DMEAL Officer - Faith For Every Child Project

DMEAL Officer - Faith For Every Child Project

Job Description:

The purpose of this position is to provide technical oversight on project quality, design, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for the Faith for Every Child Project in Lesotho. Working closely with all Project Officers and the DMEAL Specialist at the National Office, the DMEAL Officer is responsible for the overall M&E related initiatives of the project and serves as the technical point of reference for M&E and programmatic issues, ensuring compliance with World Vision's M&E system guidelines.

The incumbent ensures the effective monitoring and evaluation of project indicators, targets, results, and ultimately the impact of the project across different Area Development Programmes (ADPs). He/she supports management decision making and modifications necessary for effective project management. The DMEAL Officer is responsible for developing, monitoring, tracking, reviewing, and updating project monitoring tools, the M&E plan, and ensuring that all project indicators are measured. He/she will conduct regular supportive supervision visits to monitor implementation and carry out quality assurance processes such as data quality assessments. The officer will report on monthly targets, maintain all project data, reports, and documentation on promising practices, learning, management of programme quality, and associated risks.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities

Monitoring & Evaluation (30%)

Implements and manages the Area Project system for tracking the project progress, evaluating impact, ensuring accountability to sponsors, Registered Children (RC), partners and stakeholders to facilitate learning for improvement of the project interventions.

• Design and implement DMEAL systems and plans including frameworks and project performance tracking tools.
• Conduct and support evaluation activities including data collection for baseline, Annual Impact Measurement (AIM) and end of project studies and assessments, with AP indicators that have baseline and target values.
• Facilitate dissemination of the baseline/evaluation and AIM results to key stakeholders;
• Facilitate implementation of recommendations from surveys or case studies conducted;
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to measure project progress against indicators and National Office goals;
• Develop APs specific performance dashboards with updated progress for all indicators as per the IPFs and AP plans.
• Facilitate use of the M&E system to ensure that programmes follow WV end to end M&E processes and guidelines;
• Collate monitoring data from across local programming areas to show progress towards the NO strategy and KPIs;
• Carry out regular monitoring visits to the field to ensure the rapid and efficient implementation of the project vis-à-vis approved plans, fidelity of implementation of the core project models, conduct data quality assessments or data audits and community feedback mechanisms;

Data Management & Analysis (30%)

Manage the implementation of the Project plans and M&E framework, ensuring effective tracking of performance and results.

• Conduct and guide day to day Routine Data Collection, Consolidation and Reporting on monthly, quarterly and annual basis for all interventions implemented and indicators of the project
• Support reporting of disaggregated data in all indicators collected for all participants, especially children by RCs/MVCs/Gender/Age, disability etc.
• Conduct monthly data quality checks, review followed by a report to the NO, and support office.
• Ensure the quality of the project performance indicators levels on the program by conducting, on a periodic basis data quality assessment (through monthly and quarterly data verification exercises);
• Develop data flow charts to ensure quality data collection, analysis and routine data quality reviews in collaboration with cluster and AP staff.
• Ensure appropriate use of data management systems such as horizon for programme performance.

Accountability (10%)

• Ensure accountability to beneficiaries, partners and donors by supporting and managing feedback and concerns raised from WVL systems including from community engagement platforms;
• Integrate wise stewardship and community engagement principle and provide support to hold implementers accountable.
• Develop action plans for relevant project staff members which will then be monitored to ensure that feedback is incorporated.
• Participate in programme and projects quarterly reviews demonstrating progress towards the targets and indicators as per Project M&E Frameworks.

Learning & Risk Management (10%)

• Support learning by providing MEAL analysis to the project teams and facilitating reflection and adaptation of M&E tools;
• Contribute to the development of theories of change and document the project experiences during implementation;
• Periodically conduct intentional learning and reflection sessions to ensure program quality, impact and sustainability through routine programme quality self-reviews (PQSR), Review Meetings and learning events;
• Identify PQ risks, document and define mitigation measures;
• Contribute to knowledge through research to interrogate on lessons learned, experiences and data generated by project implementation;
• Participate in National Office (NO) and South African Regional Office (SARO) evidence initiatives, such as, Evidence days.
• Ensure that the lessons learned in the recommendations for improvement incorporated in the program management reports are implemented by the field officers.

Relationship Management, Communication & Reporting (10%)

• Partner with the technical support from DMEAL Specialist and Technicians, develop tools and identify methodologies for indicator performance tracking;
• Work with program managers to ensure that sectoral and contextual reach and impact data informs programmatic, operational and external engagement decisions;
• Aggregate, analyze and present data for timely sponsorship and projects reporting;
• Support the documentation of AP evaluations and other management reports to facilitate for ease of access and data driven decisions.
• Engage with technical teams and support to maintain flow of information in regard to IPF alignment and progress while carrying out AP functions.
• Coordinate preparation and submission of project reports – monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual into IMPAQ or any digital platform as needed;

Capacity Building & Project Support (10%)

Facilitate all DMEAL related community and project staff trainings as per the project Plan and log-frame.

• Conduct capacity building interventions on WV models and innovative practice, methodologies, data collection, and reporting mechanisms.
• Support baseline/evaluation processes by training of enumerators, monitoring of data collection, data cleaning, analysis and report writing;
• Provide targeted trainings for reporting tools and resources on a regular basis to facilitate timely and quality data for the project.
• Facilitate training and rollout of DMEAL frameworks, indicators and targets across the project areas
• Provide support in community mobilization & education on project related M&E tools to strengthen the quality of new registration of RC process and records as per National Office selection criteria;
• Provide ongoing mentoring and coaching support during cluster M&E related activities to support staff and contribute to high performance culture initiative;
• Partner with Faith & Development to empower and nurture spiritual growth into children, their families and communities we serve;
• Partner with the technical teams at NO, Cluster & AP level to facilitate trainings on F&D, Gender, Diversity and Inclusion, Climate Action and Disaster reduction to create awareness, prepare and empower AP communities with resilience mechanisms.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Technical Skills

• BA/BSc Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation/Statistics & Demography/Research or a related discipline;
• At least 4 years working experience from the International Non-Governmental Organization.
• A qualification in Project Management will be an added advantage.

Knowledge/Technical Skills

• Experience with data reporting and visualization tools and platforms;
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