Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Job Description

International Alert

International Alert is over 30-year old independent peacebuilding organisation. We work with people who are directly affected by violent conflict to improve their prospects of peace, and we seek to influence the policies and ways of working of governments, international organisations like the UN and multinational companies, to reduce conflict risk and increase the prospects of peace.

We work in Africa, several parts of Asia, the South Caucasus, the Middle East and Latin America and have recently started work in the UK, Somalia and Kenya. Our policy work focuses on several key themes that influence prospects for peace – the economy, climate change, gender, the role of international institutions, the impact of development aid, and the effect of good and bad governance.

We are one of the world’s leading peacebuilding NGOs with more than 200 staff based in London and 15 field offices. To learn more about how and where we work, visit www.international-alert.org.

Alert’s Great Lakes programme (GLP) works in Burundi, the DRC, Rwanda, and Kenya. The GLP works on a range of peacebuilding issues, including women in peacebuilding, reconciliation, natural resources management, and the economy. It supports and collaborates with local initiatives, and advocates for policy change. The programme is managed from London and implemented by staff based in London and the region, in close collaboration with local organisations.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this position is to support the continued growth and consolidation of the Rwanda Programme. This is a local position, the holder will work across programme projects to provide technical support programme staff and implementing partners in monitoring, evaluating, research and learning from programme implementation. They will establish a clear and reliable result-based monitoring, evaluation and learning system for Alert’s projects in Rwanda. This will involve working closely with the Alert team in Rwanda and local partners in ensuring data quality and supporting project teams to examine projects outcomes and impact using participatory approaches. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of programme or project design and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation processes. The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will also input into Africa Programme wide initiatives such as supporting the implementing of the organisational impact plan and sharing lessons, tools, and approaches with other country teams across the organisation.

Duties and Responsibilities

1.Strategy Monitoring and Reporting

• Track the national strategy using the established M&E systems that provides information on progress being made on each of the indicators in the strategy
• Provide support in annual strategy reviews as part of the current strategy implementation plan.
•  Analyze and interpret the monitoring data/information summarized in a useful manner to inform management decision making at national level
• Provide support to track national office strategy performance progress towards the global strategy, and reporting in collaboration with Program Managers
• Provide guidance in the use of annual planning tools, ensuring that quality planning and budgeting documents are produced;
• Coordinate with the M&E Officer and M&E assistant to store data in both hard and soft form and disseminate appropriate information among respective partners.

2. Programme/Project Design

• Provide technical support in the development of the annual program framework and country priorities.
• Coordinate all D&E staff to ensure strategy drives programming in International Alert.
• Support the dissemination of information from community engagement;
• Continues monitoring of theory of change remains consistent through the conception and implementation of project/programme activities;
• Participate in proposal writing.

3. Programme Monitoring Systems

• Strengthen a robust monitoring system to increase program/project efficiency and accountability to internal and external partners
• Develop and/or maintain systems and processes which track performance against project/Programme objectives and targets
• Lead periodic data quality assessments to ensure validity, integrity, precision, reliability and timeliness of all performance data; identify any deficiencies and suggest corrective actions
• Track timely implementation and reporting of Programme and or project plans at national level and provide timely data to inform management decisions
• Ensure information gathered through monitoring activities especially the monthly tracking tool is shared timely.
• Provide guidance and coordinate the process of developing semi-annual and annual reports.
• Ensure annual reports and action plans are prepared and submitted to key as required.
• Ensure that quality reports are produced and submitted as per the agreed standards and deadlines;
• Provide technical support to project/Programme teams in data processing, analysis and interpretation across the programming area;
• Monitor all Horizon data updates as required;
• Generate progress reports from Horizon on a quarterly basis to inform management decision;
• Provide ongoing oversight and technical assistance to implementing partners in designing and implementing evaluation activities for capacity building;
• Support programme team to ensure sponsorship considerations are effectively integrated.

4. Research and Evaluation

• Coordinate and support the planning for project/programme baselines, evaluations, research, and special studies;
• Coordinate assessment, research and/or evaluation findings are actively communicated to key stakeholders.
• Generate evidence of project and programme impact for policy makers, donors, government officials and other stakeholders to demonstrate impact and accountability

Travel requirements

The job is based in Kigali with extensive travel to districts outside of Kigali and DRC, Burundi and other destinations as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Talents

At Alert, we have introduced Talent Management to our business model as we believe talented people are crucial to the success of our work. We believe all individuals are talented and that success comes in matching the right talents to the right roles.

For this role, the skills, qualifications and experience listed below are important, but we believe that to be great in this job you are likely, first and foremost, to have a talent for analytical thinking and persuasive communication, balanced with a constructive and collegial personal working style that can advance Alert’s goals of coalition-building and promoting peaceful outcomes in Rwanda. This is what we will be looking for above all else.

• At least Bachelor’s degree level in a relevant field preferably in development studies or peace studies and conflict transformation. Master’s degree in related fields is an added value
• 8- years’ experience of project monitoring and evaluation at an NGO
• Specific experience of field-based data collection inclusive of use of digital surveying and analysis experience using both quantitative and qualitative data, and primary and secondary data sources
• Collaborative working style that enables coaching and training in M&E principles and best-practices
• Experience conducting participatory research or participatory M and E, including using tools such as focus group discussions, case study interviews and outcome harvest approach.
• Demonstrated capacity to coordinate evaluations, including experience developing evaluation terms of reference and recruiting and managing consultants
• An eye for detail and accuracy and an ability to balance competing demands
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, Pivot Tables, Access, KOBO, as well as web browsers
• Knowledge or demonstrable interest in peacebuilding
• Ability to be creative and innovative in generating new ideas and undertaking research
• Committed to International Alert organisational values and goals.
• Excellent written and spoken English, French and Kinyarwanda – demonstrable ability to analyse and present a cogent argument both in writing and orally
• Excellent communication skills
• A collaborative team player, willing to lend a hand and go the extra mile
• A self-starter with initiative and the ability to work with minimal supervision

Each application should consist only of the following documents:

• A cover letter that explains why you are the ideal candidate for the position as well as what has motivated you to apply for the position.
• A curriculum vitae that clearly respond to the education, experience and essential skills mentioned in the table above.
• A Completed application form(attached)

All documents should be sent by email only no later than 13 December 2024 to Rwanda@international-alert.org . Please mention the following reference in the subject heading of your email: Application for Monitoring and Evaluation Manager position.

Please note that the following:

• This is a local position.
• If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume that your application has ;on this occasion, been unsuccessful.”