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Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Manager Oxfam Great Britain

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Manager
(1 Year Fixed Term Contract, C1 Global)

Salary & Benefits:

Salary £ 24,245 net p.a, £ 4,000 net hard to work allowance p.a, Accommodation, R&R, bi-annual return home tickets, Life Assurance and Medical reimbursement.


Dimensions

· Support the development and implementation of a remote monitoring strategy

· Support organisational learning

· Support knowledge management


Key Responsibilities


· Provide strategic support and guidance in the development of the new strategy for remote monitoring and bottom up accountability for the OGB office in Afghanistan

· Formulate pilot work based on the strategy for remote monitoring and bottom up accountability

· Lead and oversee the implementation of pilots on remote monitoring and bottom up accountability

· Oversee the implementation of the remote monitoring mechanism and ICT solutions

· Support learning within and between Oxfam, partners and government entities on tools and approaches in remote monitoring and bottom up accountability

· Lead the formulation of strategic research in line with the program framework for the 'Improving Programming in a Context of Fragility and Conflict' program

· Oversee the implementation of research carried sub-contracted to international and national research institutions

· Support learning from the research across the country program and individual projects, new and on-going

· Facilitate dialogue within Oxfam and with external stakeholders and actors on the outcome of Oxfam research together with the Oxfam advocacy team

· Support the formulation of pilot work based on research outcomes and learnings

· Based on the findings of the evaluation and monitoring provide advice to program and operations staff on how to improve program quality.

· Oversee and provide strategic support and guidance in the development of the remote monitoring compository database

· Oversee and provide strategic support and guidance in the development of the risk, power, stakeholder and partner analysis database

· Lead the development of formats for risk, power, stakeholder and partner analysis

· Ensure continuous training of Oxfam staff and partners on the use of reporting formats and database tools and resources

· Lead and facilitate project review and evaluations, as well as follow up actions and learning from these

· Support project monitoring in the Oxfam GB OPAL finance and project management system


Skills and Competence


(E) = Essential (D) = Desirable

  • A master degree in development, sociology, development statistics or a related field (D)
  • Minimum 5-7 years experience in MEAL and research work (E)
  • Strong technical competence and experience in monitoring and evaluation methods, data analysis, research and understanding of contemporary trends and debates in the field (E)
  • Understanding and ability to develop and use indicators - input, process, output and outcome (E)
  • Experience in one or more key development sectors, e.g. Livelihoods, Humanitarian Response, Gender and/or Governance. (E)
  • Experience with remote monitoring system and tools and familiarity with data analysis software such as SPSS and STATA (D)
  • Excellent interpersonal and team skills, with a good level of self-awareness. and the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds. (E)
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team (E)
  • Good skills in using MS Office (E)
  • Good command of database or statistical programs an added advantage (D)
  • Commitment to the beliefs, aims and objectives of Oxfam (E)
  • A proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations and be able to multi task. (E)
  • Experience and demonstrable understanding of living and working in insecure and / or rapidly changing security situations. (E)
  • Knowledge of Oxfam systems and procedures. (D)
  • Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Oxfam and commitment to humanitarian principles and action and a commitment to Oxfam's equal opportunity and gender policies. (E)
  • Willingness to extensive travel within the region at short notice, and often in difficult circumstances based on the needs of the region. (E)

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MORE INFO...

Job Profile - MEAL Manager 22-01-2012.doc