Job Title:  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Duty Location:  Dadu base ( Frequent Traveling to Jamshoro) 

Role and Responsibilities:

Under the guidance and supervision of the MEAL Coordinator, the MEAL Officer will be responsible for the following deliverables;

1.  Ensuring that the project Monitoring Plan is in place, followed, and updated regularly if needed.
2. Regular field visits to intervention areas to obtain first-hand information on the status and quality of service delivery to the beneficiaries.
3. Timely report monitoring findings, observations, deviations from approved project implementation plan, and relevant recommendations to the senior management for appropriate course correction measures.
4. Regular report to the Project Coordinator and MEAL Coordinator on the progress of project-related issues and challenges and suggestions for improvement in identified areas.
5. Ensuring periodic reporting of the project is being implemented in the respective area office, in line with the M&E Plan.
6. Design and implement, Baseline, end-line, and PDM Surveys, including assessment design, data collection, data analysis, and reporting.
7. Collecting and documenting case studies and success stories related to project interventions.
8. Ensure timely and accurate reporting outputs by overseeing monthly reporting actions, ensuring templates are completed accurately, analyzing monthly data, and production of regular summary reports of projects.
9. Conducting Beneficiary verification and reporting on any non-compliance of beneficiary selection criteria to the Project Coordinator along with technical supervisors in CO.
10. Oversee Complaints and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) in the field, in close coordination with the MEAL Coordinator, and ensure community feedback is registered, investigated, and timely addressed according to the Cesvi CFM guidelines and donor requirements.
11. Maintaining, updating, and sharing monthly community feedback log sheets.
12. Maintaining, updating, and sharing the project's Performance Monitoring Framework.
13. Any other job-related added task assigned by the supervisor.

Education:  Master's degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Statistics, or any other relevant field.

Experience: Minimum of 04 years of relevant experience in a similar position in NGOs/INGOs/UN Agencies.

Key Competencies:  

1. Proficiency in designing and implementing M&E plans, including Baseline, end-line, and Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) Surveys
2. Strong knowledge of data collection methodologies and tools.
3. Competence in preparing accurate and timely reports, including monitoring findings, observations, deviations, and recommendations
4. Data Analysis skills
5. Strong problem-solving skills 
6. Strong Reporting and Documentation skills
7. Strong organizational skills to ensure the Monitoring Plan is followed, updated regularly, and aligns with the M&E Plan
8. Proficiency in managing multiple tasks, meeting deadlines, and ensuring timely reporting of project progress and findings.
9. Strong Interpersonal Skills
10. Demonstrated professionalism and diplomacy
11. Flexibility to adapt to changing project needs and environments
12. Strong proficiency in MS Office ( Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) 
13. Proficiency in English and Urdu (written and spoken) and the local language Sindi