General Position Summary

The M&E Officer will be responsible for reviewing, monitoring and reporting of the field activities conducted by the SRs. Senior M & E Officer will be responsible to support Senior M&E Officer in day-to-day M&E-related matters. S/he will ensure that SRs are implementing field activities as per operational guidelines, prepare feedback on the monthly and quarterly reports submitted by SRs.

The incumbent will carry out regular field monitoring visits to the project sites according to the comprehensive M&E Plan, and will ensure that data reported by SRs and districts are accurate, quarterly reports/R & R tools are properly maintain at districts and partners’ office level. S/he will support  PR unit in reviewing of field visit data; monitoring visit data and preparation of field monitoring plan, finalization and updating of issues log. The incumbents shall support the PR unit for day to day grant management

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparation of MEL plan, and implementation to ensure adherence to Mercy Corps’ Minimum Standards, including the use of standardized tools, indicators, and documentation methodologies.
• Support the M&E teams in designing/updating M&E tools, as well as in guiding data collection and analysis as required
• Support M&E unit in design and implementation of assessments, different surveys and other pre and post data collection and analysis tools.
• Actively support in any additional evaluation MEL activities including but not limited to baseline surveys, mid-term, PDMs, end-line surveys, evaluations, household surveys
• Regularly document lessons learned, best practices, program data analysis summaries, and evaluations and provide evidence-based information, success stories, case studies and other high quality, results-based documentation.
• Responsible to conduct monthly work plans review submitted by implementing partners in comparison to the SR wise targets and Performance Framework.
• Coordination with SRs with regard to timely submission of request and reconciliation of R&R tools, project assets  and other IEC material
• Participate in SR staff meeting, prepare and present presentation of PR unit and finalize minutes of meeting, follow up with SRs on given timeline
• Carry out field monitoring visits in line with the M&E Plan to ensure that the data collection tools are properly used in field and data entry is being done on required formats/systems following deadlines
• Provide on-site technical support and capacity building to field teams for implementation of project activities.
• Prepare field monitoring reports within four working days of returning from the field. Ensure that the monitoring reports are sent to the SRs after appropriate review and finalization. Follow up with SRs in this regard and update important issues in issue log
• Conduct follow up of the recommendations made in the previous visits
• Support to PR unit in GF, LFA, CCM and other review missions
• Document case studies and success stories and prepare and/or contribute to development of various project documents
• Follow all policies and procedure of Mercy Corps including Safety & Security Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Any other task or responsibility assigned by the Senior M&E Officer and Senior Project Coordinator