M&E and Reporting Officer

CHF International is implementing a five-year, Local government and Infrastructure (LGI) program in the West Bank with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The overall goal of the Local Government and Infrastructure Program (LGI) is to promote an enabling environment for good local governance and provide the basic infrastructure necessary for sustainable improvements in the quality of life for Palestinians in the West Bank to support the implementation of this program, CHF International and partners are seeking qualified candidates to assume the following positions, on renewable yearly contracts
 

Responsibilities:
-Provide assistance to the M&E/Reporting Manager in drafting bi-weekly and quarterly reports for USAID.
-Maintain and update the USAID GEO-MIS system as well as TraiNet system, including data quality control and supporting documents on a monthly basis.
-Maintain and oversee quality control of the LGI internal database system.
-In coordination with other staff, maintain program filing system, ensuring its integrity
-Gather specific data as requested by the LGI management team that may relate to more in-depth analysis or donor inquiries.
-Work with other KMU and program staff on success/impact stories highlighting work of LGI program.
-In coordination with CHF’s Training Officer, analyze CHF’s evaluation forms for various trainings/workshops to ensure performance and effectiveness of training programs using the SPSS software.

Monitoring and Evaluation
-Assist in the collection and verification of quantitative data for the LGI project impact notes.
-Ensure validity and logic of quantitative data.
-Assist in the collation and analysis of data from LGI conducted internal program assessments, surveys and evaluations.
-Oversee quality control of LGI program files and maintain files related to reporting and M&E data for the LGI program (i.e. beneficiary number letters, reports, etc).
-Develop and implement regular schedules for an internal Data Quality Assessment of LGI program files and indicator source data to ensure they are in compliance with donor regulations.
-Create GIS maps for the LGI Program.
-Conduct field visits on a frequent basis to community project sites to monitor community and stakeholder participation, project activities, provide technical assistance and troubleshoot along with the team
-Develop and produce qualitative materials to measure the impact of LGI program activities. This includes and is not limited to:
-Impact notes for all completed projects
-Case studies
-Success stories
-Video diaries

Other:
-Work with other KMU staff on providing information for PR and outreach, supporting and effective communications/PR strategy
-Work with Special Initiatives Coordinator and Communications Team on highlighting innovative program interventions/projects
-Other tasks, as assigned by the M&E/Reporting Manager.

Qualifications:
-B.A. in international development, statistics, or related field.
-Prior experience working in the international development field in a work or internship capacity, preferred.
-Good understanding of development concepts and practices.
-Prior experience working with GIS systems.
-Ability to consolidate and analyze quantitative data and design data collection tools.
-Prior experience working with databases.
-Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
-Ability to communicate information effectively and work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders.
-Excellent excel skills.
-Excellent SPSS skills.
-Ability to communicate well in Arabic and English


To apply for any of the positions listed above, please send your CV and a cover letter by email to
 

no later than Wednesday July 8th, 2012. Please send one application either by email or fax, but not both, indicating the position title and location. Applicants applying for more than one position are required to send a separate application for each position.