VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Vacant positions: 1 person

Type of contract: Fixed Term

Working location: Byumba Location

Supervisor: Head of Location

Nationality: Rwandan

Deadline: 05^th August, 2024

Background of the organization

Established in 1949, SOS Children’s Villages is a dynamic social development international organization working globally to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of vulnerable children. In Rwanda SOS Children’s Villages is an affiliate of SOS Children’s Villages International which is a federation of over 130 SOS Children’s Villages associations world-wide. We build families for neglected, abandoned or orphaned children, we help them shape their own futures and we share in the development of their communities. In order to further satisfy this responsibility, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is seeking for a competent Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.

The job holder plays a leading role in the programs and projects implementation of a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation system. S/He leads and coordinates M&E activities at program location.

In collaboration with program location’s colleagues S/he also designs and implements strategies that lead to high quality results, development of concept notes, proposal writing. S/he builds the capacity of program staffs on Result-Based Management (RBM) approach and leads the incorporation of M&E activities in their plan.

S/he assists the Head of Location in preparing quarterly, biannual and annual reports, maintains data quality standards in the location programme database (PDB2), collects and analyzes different data for reporting and informed decision making.

Duties and Responsabilities:

• Ensures the strict implementation of the organization’s M&E guide, tools and templates across the program location;
• Leads and actively participates in planning, monitoring, reporting, evaluation and research activities to be carried out in the program location and ensure that it is conducted in line with agreed ethical principles.
• Coordinates the results-based management planning and reporting process
• Promote impact reporting by leading quality documentation of stories of change, best practices and lesson learned.
• Provides direct technical support to program staffs to prepare project M&E plans
• Provides technical guidance for programs baselines and evaluations
• Supports program location’s strategic and annual plan preparation process including clear target setting, development of M&E indicators as well as plan alignment with the national annual and strategic plan.
• Leads in the development/ enhancement of data collection and monitoring tools for child, youth, family and community development within the location;
• Maintain and regularly update the location database.
• Develops and strengthens monitoring and evaluation of procedures as well as impact indicators for the project success;
• Monitors and analyzes the project performance focussing on quality and sustainability of the project results;
• Advises and suggests strategies to the location team for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of location programmes;
• In close collaboration with National M&E manager and Head of Program location, identify capacity gaps and build the capacity of the location staff on programme quality.
• Monitor cross-cutting themes (child safeguarding, advocacy, gender equality and disability inclusion, etc.) are integrated in programs.

Competencies

• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of SOS Children Villages;
• Display cultural, gender sensitivity and adaptability;
• Demonstrate creativity and abilities to complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities, deadlines and multiple reporting relationships;
• Establish, build and maintain effective working relationships with staff and clients to facilitate the provision of support, knowledge, management and learning;
• In depth knowledge of Planning, Monitoring and Information System, Monitoring and Evaluation and organizational development issues;
• Excellent abilities to identify significant capacity building opportunities and capacity to deliver such trainings using a clear communications skills.
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;

Required Skills and Experience

• Advanced university degree (Honor’s degree or equivalent high degree of University in project management, business administration and management, economics, development studies with emphasis on development issues and risk management issues or related field;
• A minimum of three years of experience in project M&E, a documented track record of planning, monitoring and evaluation;
• Strong analytical skills.
• Language-Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player.
• Experience with an international Non-Governmental Organization would be an asset
• Skilled in proposal development
• Ability to generate learning and program evidences for quality improvement and decision making.
• Advanced computer skills in Excel, Word processing, Database management, Power Bi or other statistical packages
• Excellent writing, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

If you believe you are the right candidate for the above position, please send your detailed application including application letter, CV with three traceable refferrees and copies of education qualification) to [email protected] and properly fill the application form found via the following LINK not later than the 05^th August, 2024. at 5:00 pm Kigali time.

N.B: Please mention in the subject of your e-mail the name of the position applied for.

Female Candidates are encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

“SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda/ International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”.

Done at Kigali on 29^th July, 2024

Jean Bosco KWIZERA

National Director