Design, Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator

 

Position Title:Design, Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator
Position Type:Regular Employment -full Time
Location:Gaza Office
Duration:10 Months with possibility of extension
Department:Design, Monitoring & Evaluation
 

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PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

Mercy Corps is a non-profit, non-governmental international humanitarian and development organization, registered in the United States and Scotland with offices in more than 40 countries around the world, including the West Bank and Gaza, where the organization has been active in implementing relief and development programs for over a decade.  Mercy Corps ‘West Bank and Gaza’ has staff based in East Jerusalem, Ramallah and Gaza City offices that implement programs throughout the Palestinian territories.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
DME Coordinator is responsible to assist the DME Officer in ensuring that the MC programs and the sub-grantee organizations, as assigned by DME Director, adopt an effective mechanism for monitoring activities under PCAPbased on PCAP Data Quality Assurance Protocol and other USAID M&E Guidelines.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Monitoring Activities
1-Regularly verify the figures reported by programs on beneficiaries and progresses in indicators are accurate as per guidelines in DQA Protocol.
2-As per request by DME Officer, conduct field visits, spot visits (in relation to DQA reviews) and random checks for the implemented activities/programs.
3-Assist DME Officer that all follow up actions resulted from the monitoring activities are completed timely.
4-Assist DME Officer in ensuring that data collection, entry and analysis is as per the DQA protocol.
5-Update MC Geo-Mis activities and assist DME Officer in verifying the updated figures in Geo-Mis by partners.
6-Update Trai-Net for MC programs.
7-Orient concerned programs staff on the forms in use to collect data and follow up with these staff for timely submission of data for updating Geo-Mis& Trai-Net.
8-Ensure that concerned programs staff calculates number of beneficiaries and progress on indicators accurately as per the PMP and DME protocol.
9-Ensure that concerned program staff provide sufficient and accurate supporting document for the reported beneficiaries figures and progress on indicators.
10-Maintain the custody of comprehensive and accurate supporting documents for the figures reported on beneficiaries and indicators and make them available for auditor/evaluator/MC managers/DME Staff as per request.
11-Develop electronic and hard copy filing system of all of the raw data sources e.g. training attendance and participants, workshop participants, copy of field registers etc. Ensure proper documentation of these sources as an evidence of the data entered into databases.
12-Master the use of dbases in use by MC and Geo-Mis.
13-Participate in improving the dbases in use, assist in developing new dbases for MC programs/partners as appropriate.
14-Regularly report any key issues of monitoring and dbases to the DME Officer     

Other duties
1-Commit to and support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to beneficiaries and adhering to the code of ethics and policies of Mercy Corps and the norms in the local society.
2-Perform work beyond normal office hours when necessary. Compensatory time-off is to be agreed in advance with the DME Officer/HR. 
3-Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
4-Any other duties as required by DME Officer or Director.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:None.
ACCOUNTABILITY:Report to DME Officer (Partners).
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH:DME and MC/partners staff in concern.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
1-University degree with relevant experience in managing data, compiling data, reporting quantitative indicators, data entry, monitoring/reporting activities, creating forms etc. (Preference is for candidates with relevant education and experience in databases management systems).
2-Good communication in Arabic/English, organizational, and prioritization skills and the ability to multi-task.
 

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a one page cover letter and their CV by e-mail to                  

no later than Saturday, October 13, 2012.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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