The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a dynamic, analytical, collaborative and highly motivated individual for the position of Environmental Health (WASH) M & E senior manager for the IRC’s Addis Ababa office. The ideal candidate has worked in WASH programs including school WASH and has past experience with project monitoring & evaluation, representation, and tracking systems and processes. The Environmental Health (WASH) M&E senior manager would be part of an EH (WASH) team in Addis Ababa and contributes to overall EH program quality through the coordination, and implementation of enhanced monitoring & evaluation, accountability, and learning strategies; the emphasis is on streamlining processes and tools for efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness and sustainability throughout the project cycle across the IRC’s EH (WASH) sector. This position is based in Addis Ababa within the EH program department with travel to the field. The Environmental Health (WASH) M & E senior manager directly reports to the EH Coordinator in Addis Ababa.
The Environmental Health (WASH) M & E senior manager is also responsible to coordinate the school WASH technical lead component of the ‘school WASH & Education project’ titled “Improving Education and WASH in Schools in Refugee and Host Communities in Tigray Region” being implemented by IRC under UNICEF funding (UKAid-funded Building Self-Resilience of refugee and vulnerable host communities through improved basic services (BSRP) in Tigray Region) with a project period from 25th June 2018 to 30th June 2020.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Project Coordination
· Coordinate and ensure delivering of targets on one of the school WASH & Education
· Capacity and coordination of WASH services is enhanced within schools/communities, partners, and host/refugee education sector institutions.
· Coordinate school WASH data collection, analysis and alignment in Shire target areas
· Ensure that all M&E activities are gender sensitive and that projects’ collect and use sex and age disaggregated data to inform program decisions, and include gender sensitive indicators that measure progress against equality.
· Plan, organize and conduct capacity building workshops including yearly data analysis and review meetings and information sharing workshop.
Accountability and Monitoring Systems
· Collaborate with other IRC units/departments such as; the Grants and MEAL units to provide input as needed on ensuring project indicator matrix, performance monitoring plans, including logical frameworks, towards comprehensive strategies that will ensure program quality and impact.
· Design, plan and implement M&E tools at designated stages within the WASH project cycle, and ensure the quality implementation of the WASH sector learning and evaluation activities.
· Manage development and use of WASH project monitoring tools
Assessment, Learning, and Documentation
· Ensure relevant, timely, and quality support on WASH assessments and evaluations,
· Manage the documentation (writing, editing) and dissemination of key findings stemming from monitoring, assessment, and other learning activities.
· Track and ensure organized, comprehensive electronic filing of documented findings/analyses.
Capacity Building
· Contribute to the rollout of IRC global strategic initiatives related to measurement (Monitoring for Action, Outcome and Evidence Framework, Client Responsiveness, Gender Equality) by facilitating capacity building for EH staff
· Conduct visits to field sites to provide training, technical assistance, and support, as well as to ensure that accountability and learning tools and strategies are understood and being implemented effectively.
Education:
BSc. degree in WASH or Health with more than 5 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree in WASH/Health Monitoring & Evaluation, social science or related fields with at least three years of relevant professional work experience.
Work Experience:
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience for in an international NGO in similar role/with similar responsibilities preferably.
Demonstrated understanding of direct monitoring and evaluation experience, specifically in the humanitarian and development context.
Demonstrated experience in project coordination, developing tools and systems for, and building capacity of others in skills related to, program tracking and documentation.
Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including logical models, conceptual frameworks, and assessment/evaluation.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.