21/03/2016
OCRC CONSULTANCY FIRM International working in Somalia. OCRC and its partners work with
vulnerable communities to address the underlying causes of poverty and promote peace and
development, as well as mitigating immediate suffering caused by drought, conflict and displacement.
We invite applications from experienced and talented individuals to fill the following positions:
OCRC seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Manager for an anticipated USAID-funded education project
in Somalia. This procurement is expected to be a five-year
Specific Responsibilities
1. Develop the overall framework for the project’s M&E systems, in collaboration with USAID and
senior project staff, including requirements, reporting, baseline, and evaluation surveys.
Develop and monitor the project’s PMP to systematically document project performance for
project technical leads and the project leadership team.
2. Ensure the alignment of research and M&E activities with program goals and contribute to the
development of annual work plans to identify project targets and ensure inclusion of M&E
activities.
3. Monitor project activities and tracking these activities against the results framework.
4. Conduct field visits for data validation, to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets.
Coordinate data collection at project sites to monitor program development and ensure timely
compilation and reporting of data. Capture and document lessons learned; champion the
scaling up best practices.
5. Generate monthly indicator reports and tracking progress against key indicators.
6. Ensure timely and accurate submission of project activities to donor, including progress against
targets set in the award agreement and annual work plan, quarterly, and annual reports.
7. Provide technical leadership and support to project and partner staff in planning and
implementing M&E systems and activities, data-based program decision-making, and results
reporting. Supervise, mentor, and build capacity of project M&E staff
8. Develop and implement effective monitoring tools and approaches to demonstrate the
effectiveness of project interventions.
9. Support the Chief of Party in coordinating the mid-term and final project evaluations.
Required Experience:
Master’s Degree in a relevant field (development studies, public health, demography, statistics,
etc.)
Minimum of eight years’ experience and demonstrated practical skills in M&E of donor-funded
development programs. Previous experience working on a USAID-funded contract or
cooperative agreement is required. (Previous experience working on a USAID-funded contract
is strongly preferred.) Previous experience supporting education-related programming is an
advantage but not a requirement.
Strong knowledge of M&E methodology data analysis and synthesis, performance evaluation
and correction, and report writing.
Demonstrated capacity to use project M&E to advance strategic goals and provide data for
decision-making.
Knowledge of statistical software (such as SPSS, STATA, and SAS). Advanced skills with MS
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access (or similar tools) is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of USAID data collection and reporting requirements.
Excellent representational and communication skills, written and oral fluency in English.
Ability to travel throughout project areas, as needed and as the security situation allows.
************ON BEHALF OF OCRC**************
Dear Partners,
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As part of OCRC we provide our clients with high quality international research. Our offices are spread across 70 countries and we have executed research in more than 100 countries over the past year. With our global footprint and experience, we manage your projects with a 'glocal approach' globally and locally, anywhere in the world.
Are you research savvy and have the means to analyze data in-house without the need for specialist researchers to be involved? Do you need field and tab style research to help make sound business decisions?
If so, OCRC Observer is your perfect global fielding partner
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Writing Proposals
• Concept Papers
• Thesis
• Data Analysis (SPSS, R, STATA)
• Data Collection
• Customer and Employee baseline Survey
• Statistics Training
• Journal Publication
• Term Papers and Assignments
Thanks for your continued support and collaboration.
Regards
Mohamed Dirie Abdullahi
Director:kenya&somalia
OCEAN CENTRE FOR RESEACH &CONSULTANTING ENTERPRISES (OCRC)
+254 72288 1911
+254711112151
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