The Women’s Activities and Social Services Association (WASSA) was established in 2002 as Afghanistan's first women’s independent organization. WASSA aims to promote the women’s equal participation in socio-economic sectors and support the current humanitarian crisis by providing emergency humanitarian and livelihood assistance to vulnerable households, especially women.
To support WASSA’s vision and mission, some potential candidates are needed to be recruited for a project funded by UN Women to strengthen women’s livelihoods through increased access to skills and resources. The project will be implemented in three districts of Herat Province for a period of 15 months.
Background
Under the overall guidance of the Director/Program Manager and direct supervision of the Projects, the M&E Officer will be responsible for the monitoring & evaluation and ensuring high quality and timely inputs, and for ensuring that the project maintains its strategic vision and that its activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a cost-effective and timely manner.
The M&E officer will be responsible for designing and implementing the M&E activities of the Projects; assisting the Project Manager in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis, developing and maintaining the MIS of the Projects, and will be responsible for the collection & analysis of different data in relation to the project's activities.
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer works in close collaboration with work closely with projects team and CO program and operations clusters, Government officials, private sector, non-government, and civil society organizations.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:
•Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection, and evaluation procedures
•Monitor all project activities, expenditures, and progress toward achieving the project output;
•Recommend further improvement of the logical framework;
•Develop monitoring and impact indicators for the project’s success;
•Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results;
•Monitor the sustainability of the project’s results;
•Provide feedback to the Project Manager on project strategies and activities;
•Suggest strategies to the Projects Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the projects by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks;
•Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual progress on all project activities to the Director/Project Manager;
•Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system Develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the projects;
•Provide inputs, information, and statistics for quarterly, annual, and other reports to the Projects Management Team and WASSA;
•Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Project Manager in preparing relevant reports;
•Support monitoring and evaluation of the effects and impact of the projects;
•Assist in coordinating across the available components of the Projects to ensure effective implementation of M&E/MIS;
•Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.
•Perform other duties as required;
Measurable Outputs and Performance Indicators
•Preparation of monthly MIS reports;
•Assist the Project Manager in preparing other relevant reports;
•Organize and conduct training on M&E/MIS for projects and government staff
•Assist the Project Manager in the preparation of reports on the findings and lessons learned from project innovations;
•Provide input and update information related to project outcomes in the WASSA website;
•Assist the Project Manager in preparing monthly and quarterly reports on project progress based on MIS reports on project activities;
•Prepare Issues Log and Risk Log for the projects;
•Develop M&E system for the Projects and for the government counterpart/stakeholders;
•Prepare and maintain database
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
•Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of WASSA
•Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Functional Competencies:
•Organizes and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting relationships
•Plans, coordinates and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing Priorities and competing deadlines
•Establishes, builds and maintains effective working relationships with staff and beneficiaries to facilitate the provision of support
Knowledge Management and Learning
•In-depth knowledge on MIS, M&E, and development issues
•Excellent knowledge of monitoring and the application of methodology: Good understanding of capacity assessment methodologies; excellent ability to identify significant capacity-building opportunities;
•Excellent communication skills (written and oral): Sensitivity to and responsiveness to all partners, Respectful and helpful relations with donors and project staff.
•Ability to lead implementation of new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change
Self-Management
•Focuses on results for the beneficiaries
•Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
•Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
•Remains calm, in control, and good-humored even under pressure
•Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
•Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view
•Solicits feedback from staff about the impact of his/her own behavior
•At least 3 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS in development projects implemented by national/international NGOs/UN bodies/Governments;
•Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis, and production of reports;
•Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS software using database software;
•Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;
•Strong training & facilitation skills.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in both written and spoken English Dari and Pashtu a plus.
Skills:
Application without specified subject lines will not be considered.
hr@wassa.org.af
About (WASSA): The Women’s Activities and Social Services Association (WASSA) was established in 2002 as Afghanistan's first women’s independent organization. WASSA aims to promote the women’s equal participation in socio-economic sectors an... Read More
