Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Jordan River Foundation
Total years of experience :11 years, 10 Months
M&E: Planning and Implementation (40%)
• In collaboration with the PQM, assist in the development of relevant, effective, and feasible monitoring plans;
• Lead the development of necessary tools and materials to implement planned M&E activities;
• Capacity building and training of program staff on M&E implementation, participate in trainings M&E technical and conceptual areas; for example on enumeration, data collection, and beneficiary interaction and become a trainer of trainers for relevant staff;
• Conduct routine monitoring (including but not limited to focus group discussions in close consultation with the project framework, and provide feedback and recommendations on the project as required by the donors, management team and all relevant stakeholders.
• Play a key role in facilitating monitoring activities, including but not limited to: focus group discussions, key informant interviews, surveys, in-home post-distribution monitoring, and other activities as necessary;
• Lead, under the PQM, data collection efforts for monitoring activities, including information gathering, logistical support, liaising with and overseeing data collection teams, etc.;
• Collect and review post-distribution monitoring data. Actively interrogate data for discrepancies, errors, and missing data, in order to verify accuracy of the data;
• Provide technical support and managing activities of M&E assistants in all duty stations, including weekly work plans in conjunction with center management.
• Oversee the performance of supervised staff, including contributions to the performance appraisal and capacity development plans.
Accountability (30%)
• Lead staff engaged in monitoring activities, and ensure proper understanding and use of DRC’s standard operating procedures;
• Under guidance of the PQM, ensure that complaints and feedback mechanisms are in place and functional, and make sure relevant feedback is given to the beneficiaries and properly documented.
• Directly follow up program-related complaints with Program Managers to ensure complaints are handled in a timely and accountable manner;
• Assist the PQM to monitor and improve DRC Jordan’s compliance with its commitments under the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) and CORE standards, including ensuring appropriate programmatic information is available to all stakeholders in Arabic;
• Work directly with the Senior Database Officer to ensure Information Management SOPs and guidelines are adhered to across project sites;
• Coordinate all confidential data set lists, with the Senior Database Officer, between DRC main and sub-offices, DRC and partners, and DRC and UNHCR (for VAF).
Learning (30%)
• Lead the translation and analysis of monitoring data, leading to the development of lessons learned reports, monitoring overviews, donor reporting, etc. with the PQM;
• Continuously identify and highlight feedback from partners and beneficiaries to be considered for improving project implementation and share this information through written, monthly updates to the Program Quality Manager;
• Collect and compile all Shadow Home Visit reports and submit a monthly overview to Program Quality Manager for review with Project Managers;
• Develop a monthly overview report of all monitoring activities, working closing with the M&E assistants/officers in field locations, and submit to the PQM to ensure timelines and work plans are being followed;
• Ensure the learning from internal and external evaluations or ongoing monitoring is disseminated and incorporated into the future project development.
- Develop monitoring and evaluation plans for all DRC Jordan projects with an aim of creating standard indicators in key sectors to better understand impact across program site in conjunction with the SELO;
- Design, test, and apply monitoring tools, ensuring a relevant, feasible, and innovative approach to project monitoring and learning;
- Contribute to program design and implementation to ensure adherence to DRC’s MEL MOP standards, including suvery/questionnaire development, form creation, data analysis and documentation methodologies;
- With the SILO, develop program reporting templates that facilitate the acquisition, aggregation and flow of information within and between programs;
- Oversee all data collection efforts for ongoing monitoring activities, including information gathering, logistical support, liaising with and overseeing data collection teams, and ensuring high data quality;
- Facilitate relevant monitoring activities (or oversee their implementation in the field) including focus group discussions, key informant interviews, household/individual surveys, post-distribution monitoring, etc.;
- Responsibly manage M&E field activity budget lines- with oversight from the SILO- to ensure proper, timerly spending on funds on monitoring and evaluation needs;
- Produce monthly overview reports of progress against indicators, lessons learned, key findings, and recommendations for the SILO to incorporate into reporting and other written communications;
- Participate in program review meetings and feed into to insititutional learning by contributing best practices and lessons learned from ongoing M&E activities.
Capacity Building:
- Promote a culture of learning through on-the-job training of national M&E field assistants and officers;
- Build the capacity of all relevant team members to develop, maintain and contribute to M&E learning, including through regular reflection and analysis of project monitoring data;
- Work closely with program team and HR to ensure that M&E skills are incorporated into all program position descriptions and necessary positions are budgeted for;
- Encourage a positive work environment of mutual respect where team members are committed to achieving their best and collaborate efficiently and effectively.
Management:
- Directly supervise the responsibilities of the M&E assistants and officers in the areas of intervention
- Maintain weekly work plans for M&E field teams and ensure quality and efficient work in line with DRC’s standards;
- In coordination with the HR Officer and program managers, plan, prepare and implement staff development trainings as necessary and oversee field M&E team performance evaluations routinely.
Planning
•In collaboration with the PQM, assist in the development of relevant, effective, and feasible monitoring plans;ensure the project has the necessary tools and capacity to implement planned M&E activities;
•Participate in trainings on enumeration, data collection, and beneficiary interaction and become a trainer of trainers for relevant staff;
•Conduct routine monitoring in close consultation with the project framework, and provide feedback and recommendations on the project as required by all relevant stakeholders.
•Collect and review post-distribution monitoring data. Actively interrogate data for discrepancies, errors, and missing data, in order to verify accuracy of the data
Accountability
•Lead staff engaged in monitoring activities, and ensure proper understanding and use of DRC’s SOP's
•Under guidance of the PQM, ensure that complaints and feedback mechanisms are in place and functional, and make sure relevant feedback is given to the beneficiaries and properly documented.
•In conjunction with the Sr. Protection Officer, act as registrar for beneficiary complaints and play a key role in the validation and response process of all complaints in line with DRC Jordan’s Beneficiary Complaints Mechanism
•Assist the PQM to monitor and improve DRC Jordan’s compliance with its commitments under the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), including ensuring appropriate programmatic information is available to all stakeholders in Arabic.
Learning
•Assist the PQM with the translation and analysis of monitoring data, leading to the development of lessons learned reports, monitoring overviews, donor reporting, etc.;
•Continuously identify and highlight feedback from stakeholders to be considered for improving project implementation and share this information through written, monthly updates to the PQM.
•Ensure the learning from internal and external evaluations or ongoing monitoring is disseminated and incorporated into the future project development.
• Manage data collection processes, ensuring data is gathered in a timely and appropriate manner and to an acceptable quality
• Manage, or support other programme staff to manage, data analysis
• Ensure that monitoring data are reported in a timely manner to relevant programme and managerial staff
• Support the development of data collection methodology and tools
• Support data management and development of clear information flow between programme and M+E staff, as needed
• Support the development of a data management system through documentation, implementation and coordination of standardised information flow of M+E activities and reporting
• Support the development of guidance on procedures, policies and processes around M+E
• Support in standardising M+E across projects
• Support the recruitment for new M+E staff
• Capacity building and training of programme staff on M+E implementation, for example data collection and data management, as needed
• Report on any security incidents to the Country Security Advisor or designated focal point
• Build and maintain good working relations with staff from programmes and projects.
• Support the Programme Department in new initiatives, should these arise during the employment period
• Other activities agreed and discussed with the Country and Programme Directors
• Liaise with peer organizations and M+E staff in partner agencies to facilitate lessons learned and coordination
1- Overseeing the planning and implementation of the program's various infrastructure projects in Azraq camp, working with various internal and external actors .
2- Supervising contractors working on site, providing technical support and supervision to ensure technical quality and conformance to the design and the established standards and procedures devised for the project .
3- Conducting regular factory and onsite inspection of construction materials to ensure they meet the relevant specifications according to the relevant Bill of Quantity.
4- Resolving engineering problems by collecting and analyzing information .
5- Supporting design projects, including preparation and review of technical drawings.
6- Supporting the procurement of goods or services required for the project .
7- Providing support to surveying work .
8- Supporting the management of program stock associated by individual project .
9- Sourcing and managing any casual laborers required to support the project.
10- Preparing technical reports to monitor or evaluate ongoing or completed construction works.
1- Quantity Surveying .
2- Supervision on the implementation of the project .
3- Participating in preparing project items invoices .
* 2007 - 2012 Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Graduated with bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, January 2012 (GPA = 75.3 %, good) Description: o Four and a half years of studying in the Department of Civil Engineering, concentrating on all branches of Civil Engineering ( Construction, Transportation, Water & Environment and Geotechnical Engineering) o Three months of practical training at Greater Amman Municipality, Ras Al-Ain, Amman. o A whole year working on a graduation project of a Residential Building and a Water Tank ; earning a grade of 88%.
* 2003-2007 Jerash Secondary School, (Jerash) with a General Secondary average of 94.3%
* 2003-2007 Jerash Pioneer Center For Gifted Students