Trócaire works in and through partnership with local organisations to overcome poverty and promote justice in developing countries. Within the Horn & East Africa Region, Trócaire implements and manages development and humanitarian programme work in Kenya. Trocaire is advertsing this position on behalf of the partner Caritas Kitui.
Caritas Kitui a Trocaire Partner has been awarded a United Kingdom Aid Match (UKAM) grant for a resilience project in the Northern dry lands of Kitui county over a period of three years . There is a need for a dedicated UKAM monitoring and evaluation officer to manage and oversee such a large-scale project. This position is designed to deliver high quality results through community and stakeholders for this specific UKAID funded project and will require the candidate to spend 100% of his/her time in the project areas.
The Monitoring and Evaluation officer position will report to the Caritas Kitui UKAM project Coordinator and will be a member of the Resilience/livelihoods Project team ensuring the Quality delivery of Catholic diocese of Kitui – Caritas Kitui resilience work in Nguni and Ngomeni Wards in Mwingi Central and Mwingi North respectively

Key Duties & Responsibilities
A) Project monitoring and evaluation:
Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation officer and will be responsible for supporting M&E initiatives for the UKAM. She/he will provide effective and efficient support through the lifecycle of the UKAM project.
• Support UKAM project staff in the planning, design, budgeting and implementation of all MEAL activities, systems and tools throughout the project cycle.
• Support accountability to beneficiaries (downward accountability), ensuring that their involvement at every stage of the project cycle is the critical lens though which any MEAL framework is designed.
• Support the project team in strategic targeting of beneficiaries in project design, develop and update a beneficiary selection criteria.
• Establish, maintain, update and store mechanisms/templates for capturing, analysing, reporting, sharing and applying MEAL findings, information, and lessons learned, humanitarian situation and best practices among Caritas Kitui, its donors and partner staff.
• Develop good working relations with partner organizations and communities.
• In consultation with the project officers, take lead in the project evaluations and assessments.
• Document and share the project’s best practices and case studies in the approved format and ensure that the learnings are explicitly incorporated into future project implementation.
• Ensure accurate and valid data management, undertake data entry, and ensure that essential and ongoing M&E data is properly accounted for.
• Monitor, evaluate and document project results for effective implementation, reporting and learning.
• Support and contribute to the development of the Projects Implementation Plan (PIP), ensuring alignment with programme /organization strategy, agreement on project indicators and inclusion of monitoring and evaluation activities in the work plans.
• To lead the project team in the development and review of M&E framework.
• Guide and coordinate the review of project results framework including providing technical advice for the revision of performance indicators; ensuring that realistic intermediate and end – of – programme targets are defined.
• Prepare and submit high quality progress reports, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly reports in accordance with approved reporting formats and ensure timely submission to the and project coordinator.
• Foster participatory planning and monitoring of project sites and groups to ensure compliance to the costed work plan and logframe in a timely manner.
• Coordinate the community resource persons and ensure the data collected is accurate and in the approved format.
• Ensure easy access to UKAM Monitoring & Evaluation reports and data and ensure they are widely distributed to donors and stakeholders.
• Track the budget allocations and expenditures for the M&E budget lines to ensure efficient and effective use of Trócaire, donor funds and resources.
• Capacity building of the project staff, community resource persons, TOTs and beneficiaries on monitoring and evaluation.
• Attend conferences, workshops and meetings communicating Organisational and donor policy objectives.
• Adhere to the organisational policies, regulations and procedures and Trócaire’s policies where applicable.
• Promote accountability of Caritas Kitui and partners to target communities.
• Ensure that the participant’s lists, delivery lists, timesheets, mileage sheet are properly filled in a timely manner.
• Establish complaints and compliments handling mechanisms within the project and track actions taken.
• Uphold the code of conduct and dignity at work policies and regulations.
• Perform any other relevant duty as may be assigned by the project coordinator from time to time
She/He will also be expected to adhere to the policies and procedures for Caritas Kitui and meet minimum donor requirements.
For the effective delivery of this role, you will work closely with
• The UKAM project coordinator
• The Diocesan Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
• The Project Accountant and Project Staff

Additional details or exceptional aspects of the job:
B) Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies In accordance with the Caritas Internati onalis/ and or Trocaire’s Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
• The Job Description
• Work- and Professional Development Plan
• The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
• The End-term Performance Review Template

Requirements
C) Qualification
• Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, or its equivalent.
D) Experience
• At least three years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of development projects.
E) Skills
• Proficient organization and time management skills.
• Excellent team working skills and ability to provide leadership to ensure smooth running of the project.
• Strong oral and written communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Project planning and management skills.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Statistical Packages
• Experience working with donor funded projects.
• Driving skills will be an added advantage.

HOW TO APPLY:
Interested applicants, who meet the above requirements, should send their CV and cover letter to the Human Resources Officer through the following email address: hr@dioceseofkitui.org andhrkenya@trocaire.org with the subject of the email as UKAM Project M&E Officer by 2nd November 2016. Applications will be reviewed as they come and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.