Description

Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with some form of specially-abled.

FUNCTION:

The Program Officer – Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Systems will be responsible for supporting and managing monitoring, evaluation, learning and systems (MELS) and ensuring quality data for the country program and projects, to identify innovative ways to measure project impact. S/he will be expected to build the capacity of program staff and cooperative members to ensure that performance indicators and output, outcome and impact data are prepared and collected properly in targeted geographic and thematic areas as stated in the MELS guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES: (including approximate percentage effort) Support MELS and Program in scaling up program impact (30%)

• Support and coordinate project baseline and regular monitoring to track project progress and evaluations as per the MELS plan, and to ensure field activities follow Heifer’s MELS guidelines.
• Work with implementing partners for preparation of a Project Implementation Plan (PIP).
• Support and coordinate Heifer wide research for learning when needed.
• Provide technical guidance and support in the implementation of the overall monitoring, learning, and evaluation framework in line with signature programs and ensure that key outcomes are achieved.
• Provide training on data collection and input, information systems and standards to colleagues and project staff at all levels, both in person and online.
• Actively participate and provide input into the program/project planning process and budgeting for the effectiveness of program/project quality.

  Contribute to program effectiveness: design monitoring, evaluation, learning and systems for country specific projects (20%)

  • Determine the primary data and information elements that are required internally and externally to support the project.
  • Coordinate the preparation of Letters of Agreements, MOUs and contracts.
  • Support in executing project revisions and reforecasting.
  • Support the development of project results frameworks and logical frameworks for all new projects.
  • Review and adjust MELS plans and targets, tools and processes as needed.
  • Revise and develop data collection tools and plans and support the evaluation and analysis of dataset processes for all required information, ensuring high quality data.

    Data management, analysis, and utilization for learning (20%)

    • Understand, document, and ensure the quality of high-value data for accuracy, consistency and comparability.
    • Consolidate operational information on a regular