Job Description

Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Project Location: Yemen, Shabwa Gov.
Based: Shabwa 
Posting Date: 27-AUG-2024   
Application Deadline: 31-AUG-2024
Position Category:  Full-time  
Languages Required:  English / Arabic  
Duration of Initial Contract:    3 months with property of extension

Background

The Society for Humanitarian Solidarity (SHS) is a nonprofit humanitarian NGO based in the in Aden, Yemen. It was founded in 1995.The SHS provides assistance to refugees and migrants who arrive in Yemen every year. The organization also assists the local community in Yemen. The NGO won the Nansen Refugee Award, dedicated by the UNCHR. SHS has partnerships with UNCHR, OCHA, and WFP.

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

The M&E assistant will be responsible for monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely input and will assist the team in tracking progress of key indicators and provide timely report to the M&E Officer. He/ She will be responsible for data gathering, collation and reporting activities.

The role of the M&E Assistant is to support the M&E Officer in the implementation of the M&E work plan and contribute to achieving and improving the quality of the program/project. He/ She is responsible of carrying out M&E activities in the field.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Working closely with Project Manager and MEAL Officer to establish a mechanism for data collection tools (quantitative and qualitative) and reporting to ensure all data quality requirements are met.
• Develop tracking tools for projects’ indicators to ensure that activities are tracked according to agreed plans.
• Provide support to the program team in compiling M&E reports, stressing the importance of data quality, indicator-based reporting and analysis of trends and the achievement of program objectives/outcomes.
• Work with the field coordinator to support the Program team in the weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and final reporting, ensuring that the reporting meets donor expectations and requirements.
• Ensure that program team submit timely and accurate reports.
• Organize, design, plan and carry out the collection, verification, analysis, compilation and dissemination of MEAL data.
• Conduct regular field visits to the targeted areas to track progress against indicators. 
• Work closely with the Project Manager to guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with project staff, implementing partners, and primary stakeholders.
• Support the dissemination of quality data for decision making and feedback via regular information sharing with stakeholders and beneficiaries, and through publication of key project successes.
• Compiling and analyzing collected data in order to identify lessons learned and any gaps or problems; sharing results in project reflection meetings and reporting any concerns to the Project Manager and MEAL Officer and appropriate program staff.
• In coordination with field coordinator, implement the Accountability Mechanism, including preparations of tools for feedback and complaint collecting and recording, and responding.
• Regularly collect case studies, success stories, and human-interest stories that tell an interactive story of the development impact of project activities
• Perform other relevant duties and responsibilities required and requested by the Project Manager or programs.
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to SHS and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.

ACCOUNTABILITY

REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: MEAL Manager/Officer 
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: Field staff, Field Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Manager.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Education: Diploma in Economics, Rural Development, Business, Administration, statistics, demography or related subject. previous experience working in humanitarian projects 

Experience: 

• Previous experience working in humanitarian projects

Competency and Skills 

• Knowledge about M&E concepts and methodologies (quantitative & qualitative)
• Strategic, critical, and analytical thinking skills.
• Experience in data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing (Mobile Data Collection a strong advantage)
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Working with a team, or perform tasks alone.
• Commitment to and understanding of SHS aims, values and principles
• Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships and team spirit, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.

SUCCESS FACTORS:

• Able to travel to field often.
• High communication skills.
• Flexibility.
• Perform tasks with minimum supervision.
• Respect deadlines.
• Pay attention to details.
• Adapted to work under pressure.