Monitoring & Evaluation Associate

Job Description

Background:The Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF) was established for the financing of reconstruction activities to rebuild the country and alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people as a result of the on-going conflict. The SRTF was created to provide the international community with a vehicle to offer financial support to the National Coalition for responding to the needs of the Syrian people.The Management Unit (MU) was established to manage the Fund and its allocations to projects addressing reconstruction, recovery, and stabilization to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.Governing bodies of SRTF are:The Steering Board (SB), with frequent meetings two times a year.The Management Committee (MC), meeting every three months.The Director General of SRTF (DG).1.GeneralUnder the guidance and supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Section Head (MESH), the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Associate provides the necessary monitoring and reporting on project and services implementation using the SRTF results framework ensuring transparency and accuracy of projects and resources of SRTF programmes.The M&E Associate is in close collaboration with the Programme Staff of the Management Unit as well as with the Independent Monitoring Agent (IMA) to exchange information and ensure consistent, reliable, and verifiable M&E reporting.2.Key ResponsibilitiesThe M&E Associates responsibility is to coordinate and support the day-to-day implementation of the M&E of all project activities, in accordance with the respective results framework.The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain the programme-wide, consistent implementation of the SRTF M&E data management systems and procedures
• Apply improvements to the design/review of the SRTF M&E data management system and procedures
• Provide inputs in the collaboration with SRTF Programme staff and Implementing Entities in the drafting of project proposals with a focus on providing the results framework for each proposed project where relevant
• Engage the relevant SRTF Programme staff to design/develop/review all key M&E tools for use by IEs , e.g., data collection, data reporting
• Provide guidance/assistance on all M&E tools to SRTF Programme staff, and any other persons utilizing these tools
• Review and verify all monthly, quarterly, and annual reports - narrative and MS Excel data workbooks - from Implementing Entities and/or SRTF Programme staff to ensure accuracy and consistency across reporting periods of all active projects
• Provide all the required M&E inputs/sections for project final reports, project closure reports, etc. in collaboration with SRTF Programme staff
• Clean data and capture all MS Excel data workbooks into the M&E database
• Provide inputs to the design and/or review of survey questionnaires to evaluate project outcomes/effects on SRTF beneficiaries
• Design/develop/review thematic maps required for reporting purposes to the SRTF Management Committee
• Any other duties/tasks, relevant to M&E, that may be assigned by the MU management

3.ReportingFor the everyday tasks, the mid-year review, and the annual performance evaluation, the M&E Associate reports to the Monitoring and Evaluation Section Head (MESH); and in the absence of the MESH, to the Chief Operations Officer (COO).

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