Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator(National Position)

Iran

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Iran
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Accounting (Audit, Controlling)
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Emergency Aid and Response
Closing Date: Closed

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, non-profit humanitarian organization. We have established an office in Tehran since January 2012 to support the Government of Iran in the provision of assistance to Afghan and Iraqi communities.
NRC Iran is establishing and implementing M&E systems that will enable improvement of internal management, program performance and evidence-based decision making. Within this context, the M&E Coordinator will provide technical support to Iran country mission pertaining to M&E. S/he will build capacity in the country mission by identifying and supporting the implementation of effective, cost efficient, and meaningful M&E systems.

Job description

Planning and Maintaining M&E Systems (40%):
Develop and maintain accountable and useful M&E systems
Write the CO M&E Standard Operating Procedures
Support and contribute to the development of a data management system through documentation, implementation and coordination of standardizes information flow of M&E activities and reporting
Capture and disseminate lessons learned from monitoring data, grant closure reviews, CO evaluations, program studies and NRC annual learning review (global)
Ensure confidentiality and security of data collection and M&E mechanisms
Program Support (50%):
Support in standardizing M&E across programs and Core Competencies
Support the development of data collection methodology and tools, and in actual data collection and data analysis
Lead M&E capacity building. Ensure adequate training for all staff
Ensure that monitoring data are reported in a timely manner to relevant managerial staff. Ensure that monitoring data are feed into management decisions
Participate in program design and proposal discussions, including support on theory of change development, log frame design, indicator formulation and budgeting for M&E
Prepare quality and timely M&E reporting for NRC head Office (Global Output Reporting Systems (GORS)) on quarterly basis. This will include requesting and verifying inputs from the CC as well as giving feedback/dissemination to the teams on final reports developed
Prepare quality and timely data and analysis for external reporting (donors, partners…)
Capacity building and training of program and support staff on M&E technical and conceptual areas
Support internal improvement processes (LEAN, Macro Log Frames etc.) according to need
Communication/Other (10%):
Serve as primary contact for the HO M&E Adviser
Communication and disseminate NRC M&E standards and guidelines within Country Office
Coordinate with M&E focal points in other country missions in developing best practices and sharing lessons learned
Liaise with peer organizations and M&E staff in partner agencies (UN, INGOs, CSOs…) to facilitate lessons learned and coordination
Support the Country Director and/or Coordinators in new initiatives, should these arise during the employment period.
Other activities agreed and discussed with the Country Director
Critical Interfaces:
Program support: with all CC Coordinators
Technical Standards and compliance : with M&E Advisor at Head Office
Reporting : under leadership of the Country Director

Qualifications

At least 4 years’ experience in M&E systems development
University degree in social science, economics, rural development or in other related fields.
Ideally post-graduate certificate in M&E related field such as surveys, sampling, data analysis
Experience in an international Non-Governmental Organization or national Civil Society Organization
Experience with and knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation in relief and development programs, using both quantitative and qualitative methods
Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring and other formal and non-formal methods
English language proficiency (speaking, reading, writing)
Computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel)

Education field

Social sciense
Finance / Economics
Social studies

Education level

Academy college / University

Personal qualities

Knowledge of the refugee context in Iran
Full proficiency in Farsi (speaking, reading and writing)
Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
Strong ability to write reports and official correspondence
Experience in working with the government and familiarity with the environment of INGOs and CSOs in Iran
Strategic Thinking
Planning and delivering results
Initiating action and change
Empowering and building trust

Language

Persian (Farsi)
English

We offer

Commencement: ASAP
Contract period: 1 year contract with 3 months probation period.
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and Iranian Labor law terms and conditions
Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location
This is a NATIONAL POSITION