Vacancy Announcement
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Vacancy Announcement Mercy Corps is an international, non-governmental humanitarian relief and development agency that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. Mercy Corps works in more than 40 countries, and has been present in Nepal since 2005. In Nepal, Mercy Corps works to build the absorptive, adaptive, and transformative potential of vulnerable individuals and communities across the country. Through a systems-based approach to market development, financial services access, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and youth engagement, Mercy Corps builds resilience among target communities. Mercy Corps invites applications from all interested and potential Nepali candidates for the following position: 1. Operations Director -1, based in Kathmandu 2. Deputy Program Manager -1, based in Dhangadhi 3. Financial Services and Vocational Training Advisor -1, based in Dhangadhi 4. Senior Monitoring and Evaluations Officer -1, based in Dhangadhi Please refer to nepal.mercycorps.org for the full position description. “Fostering a diverse and open workplace is an important part of Mercy Corps’ vision, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, especially women and members of disadvantaged groups to apply. Mercy Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer”. Interested candidates are requested to submit cover letter and Mercy Corps Application Form available at http://nepal.mercycorps.org by COB May 14, 2017 to the address below: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained. Attn: Human Resources Department [Please mention the title of the Position on the subject line of the e-mail while applying] Email to: [email protected] POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Senior Monitoring and Evaluations(M&E) Officer Duty Station: Dhangadhi Position Category: Full-time Part-time AND Regular Temporary Salary Level: Current Employee: N/A BACKGROUND: Mercy Corps is an international, non-governmental humanitarian relief and development agency that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. Mercy Corps works in more than 40 countries, and has been present in Nepal since 2005. In Nepal, Mercy Corps works to build the absorptive, adaptive, and transformative potential of vulnerable individuals and communities across the country. Through a systems-based approach to market development, financial services access, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and youth engagement, Mercy Corps builds resilience among target communities. PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The STEM II program is a 3 year, DFID-funded program focused on supporting the education of marginalized girls in Kailali District in the Far Western Region of Nepal, which is part of a DFID-led global initiative called the Girls Education Challenge (GEC). The GEC is supporting a growing portfolio of almost 40 projects in around 18 countries being delivered by different I/NGOs, of which Mercy Corps Nepal is one. By the end of the program STEM II is expected to reach around 5,000 in-school girls between grades 8 and 10, and out-of-school girls who dropped out during the same school grades since the year 2066 BS. Program activities include: campaigning to promote girls’ education; training school teachers, school management personnel and parents; upgrading school infrastructures; offering vocational training and business start-up/expansion loans; delivering critical academic support, life skills and sexual and reproductive health training to girls; and providing training and employment opportunities to help girls transition from school into employment. The Deputy program Manager will be instrumental in providing field level coordination and liaison in support of the program Manager. The program is jointly implemented by Mercy Corps and a partner organization. The project will target 10 VDCs - Basauti, Dododhara, Hasuliya, Masuriya, Gadariya, Pabera, Naryanpur, Ratanpur, Pahalmanpur, Udasipur,–one municipality, Ghodaghodi and one sub-metropolitan city, Dhangadhi in Kailali district. The project works with 30 lower secondary and secondary schools in Kailali district. GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (SMEO) will work under the day to day supervision of the Deputy Programme Manager(DPM.) and in technical supervision from the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager and in coordination with Program Manager, Data Management Officer, the Field Team, Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DM&E) Unit, project partners, HQ technical units and the programme’s external evaluator to help execute STEM’s II monitoring and evaluating system, reporting and coordination needs. The Senior M&E Officer will be directly responsible for supporting the collection and documentation of intervention results, knowledge management and collaborating on any research and learning studies. In addition to this this position will be responsible for building the capacity of Partners M&E team in M&E, Research and Field work under the guidance of STEM II M&E Manager. S/he must be a dynamic and effective individual who has a sound understanding of monitoring systems, research and processes that includes, but is not limited to, recommending appropriate methodologies and tools of measuring indicators, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data as a means of informing Programme Management in decision making Position Description-Senior M&E Officer_May2017 POSITION DESCRIPTION processes. Aside from contributions during STEM II inception and implementation phases, the SMEO will take a leading role in the execution of M&E and Research Phase prior to programme close-out. The SMEO will work closely with M&E designated staff in the field and will support the M&E Manager in meeting reporting requirements, serving as the program focal person for all activities related to monitoring and results measurement including knowledge management and communications in field office. As gender and social inclusion (GESI), governance and M&E are cross-cutting components of all Mercy Corps program(s), the Senior M&E Officer is required to own these components and ensure GESI sensitivity and integration, governance practices and M&E systems are integrated into his/her work area. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The specific duties and responsibilities of the Senior M&E Officer includes, but are not limited to, the following: Support responsibilities: Work with the program team, especially the partner M&E staffs and the Mercy Corps Project team (to ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting of program deliverables, which are consolidated and analyzed in a timely manner and provided to the M&E Manager to be integrated into donor reports. Work closely with all MC Program Staffs and partners to generate and collect required information and data in the process of measuring results. Develop accountability and transparency mechanisms for the program and orient MC-N and implementing partners on the same. Support the partner in the administrative aspects of the selection process for M&E staffs and MC M&E consultants in field where required. Work closely with the Financial Service and Vocational Training advisor to ensure quality M&E tools are created and implemented, and processes are being followed for all club and training related activities. Coordinate closely with Project Officers in the field, namely the PO (M&E and Reporting) and the partner designated M&E focal to ensure upwards and downwards communication of developments in M&E related thinking. M&E and Support Capacity Building: Contribute to program start-up through M&E planning, develop, oversee, and ensure the timely and quality execution of the M&E plan at the field level, sharing the plan with Programme Management on a regular basis and updating it as required, and communicating the same to the PO (M&E and Reporting) for dissemination. Support the M&E Manager to facilitate the achievement of performance-based targets and outcomes and lead efforts to design effective, proactive, and iterative M&E systems following DFID’s logical framework. Coordinate field level reporting in close collaboration with STEM II Project Officers and partner staff - namely but not limited to those with M&E related designations - ensuring deadlines are met, quality and accuracy standards are upheld, and formats and requirements are adhered to. Lead the drafting of M&E tools with the support of the M&E Manager, guide data collection staff in using the tools, and verifying returning data with the STEM II PO . Consolidate field data, undertake thorough analysis, and thereafter produce narrative/ data reports to assist Programme Management in assessing achievement of log frame targets and other programme objectives, and review programme design and planning. Work with DM&E team to get technical support for the design of the STEM II M&E plan, tools and database, and for the development of a STEM II fact sheet and visibility materials. Maintain a strong handle on programme statistics and assist the program team and DM&E in compiling data required for Mission Metrics. Position Description-Senior M&E Officer_May2017 POSITION DESCRIPTION Conduct capacity building of field and implementing partner staff on M&E concepts through designing and delivering formal trainings. Ensure monitoring of field level program activities are delivered on time