Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Combating Exploitative Child Labor in Yemen (1513)

• Type: Job
• Location: Yemen
• Organisation: CHF International
  CHF International's mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them to improve their social, economic and environmental conditions.
• Description:
  Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Combating Exploitative Child Labor in Yemen Department: Office of Global Operations Reports To: CHF Project Director, Combating Exploitative Child Labor in Yemen Location: Field - Yemen This position is contingent on CHF being awarded the contract Position Summary: The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer reports directly to the Program Director (PD) and has overall responsibility for the successful implementation of CHF program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system in-country to track activities and deliverables. The M&E Officer is the point person for all M&E and Reporting activities, both within CHF and our local partner organizations. The M&E Officer is responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive M&E Plan and Direct Beneficiary Monitoring System (DBMS) that is accurate and provides practical knowledge to inform CHF and USDOL management and counterparts. The M&E Manager will constantly assess and evaluate the current status of all aspects of the program's M&E, and will make concrete recommendations for improvement. This proposed, four year program will focus on withdrawing and preventing children and/or youth from exploitative child labor through direct education and training opportunities. The goals of the program include: Raise awareness on exploitative child labor and the importance of education for all children and mobilize a wide array of actors to improve and expand education infrastructures; Support research and data collection on exploitative child labor; Strengthen country capacity to combat exploitative child labor and promote education; Promote long-term sustainability of efforts to combat exploitative child labor Position Responsibilities: Manage Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan: -Work with program staff, partners, and donors to carry out, evaluate and update the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Manage Data Collection & Analysis Process: -Finalize the direct beneficiary monitoring system (DBMS); -Manage data collection logistics, entry, and analysis; -Design and adapt CHF International's research tools to monitor system performance and evaluate the appropriateness and relevance of the approved intervention strategies, including advice on research methodology, sampling design and multi-variant statistical analysis; -Analyze and interpret data to make recommendations for program adjustment based on lessons learned, needs, and priorities; -Develop quality assurance strategy, particularly to monitor M&E process of local implementing partners; -Manage relevant research studies, including hiring of local firms, consultants, review of studies, and finalization of studies pending final approval by the Program Director. Coordination: -Support the design and management of effective information flows to, from and within CHF and its implementing partners, and ensure awareness of key planning and performance deadlines; -Monitor and coordinate implementation of partner organizations' M&E activities to ensure timely and accurate reporting; ·Review and analyze surveys and studies conducted by CHF and other program partners, and stakeholders; act as a focal point for co-ordination of joint assessments conducted in collaboration with other partners and prepare reports on the findings and implications. Reporting: -Coordinate with, train, and oversee local partner staff to ensure accurate, thorough, and useful reporting of project activities and impacts, both internally and externally; -Produce regular required program implementation reports to donors and CHF/HQ for approval by PD prior to submission; -Provide monthly reports to PD on implementation progress, success stories, and to alert them to potential problems and risks; -Coordinate with CHF/HQ Knowledge Management & Evaluation Unit to ensure that best practices are incorporated and lessons learned from program evaluations influence future program selection, design and implementation. Guidance and Capacity Building: -Provide technical advice, guidance, and coaching to program staff for incorporating appropriate M&E systems into projects/proposals based on needs, donor requirements, resources, and capacities; -Build capacity of partners to develop/strengthen and implement M&E systems and data collection tools; -Prepare training materials and conduct or facilitate the training of CHF staff and partners on general design, monitoring and evaluation concepts, skills and tools. The duties listed above are not inclusive of all position duties at CHF International. CHF reserves the right to change and update position description at any time.
• Applicant Requirements:
  Experience using quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies required; Experience in database management required; Experience in indicator selection required; Knowledge of USDOL GPRA indicators preferred; At least 3 years experience progressively responsible for M&E of international development projects, such as child labor, education and training, or other relevant experience in strategic planning, performance measurement, indicator selection, database management, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies, and knowledge of GPRA; Previous experience managing local staff preferred; Demonstrated ability to build the capacity of the project team and partner stakeholders in strategic planning and performance measured highly preferred; Knowledge of exploitative child labor issues preferred; Legally able to live and work in the country of assignment; Ability to travel to and work in challenging environments. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Advanced degree in education, international development, statistics, or a related field required. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in English required. Working knowledge of Arabic preferred. Able to read and interpret documents, and communicate with others as necessary to perform job duties effectively. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Basic skills and able to perform job specific mathematics.
• Application instructions:
  Please apply online at our career site: http://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/jobs/submit.cfm?fuseaction=dspjob&jobid=263121&company_id=15631&jobboardid=656 For more information about CHF, International and our work around the world, please view our website at: www.chfhq.org
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