JOB SUMMARY & PURPOSE:
The M&E Coordinator shall report to the Program Director and work very closely with partner M & focal point persons and county M and E/Data management officers to implement to develop and implement the MEL framework for Kenya Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development (K-RAPID) programme. The M&E Coordinator shall also work closely with the private sector resource partners supporting the program on big data cluster to set up and implement an effective program information and data management system at the county level.
The M&E Coordinator shall provide support to the Program director and County lead Managers to enhance and strengthen partnerships and synergies within the K-RAPID program partners in the county, maintaining flow of communication between the national level program management unit and county coordination unit.

Tasks and responsibilities:
Set up and manage a functional K-RAPID Program Monitoring & Evaluation and learning system while ensuring that there is adequate technical capacity to enhance the performance of the system to achieve optimal reporting of the program

1. Closely working with the K-RAPID team to review the joint MEL framework and theory of change with a view to developing an annual performance management plan(PMP) with clear targets per implementing partner per year
2. Lead the development of annual and quarterly work plans that are in line with the PMP and activity work plan.
3. Develop and adopt where possible M&E tools for measuring and reporting on indicators performance; develop indicator guidance reference sheet for activity output and outcome indicators
4. Lead the development of Monitoring, evaluation and learning system for MWA and its partners. Also provide leadership in organizing the M&E systems strengthening for K-RAPID partners and ensure that contract conditions related to M&E are fully implemented and shared on a timely basis to the various donors
5. Develop mechanisms for data audit and verification (on site where possible), before clearing off the progress reports and M&E reports submitted by partners.
6. Provide on and off-site field support; review monthly and quarterly program staff field reports, compile quarterly field reports after analysis and consolidation, identify, draw action plan and implement partner specific action plans emanating from field monitoring and technical M&E support visits.
7. Working closely with the program director, take lead in the develop of effective approaches that would facilitate the achievement of MWA M&E capacity building goals and train and or orient K-RAPID program staff and Partner’s M&E staff on understanding indicators description for the program, utilization of M&E tools, reporting requirements and analysis of M&E reports .
8. Using AKVO system, develop and implement M&E plan templates for use by MWA partners and support them to finalize the M&E plans, review them for approval in consultation with the County data management specialist
9. Support the program director in developing terms of references for external consultants and STTAs for baseline surveys, assessments and studies, programmatic reviews etc.
10. Coordinate MWA partners review of lessons learnt, innovative models and best practices, documentation, and dissemination with other collaborative partners during partner review meetings, development partners and stakeholders forums,
11. Lead the development of knowledge management and learning platform and support the facilitation of learning and sharing of innovative models and successes of the program within the framework of strengthening 9-5-2 Learning agenda
12. Represent the program in core national monitoring and evaluation committees (i.e WASH cluster forum ) and related performance review sessions
13. Initiate and facilitate research to test innovative WASH technologies and make recommendations to PMG.
14. Ensure optimal program compliance on all M&E requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Education: Preferably Master’s degree in Monitoring and Impact Evaluation, statistics analysis using programs such as STATA and/or SPSS, coupled with at least 7-10 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in WASH programs preferably with partners or sub recipients and multi-donor setup.
2. Experience: Experience with USAID M&E framework and Must be conversant with USAID reporting formats. Experience with cloud-based data collection and analysis platforms.
3. Understanding of Market systems approaches will be an added advantage
4. Competency in data analysis tools essential

5. Competencies:
• Strong staff supervision, program management and partnerships skills and experience
• Demonstrable ability to develop and implement and train others in the use of monitoring and evaluation tools and plans
• Excellent inter-personal, facilitation skills and communication skills

HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should forward a cover letter, CV in reverse chronological format, and a list of at least 3 professional references (name, contact information, and statement of relationship to the reference) tomwa.kenya.jobs@gmail.com. Please make sure to add the “job title” in the subject line of your email.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position. The Millennium Water Alliance offers sustainable solutions through advocacy, shared knowledge, and collaborative programming. Our vision mirrors our belief that no one should die or suffer chronic illness as the result of a water-related disease. With nine implementing NGO members, the Alliance demonstrates commitment to water and sanitation programs that embody the values of transparency, accountability, efficiency, and sensitivity in all their work.
We encourage applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups. EOE/M/F/D/V