Job Description: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant

Number Of positions: 1

Duration: One Year

Location:  Duhok Governate

Deadline of submission: 15th April 2023

About Us:

The Lotus Flower is a non-governmental organization which empowers vulnerable women and girls so that they are safe, have opportunities to learn, the tools to become financially independent and the freedom to lead change. We provide safe social spaces inside refugee camps and implement projects to help them rebuild their lives and earn a living. We run four women’s centers for the IDP, refugee and host community in Kurdistan. 

Our programs are based around pillars from the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals:

·       Health & Safety

·       Education & Livelihoods

·       Peacebuilding & Human Rights

Our centers implement much-needed livelihood training, language courses, computer training, mental health support, fitness and health training, and awareness sessions and advocacy on women's rights and gender-based violence. 

We aim to provide the foundation for women to rebuild themselves, their families, and their futures. As local implementers, we work at the grassroots level to get right into the heart of communities, listening to local needs and employing local women to implement the programs. Our fundamental belief is that women and girls are powerful drivers of change, and we provide the support they need to reach their full potential and rebuild their futures.

Job Overview:

Under the overall guidance of the Project Manager and direct supervision of the M&E officer, the M&E Assistant will be responsible for monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs, and for ensuring that the project maintains its strategic vision and that its activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a cost effective and timely manner.
The M&E Assistant will be responsible for designing and implementing the M&E activities of the Project; assisting the M&E officer and Project Manager in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis, and will be responsible for the collection & analysis of different data in relation to the project activities. The Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant works in close collaboration with project team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures
    • Monitor projects activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output;
    • Recommend further improvement of the logical frame work;
    • Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the project success;
    • Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results;
    • Monitor the sustainability of the project's results;
    • Provide feedback to the Project Manager on project strategies and activities;
    • Suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks;
    • Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities to Project Manager;
    • Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system Develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project;
    • Provide inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to Project Management Team .
    • Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Project Manager in preparing relevant reports;
    • Support monitoring and evaluation of the effects and impact of the project;
    • Assist in coordinating across the available components of the Project to ensure effective implementation of M&E;
    • Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.
    • Organize and conduct training on M&E/MIS for projects staff
    • Assist Project Manager and M&E Officer in the preparation of reports on the findings and lessons learned from project innovations;
    • Prepare Issues Log and Risk Log for the project;
    • Prepare and maintain data base and perform other duties as required.

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

University Degree preferably in Business Administration, Economics or related field.

Experience:

• At least 1 year of experience in the design and implementation of M&E in development projects implemented by national/international NGOs.
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;
• Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS software using database software;
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;
• Strong training & facilitation skills.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.

HOW TO APPLY:

·       Please send your updated CV and cover letter to careers@thelotusflower.org  mentioning “Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant” as the subject of your email.

·       CVs and cover letters that are in the form of pictures, and screen-shots will not be

accepted.

·       CVs that do not include the subject line will not be considered.

·       Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

·       Applications past the expiration date of the advertisement will not be considered.