Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

1. POSITION INFORMATION

Position title:                                  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Position grade:                               NOA

Duty station:                                   Lilongwe

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Organizational unit:                       Programmes

Is this a Regional, HQ, MAC, PAC, Liaison Office or Country Office based position?    Country Office, Malawi

Position rated on:                          Not applicable – Pre-classified

Reports directly to:                        Chief of Mission

Number of Direct Reports            0

2. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Mission and in close coordination with the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the Regional Office (RO) and relevant units at Headquarters, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for supporting all aspects of projects/programmes/strategy Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), as well as reporting requirements.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Assist in collecting, maintaining and analyzing various data for M&E activities.
2. File and compile reports that will be produced for the projects/programmes/strategy and keep track of reporting schedules in line with the donor/UNCT reporting requirements.
3. Assist in the design, comment and/or implementation of special assessments, surveys, and operational research.
4. Participate in specific monitoring exercises as assigned. Monitor endorsement procedures with the required endorsement entities.
5. Liaise with the donor’s/UNCT Monitoring Team(s) accompanying the project/programme/strategy implementation to document identified issues. 
6. Conduct preliminary analysis of findings of monitoring and evaluation exercises. Draft specific inputs as assigned for the development of the internal mission guidance on feedback mechanisms and accountability.
7. Keep track of the status of indicators that were set for the project/programme/strategy. Flag and bring to the attention of the Project Officers, delays or challenges regarding compliance issues with the donor/partners requirements.
8. Participate in specific field monitoring missions as assigned for professional development purposes. Compile and collect human interest stories for publishing.
9. Provide administrative backstopping support for the Project Officers.
10. Prepare inputs for project/initiative development according to specific needs and situation analysis in accordance with IOM project development standards in close coordination with the COM.
11. In coordination with the relevant units and Focal Points of the CO, support the “do no harm” principle and work to promote Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) approaches through awareness-raising and contributing to the development of effective accountability mechanisms, in line with IOM’s global standards.
12. Keep abreast of internal framework for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and Results Based Management (RBM) developments to ensure compliance with processes and strategies such as the Institutional Questionnaire (IQ), IOM global M&E strategy, Strategic Results Framework (following IOM Global Vision), regional M&E planning tools and PRIMA-for-all standards.
13. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

4. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in International Relations, Political or Social Sciences, Business or Public Administration, International Relations, Law or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or,
• University degree in the above fields with two years of relevant professional experience.