Tripoli - Programme Associate (Monitoring & Evaluation) - Fixed Term G6

Job Description

Key Responsibilitiesÿ(not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):Within the assigned unit and delegated authority, the M&E Associate will be responsible for the following duties:Implementation of Country Office M&E Strategy

• Ensure the Field Office meets corporate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) standards in monitoring activities, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), the Corporate Results Framework (CRF), other corporate monitoring guidance as well as data protection and privacy policies. Maintain close communication with CO M&E team for latest guidelines, updates and support.
• Continuously identify evidence needs in consultation with management and technical units.
• Establish and maintain good partnerships with WFP?s beneficiary communities, Cooperating Partners, and Third Party or Outsourced Monitoring partners where applicable.
• Ensure gender, equity, disability, protection, human rights and other inclusion issues are mainstreamed in all M&E work at the FO level as appropriate.

Data collection

• Prepare monthly monitoring plans with overall guidance from the CO.
• In coordination with partners, provide information about activity sites to the CO to inform sampling plans.
• Ensure the collection of process and outcome monitoring data, including distribution monitoring, activity implementation monitoring, Post-Distribution Monitoring, retail performance monitoring, surveys and qualitative monitoring methodologies (i.e., Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions), using questionnaires and question guides developed by the CO.
• Support in setting up remote monitoring arrangements as relevant.
• Support the design of questionnaires, question guides and data analysis plans for FO specific information needs.
• Coordinate data collection exercises at the field level in cooperation with local partners and stakeholders.
• Keep track of monitoring visits and coverage, ensuring that all activity sites are monitored. Report actual monitoring visits to CO on monthly basis.
• Ensure ethical guidelines are followed during monitoring activities
• Assist in organizing technical support missions from the CO M&E team, evaluation teams or other missions related to M&E.

Data analysis, reporting and use of evidenceÿ

• Verify, clean, analyze, interpret and visualize monitoring data according to information needs of different audiences.
• Ensure datasets are submitted to centralized databases managed by the CO.
• Ensure that issues identified through monitoring visits are properly recorded and escalated, assigning focal points to take action and tracking actions taken.
• Deliver timely information to beneficiaries about the actions taken based on monitoring and CFM findings.

Reviews and evaluationsÿ

• Support, as appropriate, data collection exercises related to reviews and evaluations.

ÿManagement and oversight

• Manage a team of Field Monitor Assistants and supervise individual staff, including providing constructive feedback to develop a cohesive and high performing team.
• Support line manager in preparing and tracking detailed budgets for evidence generation activities at the field level.
• Ensure data collection by WFP staff or outsourced partners is supervised. Conduct regular data quality checks at different stages of the monitoring cycle, ensuring that monitoring data and reports are timely, complete and of high quality.
• Help build monitoring capacity of WFP Field Monitors, partners and government actors in the area through provision of learning and development opportunities and information sharing.
• Support the recruitment processes of M&E staff.ÿ
• Based on knowledge of the country context and community needs, suggest improvements to field monitoring processes and procedures for efficient implementation of the assistance programmes.

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