Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer – Zimbabwe Orphans through Extended Hands

Job Summary

Zimbabwe orphans through extended hands is a local Christian NGO based in Bulawayo. Whose Mission is to empower Orphan families through the local church and Community.
Key Responsibilities

Duties And Responsibilities
Among main tasks there will be to-
1. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

4.1 Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation

1. Strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation systems at the field level.
● Develop results frameworks, targets, indicators and Weekly/ monthly tracking of results for each component of the programme.
● Strengthen Field Level M & E systems through the development and implementation of plans including, M&E plans, Performance Monitoring Plans, Logical Frameworks and tools.
● Support in data collection (Qualitative and Quantitative data) and analysis, reporting that align with the project portfolio.
● To support partners and programme teams to plan and undertake quality needs assessment, baseline, endline surveys and Evaluations (Internal/External).
● Guide the Consortium field level team in conducting, Quarterly, bi-annual and annual programme review meetings, and documentation actions points.
2. Capacity Build ZOE staff
● To identify staff M&E capacity gaps and provide relevant capacity building, advice and support.
● Train the Project staffs in all programme related MEAL identified gaps
● To Provide technical support to ZOE and partner staff on project design.
3.Undertake and support sustained monitoring
● To ensure ZOE Quality Standards and Core Humanitarian Standards are applied where appropriate in programmes and projects.

4.Provide technical support in documentations of learning lessons and reporting to Consortium Field team as well as the ZOE team
● Responsible for documenting and production of best practices, lessons learnt and success stories.
● Support in compilation of Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and annual reports of internal (Quarterly and Annual reporting) and external purposes (donors and supporters facing communications materials and reporting).
5. Strengthen Accountability to the Affected Population.
● Enforce and monitor the project’s plan for accountability to the affected population
● Document and support Project team to respond to the feedback from the affected population
● Use the feedback from the programme affected peoples to inform programming at field level.

4.2 CORPORATE POLICY AND COMPLIANCE
● Promote and adhere to ZOE’s Purpose, Basis of Faith, Core Values and Operating Principles.
● Works within ZOE’s requirements and policy.

4.3 EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION
● Attend relevant inter-agency coordination and cluster meetings as required.
● Represent ZOE in external MEAL related forums where relevant.

Qualifications And Experience
Qualifications
• A degree in Development Studies or related qualifications.
• Including at Least a Diploma in M&E
Previous experience
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual. Candidates with vast experience in MEAL will be considered.