field team and will advise in matters concerning collection and analysis of data reflecting Program progress and achievements against the Program approved Sub-agreement. The M&E Field Coordinator will be and responsible for Monitoring Sub-agreement and ensuring that data collecting and deliverables are accurately reported on as agreed with the funding partner (UNHCR). The M&E Field Coordinator will report to the Head of Mission.
The scope of the work includes staff recruitment, development or adaptation of tools, trainings for staff, and making adjustments as necessary. The (M&E) Field Coordinator is also tasked with Grant writing and research, technical assistance and guidance in reporting across all program activities in Burkina Faso.
The (M&E) Field Coordinator will provide leadership, guidance and coordination to all aspects relating to IEDA RELIEF Operation component in the Burkina Faso Country office. Working closely with the Head of Mission, (M&E) Field Coordinator will ensure that necessary staff and systems are in place to develop and implement quality programs with high levels of accountability both in terms of program activities and program support functions, including strengthening program support systems, as necessary. The (M&E) Field Coordinator will develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key actors and represent the interests of IEDA RELIEF amongst key local and international stakeholders( USAID, US EMBASSY, UN Agencies and Other Donors.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Review, design, and implement Program monitoring and evaluation activities, including the annual revisions of the PMP, regular and ad-hoc reporting to UNHCR, IEDA Relief and interested partners.
• In coordination with the HOM, program officers and other technical staff members, support the design of data collection tools and methodologies and provide technical assistance to data collection staff as needed.
• Conduct analysis of data collected on Program activities, including disaggregation and project impact analysis, and provide technical assistance to the development of program activities based on this analysis.
• In consultation with the HOM, appoint key staff to the project as necessary and supervise their activities; identify other project staff that the project needs to contract; guide recruitment.
• Provide training to the field coordinators from the program unit and technical staff implementing project activities on field data collection and verification.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data, conduct site visits and conduct other needed evaluations to monitor and evaluate program activities if feasible.
• Analyze narrative Activity reports provided by field coordinators after site visits; develop recommendations for the improvement and analysis of programmatic progress.
• Through data analysis and reporting, develop lessons learned and record success stories for dissemination to the project team.
• Support the development of our field teams to conduct their own monitoring and evaluation programs, including through training and development of monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies, as appropriate.
• Provide M&E information for reports required by the contract such as weekly, quarterly, and annual in a timely and thorough manner.
• Provide support and supervision to local program staff on the PMP and monitoring and evaluation in general.
• Provide guidance and assistance in the development of work plans and other deliverables as they relate to performance management, to the extent feasible.
• Ensure easy public access to M&E reports and data and make sure they are widely distributed.• Provide updates and briefings as requested.
• Fulfill other duties as assigned by the HOM.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
• Field Staff
Reports to:
IEDA Relief Head of Mission
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: Operations Managers and Field Officers
External: Donors, International Organizations, UN Agencies, local government agencies, private and public service providers.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Emergency Competencies:
Each IEDA RELIEF staff member working in emergencies is expected to use the following competencies to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.
• Communicates strategically under pressure
• Manages stress and complexity
• Actively promotes safety and security
• Manages and implements high-quality emergency programs
Qualifications
• Graduate degree in Development Studies, social science, Humanitarian Assistance, or other related field;
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in the implementation of development projects, and at least 1 years of experience working with M&E;
• Proven experience developing project-level monitoring systems and reporting for UNHCR projects;
• Must have Excellent oral and written French and English skills;
• Must have extensive knowledge of Excel;
• Proficiency with MS Office and Lotus Notes a plus.
An understanding of and commitment to IEDA RELIEF’s mission and values: Our mission is to alleviating the suffering of vulnerable people.
How to apply:
Applications should be sent to the Recruitment Team on recruitment@iedarelief.org .The deadline for applications are Wednesday 31 July 2013.
All candidates are encouraged to submit their Resume with at least three references with cover letters. The successful candidate will be expected to be deployed ASAP.
Women are encouraged to Apply.
