Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer

Monitoring & Evaluation

Lalitpur

Apply by 8th August 2024

About Restless Development

Restless Development is a global non profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the issues that young people care about the most.  We also run the Youth Collective – a growing network of over 4000 local youth civil society groups and organisations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.

We know young people have the power to solve the challenges we face in our world, but they are being ignored and overlooked. We are the agency that works with young people so they can lead in solving those challenges. We have a track record of delivering programmes with impact. We work on the issues that young people care about the most – we react and respond to the world around us. Our work mostly falls into the following four impact priority areas; 1)Voice and  Democracy, Education and Livelihood, Gender and Sexual Health, and Climate Justice: Our programmes are genuinely life-changing, but can’t do any of this without talented, creative individuals at every level of our organisation.For more information, please visit: www.restlessdevelopment.org.

Our Approach to safeguarding

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organizational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognize that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, young leaders and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

About the Role

Restless Development is recruiting a talented individual as a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer for Nepal hub. The MEL Officer will be responsible to  lead M&E components to staff, partners and Girls’ Champion.

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation (MEL) Officer

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal with travel to field as required

Annual Basic Salary: NPR 1,067,474

Preferred start date: As soon as possible

Tenure of contract: The initial offer will be for a period of one year with a possibility of extension.

Requirements: Must be authorized to work in Nepal

Reports to: Programme Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Systems

• Lead the Monitoring , Evaluation and Learning Unit of the organization
• Support in establishing a monitoring mechanism. 
• Develop project  monitoring  plan and assist in the development of the project in consultation with the programme unit.
• Support program design, development and review of all monitoring and reporting functions, systems and tools for the project.
• Support programme team and partners to utilize planning, monitoring and reporting tools to capture information across programme indicators
• Track project indicators and communicate with the project team on a periodic basis. 
• Support Girls’ Champions for data collection, analysis and report preparation of the research. 
• Support the programme team and partners to Manage (record/capture, analyze, report, disseminate and safely store) project data.
• Design and lead training and other capacity building initiatives on monitoring and reporting systems for staff, partners and volunteers.
• Prepare periodic M&E project reports as per organizational and donor requirements and guidelines.
• Work closely with global consortiums for MEL tasks.

Support the Packaging and dissemination of learning

• Oversee analysis of monitoring and reporting data and produce reports for timely dissemination to internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to meetings and other internal and external forums to disseminate programme results and learning.
• Prepare internal and external project MEL reports as required.
• Document lessons learnt best practices and impact from projects for learning within, across and outside Restless Development.
• Establish a feedback system to receive and respond to young people, communities and other project beneficiaries. 
• Document case studies and Most Significant Change Stories (MSCs) highlighting programme success and lead in the participatory review and selection of the MSCs.
• Participate in learning spaces created by the organization.
• Develop Impact Briefs from Project studies conducted for internal and external sharing.

Support programme evaluation activities

• Support the design and implementation of evaluation studies and processes such as baseline and end line survey.
• Oversee the implementation programme evaluations and develop the design and tools for the process.
• Design and lead training and other capacity building initiatives on monitoring, evaluation and learning for staff, partners and Girls’ Champion involved in programme implementation.
• Perform and ensure quality assurance of programme systems and interventions.

Manage data storage systems

• Support design systems for data capture, management and maintenance.
• Ensure functionality of data systems developed.
• Support the programme teams, partners and Girls’ Champions in documentation and filing of all programme data using both on and offline systems.
• Establish and regularly update programme people reached databases clearly showing the programme reach across the target population and categories.
• Conduct data verification, validation and quality assurance in line with organizational and donor requirements on a monthly basis.

Others

• Other duties as assigned by the line manager. You may occasionally be required to work on weekends and/or public holidays, for which time off in lieu will be granted.

About you

We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate the personal qualities consistent with our Values.

Our value: HEART - We are who we serve. We are brave.

Behavior - Inspires a Restless passion and professionalism in those they work with, both internally and externally. Works on own initiative and offers creative approaches to improving work

Our value: HEAD - Delivers Quality. We are 100% professional.

Behavior - Manages their time effectively to deliver quality against individual goals. Ensures value for money when utilizing resources and efficiently processing finances. Proposes solutions to challenges and consults with others when making operational decisions within their area of responsibility.

Our value: VOICE - We generate leaders. We are proud to carry the banner for youth-led development.

Behavior - Capably manages their own workload and takes up opportunities to lead on areas of work, with support from colleagues. May supervise Interns and/or teams of Volunteers. Understands how individual goals contribute to team priorities. Uses feedback to identify personal growth areas willingly provides constructive feedback to others

Our value: HANDS - We are in it together. We listen and learn.

Behavior - Clearly expresses ideas or opinions and actively listens and learns from those around them. Applies effective communication when actively engaging with stakeholders and teams of volunteers. Is an integral team member, contributing to team excellence and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 3 years of experience in M&E in the development sector or Master's degree in any discipline with at least 1 years of work experience in the same. 
• Experience in designing and implementing M&E systems, conducting evaluations, analyzing data, and reporting findings to stakeholders.
• Proficiency in data collection methods, statistical analysis, and evaluation methodologies. 
• Experience with software packages such as databases,  Kobo collect, MS Office package, SPSS, Bi Power, Epi info.
• Ability to lead the MEL unit.
• Ability to provide guidance and expertise on monitoring and evaluation issues.
• Ability to facilitate the capacity building of implementing partners and programme teams related to MEL.
• Good Interpersonal and Communication skills with an ability to work in a mutli-cultural setting. 
• Proficient in report writing and documentation.

Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.

What we do for you

Remuneration

We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we offer pension contributions and other benefits in accordance with the local Hub.

Values and Culture

At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognised by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with.  Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.

Work-life Balance

It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:

• 24 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
• Birthday Leave
• Access to flexible working.
• Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.

Professional Development

Restless Development is proud to be an employer who recognises potential and invests in the development of its staff. We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:

• Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on-the-job.
• Regular performance management.
• Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
• Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialize.

Travel and Medical Insurance

When traveling abroad with work, all staff will be covered by Restless Development’s travel and medical insurance.

To Apply

Please submit your resume and a cover letter that provides tangible examples of how your skills, knowledge and experience will support your ability to perform the key priorities outlined in the above job description (using no more than 750 words)

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