Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Young Women’s Christian Association of Zambia (YWCA)

YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YWCA), ZAMBIA

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Job Title – M & E Officer.

Reporting to: Project Coordinator

Location: Lusaka x 1

Job summary

The M&E Officer will be responsible for all M&E related activities, including performance monitoring, data analysis, display and use and reporting of achievements and results. S/he will lead efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems, and performance monitoring within the YWCA-ECM/GAPS targeted geographical area, which may include building the capacity of project team members to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their  activities and ensure data quality. S/he will be responsible for district and national level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation. This position is critical for quality programming and generation of evidence-based approaches to support AGYW and ABYM to be reached and linked to a variety of services along the HIV prevention, treatment, GBV prevention, economic strengthening among others.

Specific roles.

Leads the design and implementation of the ECM/GAPS project monitoring and evaluation activities including the development of the project’s performance monitoring plan, indicator development and tracking as well as data collection tools
Ensures that the electronic data management system of the project is functional and that data is cleaned, entered and analyzed in a timely manner and accurate manner.
Provide technical assistance and leadership, implement, and assess and strengthen M&E systems and tools, to achieve programmatic goals.
Ensure that appropriate M&E mechanisms are incorporated into work plans and reports.
Conduct capacity building activities for project staff at national and district to support the collection, analysis, presentation, and utilization of high-quality data for improved programming.
Develop and oversee implementation of the data quality assurance systems.
Monitor program performance based on the performance monitoring and evaluation plan, annual work plans, and monitoring plan.
Provides technical, data cleaning and provide guidance to district staff.
Leads the implementation of project assessments and evaluations.
Conducts regular site visits aimed to provide strategic guidance and mentoring to field staff on various aspects of program implementation.
Perform any other work-related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics or other relevant discipline.
Minimum four years working on in designing, establishing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and analysing data to support performance improvement of programs.
Previous experience working with major development/social/health donors/programs.
Demonstrated expertise in data analysis, managing online databases to ensure easy access to data and data reports;
Demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems.
Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy-to-understand formats including visualizations.
Ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, STATA, Epi Info; and/or software; and make recommendations based on findings
Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analyses and make recommendations based on findings;
Excellent report writing, analytical and communication skills, including oral presentation skills.