Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Providing guidance and directions to the M&E Officers to ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with the M&E unit Scope of Work;

• Ensuring that the M&E data collected verified the program outputs as per the grant requirements;

• Supervising assessment, analyzing data and maintaining the integrity of the 
  data by ensuring that all information is captured within an appropriate 
  datasheet and reports are provided in a usable format;

• Working closely with the Country Director and Program Director to ensure 
  that all the Objectives and Immediate Results of the program are met 
  leading to achieving the overall goal;

• Developing/ improving monitoring and evaluation forms and train the M&E 
  staff on how to use them;

• Conduction continuous monitoring, evaluation post project evaluation for 
  QANDIL projects and activities by field visits, meeting with stakeholders, 
  interviews with beneficiaries, surveys and assessments;

• Conducting training sessions to the QANDIL program staff on the M&E
  aspects and information;

• Preparing TOR for external evaluations if so required and follow up the 
  process as per need;

• Assisting the Country Director in writing proposals for submission to donors. 

• Task will require writing in different aspects related to the proposal such as 
  problem statement and analysis, program description, objectives, activities, 
  work plan and time line, etc;

• Assisting the Country Director in writing and producing different reports;

• Highlighting the achievements of QANDIL as per donor requirements;

• Attending meeting/workshops with donors or UN agencies, as and when 
  required by the Country Director;

• Assist the Country Director in improving/ building the capacity of QANDIL
  staff and units based on the needs;

• Assist the Country Director in QANDIL’s expansion to development/software 
  projects;

• Any other task might be requested by Country director as per QANDIL’s need.

Required Qualification & Skills:

• Bachelor Degree in Project Management or Social Science, Master degree is preferred;

• Minimum five years experience in the same position or UN agency and INGO in a post-conflict country is required;

• Experience in leading, motivating and managing national staff;

• Fluency in Kurdish & Arabic Languages, English Language is essential;

• Ability to design M&E tools, surveys and evaluations;

• Demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of others;

• Strong interpersonal skills and managerial capacity;

• Accountability – takes responsibility for action and manages constructive criticisms;

• Continuous Learning – promotes continuous learning for self and others;

• Performance Management – Adaptable, innovative, and ability to work well under pressure;

• Planning and Organizing - anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility;

• Teamwork – contributes to a positive team environment;

• Social Awareness - displays awareness and understanding of local political and social context;

• Willingness to frequently travel to the field across Kurdistan Region & Iraq.