AME Officer

Job Description

Job PurposeThe Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the Partnership Unit, under the leadership of the Senior AME Officer, is responsible for the development and the implementation of appropriate and viable appraisal, monitoring, and evaluation systems that are in line with the ACTED?s global AME procedures, and contributing to ensuring that projects and programs of ACTED implementing partners? perform as planned.Objectives:

1. Implement solid AME systems and mechanisms that are in line with global AME procedures and deliver effective research/outputs in a way to inform timely decision-making and the adoption of sound corrective measures.
2. Ensure that lessons learned and best practices are discoursed and documented.
3. Ensure the operations and delivery of AME function through effective technical support of implementing partners? AME team members including through capacity building exercises.

Duties and Responsibilities:1.????Appraisal, Monitoring, and Evaluation Systems1.1.?????Technical and Systems Developmenta)?????Contribute to the development and updating of the consolidated AME work plan and AME frameworks for all ongoing projects;b)????Ensure that AME findings are reflected and their recommendations are incorporated in future concept notes, proposals, and implementation plans;c)?????Implement the AME policies and procedures as described in the ACTED AME standard guidelines and make sure that the tools are followed as applicable;d)????Contribute to an effective roll-out of M&E collection and reporting systems to all staff and partners through training, manuals, tools, and other technical support as needed.?1.2.?????AME Implementation and Managementa)?????Develop the ToRs and mission plans, and carry out assessments, monitoring, and evaluations (baselines, mid-terms, endlines) as reflected in the ToR and mission plan;b)????Develop and oversee the implementation of appropriate data collection and analysis instruments, methodologies (e.g. survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, key-informant interviews), and data/information dissemination/utilization plans;c)?????Analyze AME data and produce reports, factsheets with useful statistical analysis and presentation (charts, tables, histograms, box plots) as necessary in a timely manner;d)????Measure and report on qualitative and quantitative input, process, output, outcome, impact, objective, and goal-level performance indicators for all projects;e)????Provide data to the Project Development Team for use in the preparation of reports to donors and other stakeholders, as required;?2.????Learninga)?????Contribute to proactive dissemination and use of knowledge gained through AME activities among ACTED and implementing partners? teams;b)????Contribute to facilitating learning events in order to capture best practices and lessons learned when a project closes or as required;c)?????Document and share the lessons learned and best practices on time and ensure that the knowledge gained contributes to the improvement of projects and influence the strategic development of future projects and activities;d)????Support project implementation and improvement by providing timely information around project successes to be scaled up as well as challenges to allow ?course correction? throughout the life of the program.?3.????AME Technical support to IP focal pointsa)?????Proactively identifies IPs? AME focal points training needs and discusses plans with the Sr. AMEO.b)????Provide AME-related capacity building to IP AME focal points.4.????Othera)?????Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other team members;b)????Participate in AME-related conferences and workshops when possible and stay up to date with best practices and new knowledge created in the field of AME;c)?????Perform any other related activities as assigned by the immediate supervisor.Key Performance Indicators????????Number of assessments and evaluations conducted in coordination with the IP AME focal point over the past 6 months????????Number of monitoring missions conducted in coordination with the IP AME focal point over the past 6 months????????Number of monitoring cycles closed with a way forward discussion conducted with the project and coordination teams within the timeline given in ACTED?s AME guidelines and over the past 6 months????????Lessons learned and best practices recorded in the Country Lessons Learnt and Best Practices document according to ACTED?s standard learning procedures and updated in a regular and timely manner????????% of IP AME focal point members provided with internal/external training during the past 6 months

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