Vacancy announcement for project M&E Manager
Position Title: Project M&E manager
Vacant positions: 1 person
Type of contract: Fixed term
Working location: Kigali
Supervisor: National M&E Manager with dotted line to Senior project Lead
Deadline: 28th December 2023
SOS Children’s Villages in Rwanda, through SOS Norway acquired funding from Heimsterden to implement the Children in street situation (CiSS-Seruka) project aiming to reintegrate 7800 children from street situation back to their families and communities. The project will be implemented in 6 districts in Rwanda addressing the critical factors that push children from their homes to streets and the factors for recidivism.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- The Project M&E manager will provide overall data management,
- Statistical reporting and ensuring data collection tools are utilized accordingly for the program.
- He/she will ensure timely and accurate collection and reporting of programmatic data within their respective cohorts and categories.
- The Officer will manage and ensure high performance of program databases (PDB2),
- ensuring minimum standards and requirements are met.
- S/he will ensure data quality as well as quality assurance and reporting, generate learning from project implementation to inform decision making
RESPONSIBILITIES OVERVIEW
- Contributes to program quality according to SOS standards including quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support improvement of M&E systems and processes for effective and efficient data quality management
- Create data storage and retrieval systems, troubleshoot database issues, and implement database recovery procedures and safety protocols.
- Contribute in improving production of timely and accurate program reports to stakeholders
- Assist in designing formative and evaluative research and provide technical assistance in data collection, analysis, and report writing.
- Establish standard operating procedures and quality assurance for database management systems and including capacity planning, data maintenance and security policy.
- Assist designers with creating user interfaces for business application prototypes and participate in quality assurance exercises.
- Collaborate with other team members to coordinate development of new datasets.
- Provide data request needs for the program.
- Support training of program staff on designed data tools
REPORTING
- Provide analyzed monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual statistical reports in a timely manner.
- Document lessons learned and success stories
- Contribute to the preparation of program and activity reports on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual as per SOS templates and guidelines.
- Coordinate routine data quality assessments, provide routine reports and submit to National M&E Manager
- Additional responsibilities as assigned
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
- A Degree in Project management, M&E and or Development studies. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage
- At least 5 years’ experience in M&E functions
- Good strategic and analytical thinking and ability to interpret data and provide advisory on strategic interventions
- Ability to generate learning and program evidences for quality improvement and decision making.
- Advanced computer skills in Excel, Word processing, Database management, SPSS or other statistical packages
- Advanced knowledge with database design and management and experience maintaining a computerized databases a plus.
- Excellent writing, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- Fluent in English both written and spoken; excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Familiar with donor monitoring and evaluation requirements is a must.
How to Apply
Candidates meeting the requirements shall submit application letter, CV (with 3 traceable professional referees) and copies of education qualification. Please mention in the subject of your email “Project M&E Manager – CiSS-Seruka”. All documents should be written in English, directly submitted to: sos.recruitment@sos-rwanda.org and properly fill the application form found via the following LINK by not later than 28th December, 2023 at 5:00 pm local time.
Late applications will not be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
“SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”.
Done in Kigali on 18th December, 2023
Jean Bosco Kwizera
National Director
SOS Children’s Villages in Rwanda
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