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CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in 100 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions are anchored on a broad scope of sustainable approaches in the following sectors; humanitarian assistance, food and nutrition security, health, WASH and finance literacy education. CARE programs also integrate governance, gender equality and resilience as cross-cutting themes to tackling underlying causes of poverty and injustice. Our impacts are reflected on women and girls whose results are healthy mothers and children. Women and girls are at the epicenter of CARE’s work because we do believe that when they have equal access to resources, they lift their families and communities out of poverty. Our staff live within work areas and therefore understands the local context and challenges communities face. With experience of over 75 years, since World War II, the mission was the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, so join us.
- JOB SUMMARY
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) officer will support MEAL activities for DMDP and Diageo-ToT projects and will report directly to the PQLA Manager, with a matrix reporting structure to the Project Manager. This role will be based in Kisumu and will support project implementation in 6 counties. The role serves as a cornerstone in ensuring the effectiveness and impact of development and humanitarian initiatives. The position’s primary objective is to design and implement robust monitoring and evaluation systems that capture programmatic progress and outcomes. Through continuous data collection and analysis, the role identifies areas of improvement, ensuring interventions are evidence-based and impactful. The role also ensures transparent and responsible management of resources and commitments to stakeholders. The role further fosters a culture of learning, drawing insights from evaluations, and integrating them into future strategies. Overall, the MEAL position aims to enhance program quality, ensure donor compliance, and drive sustainable change in the communities served.
- ROLES AND RESPOSIBILITIES
- Project Development and Implementation – 40%
- Provide leadership support in all aspects of M&E for the project.
- In collaboration with the Project team and the manager, facilitate development of a comprehensive MEAL Plan, Detailed Project Implementation Plan, Results framework.
- Support compliance to the program M&E Plan, lead the project PIIRS process.
- Working with the Project Manager, develop tools for data collection and reporting, and their guidelines for use and ensuring that compliance standardization of the tools.
- Conduct internal project assessments, maintain program beneficiary’s database.
- Ensure monitoring and donor reporting timelines are compiled too.
- Working closely with the program team to provide quarterly progress updates on
- Working closely with Program team to support the documentation of Human-Interest
- Support documentation of success stories and learning.
- Support the Project Manager in planning and facilitating program monitoring and evaluation strengthening activities for the program.
- Review all field Project reports and share with the Program manager for escalation to the CMP.
- Documentation and Knowledge Management – 30%
- Take leadership in coordinating Program documentaries, Human interest stories successes and dissemination of lessons learnt/ best practices.
- Review MEAL and programmatic reports in accordance with donor requirements and develop a system for validation of information.
- Support program consultancy services, working with the Project manager to ensure smooth and Quality delivery of services to CARE Kenya, in stringent adherence to the do no harm principle.
- In collaboration with Communication Officer, contribute to the development and execution of the Program and Country Office communication and Visibility Strategy.
- Ensure proper archiving of all Project data/documents/REACH &PIIRS data to the CARE
- encourage team members to share their experiences and best practices.
- Actively get involved in the CARE’s MEAL communities of Practice.
- Assist Project Manager to develop key knowledge management products and disseminate client experiences to partners, donors and government audiences. Promote knowledge sharing and learning between projects and pillars within the CO; participate where possible in organization wide and regional learning initiatives related to CARE’s priority program themes and approaches.
- Ensure that lessons learned are used to inform ongoing and future practices, and that program lessons are being used to promote improved humanitarian programming and learning.
- Collaboration and Partnerships -15%
- Enhance CARE’s visibility at County level stakeholders’ meetings.
- Represent the program, FWN -Sector and CARE in relevant strategic partnerships and policy engagements.
- Identify and sustain strategic partnerships, contacts, and linkages to ensure effective Programming.
- Business Growth -10%
- Contribute to the Identification of business development opportunities and participate in concepts development for fund raising.
- Support CARE’s resource mobilization team, consistent with CO program growth strategy and sustainability.
- Other Duties -5%
- Undertake any other additional technical assignments delegated by the supervisor on need basis.
- QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
- Degree in Monitoring and evaluation, Impact measurement, Project Management and planning,
statistics, social sciences or related field or equivalent experience,
- At least Two years of work experience in monitoring and evaluation of Economic resilience, Programs.
- Training on qualitative and quantitative data analysis tools/software.
- Training in Gender and Development will be an added advantage
- Excellent written, verbal English and presentation/communication skills
- Demonstrable ability to develop and implement gender transformative monitoring and evaluation
systems and plans and applied knowledge and understanding of feminist approaches to MEAL.
- Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, participatory approaches, management information systems, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis and presentation
- Familiarity with performance-based funding systems and procedures.
- Ability to develop and implement monitoring and evaluation plans
- Experience with and understanding relevant donor frameworks and reporting systems
- Strong data and information presentation skills
- Strong Analytical capacity
- Excellent inter-personal, facilitation and communication skills
- Proficiency in the English language (spoken and written) is required
How to apply
Please apply using the link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TCW7SXOMunE5Avb4xEyatdudEuhhu-8P/edit
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
CARE is an equal opportunity employer and promotes gender equity. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
CARE does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. Qualified Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. CARE has a commitment to gender, equity and diversity in our workplace and operations. CARE respects and values diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexuality, ethnicity, age, disability, religion or politics. This is reflected in our recruitment decisions which are made entirely through a transparent, merit-based selection process. All CARE staffs are required to comply with the Code of Conduct, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Protection (CP) policies. CARE is committed to protecting the rights of the communities whom we serve and therefore reserves the right to conduct background checks and other screening procedures to ensure a safe, dignified work environment.
