POSITION: M&E OFFICER
DEPARTMENT: M&E
REPORTS TO: M&E COORDINATOR

NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION
Under the overall guidance of the M&E Coordinator and direct supervision of the Project, the M&E Officer will be responsible for the monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs, and for ensuring that the project maintains its strategic vision and that its activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a cost effective and timely manner.
The M&E officer will be responsible for designing and implementing the M&E activities of the Project; assisting the Project Manager in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis and will be responsible for the collection & analysis of different data in relation to the project activities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop and strengthen monitoring and evaluation procedures
• Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output
• Recommend further improvement of the logical frame work
• Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the project success
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results
• Monitor the sustainability of the project’s results
• Provide feedback to the Project Manager on project strategies and activities
• Suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks
• Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system Develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project
• Provide inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to Project Management Team
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Project Manager in preparing relevant reports
• Assist in coordinating across the available components of the Project to ensure effective implementation of M&E
• Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use
• Assist Project Managers in the preparation of reports on the findings and lessons learned from project innovations
• Assist in programmatic reporting to external bodies, such as Clusters and donors.
• Perform other duties as required

JOB SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL
DESIRED
Academic
• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Social Studies, Business Administration, Project Management and Economics
Experience
• At least 2 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E in emergency and development projects implemented by national/international NGOs/UN bodies
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software e.g SPSS
• Proficiency in IT i.e Microsoft Office

Work related skills
• Outstanding Organizational and time management skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload
• Aggressive and Result Oriented
• Able to meet deadlines
Personal attributes
• Ability to work under pressure
• Trustworthy
• Team player
• Responsiveness
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong customer relation skills
• Integrity
This job description is meant to be only a representative summary of the duties and responsibilities performed by the jobholder. The jobholder may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
The jobholder is expected to perform in a manner consistent with the values and philosophy of
“Mercy USA for Aid and

HOW TO APPLY:
About Mercy USA
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development is dedicated to alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become more self-sufficient. Incorporated in the State of Michigan in 1988, Mercy-USA’s projects focus on improving health, nutrition and access to safe water, as well as promoting economic and educational growth around the world.
The position will close on 3rd November 2017 the incumbents should send their CV’s and cover letters or motivational letters to hr.eaprogram@mercyusa.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted