SCOPE
The Women's Protection & Empowerment (WPE) Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Coordinator is responsible for providing technical and managerial leadership for monitoring, evaluation and research activities for the Women's Protection and Empowerment program in DRC. S/he supervises and provides technical guidance for the IRC DRC WPE monitoring and evaluation teams and research team.
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Coordinator is responsible for ensuring systems are effectively functioning to monitor the overall Women's Protection and Empowerment program as well as oversee the safe and ethical collection and analysis of program-related data. S/he also enables information-sharing between program sites to inform IRC's WPE DRC program, and oversees the IRC's several multi-year impact evaluation studies conducted in collaboration with two academic partners. This is a critical position that troubleshoots and overcomes obstacles in measuring program results as well as overall monitoring and evaluation to help the program develop data-driven interventions and lessons learned around programming. This position also contributes to key strategic discussions within the program, including around advocacy, program design, and research as necessary.
The WPE Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Coordinator reports to the WPE Program Advisor, and provides support to two WPE coordinators (in South and North Kivu provinces), one Senior WPE Emergency Manager (in Katanga province), and at least six WPE managers across three provinces (South Kivu, North Kivu, and Katanga). S/he is also the direct supervisor for the M&E Manager and the Senior Research Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Overall Monitoring and Evaluation of the WPE program
- Revise, design and manage standardized M&E systems and tools to monitor program performance based on the program monitoring plan.
- Contribute significantly to program design based on lessons learned from the program's M&E, with specific focus on logframe developments.
- Ensure all M&E systems and monitoring plans are in compliance with various donor requirements.
- Design and carry out mid-term and final evaluations of projects as per donor requirements.
- Ensure the M&E Manager is equipped to supervise and troubleshoot around the use of the GBV standardized tools used for data and information collection.
- Work closely with the WPE Coordinators, the Senior WPE Emergency Manager, and the M&E Manager to ensure tools are implemented and used consistently in all sites.
- Work with the M&E Manager to ensure proper planning of trainings and workshops as well as other M&E related activities as necessary.
- Work with the M&E Manager to ensure all IRC WPE partner staff (both national and international partners) understands tools to ensure quality assurance of activities.
- Build capacity of M&E Manager to work with program staff to correctly manage and update indicator tracking sheets for each program site.
- Ensure compilation and analysis data across the program sites on a regular basis, and assist with writing up the analysis for purposes of donor reports and advocacy.
- Ensure that results of data analysis are fed back to WPE staff to inform program design and implementation.
- Regularly visit field sites to ensure that M&E efforts are being effectively implemented by staff and produce related monitoring reports.
- Coordinate and support cross-program M&E activities with other programs and represent IRC as necessary in technical fora.
- Lead the documentation, writing and analysis of data generated by the program as well as lessons learned on processes for both internal and external purposes.
- Any other duties as assigned by supervisor.
GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS)
- Ensure the continued implementation and correct use of the GBVIMS with CBO partners.
- Lead training activities for IRC staff and selected partner staff on GBVIMS data collection and analysis, with a specific emphasis on building the knowledge of the M&E Manager.
- Ensure internal and external information-sharing protocols are developed to clarify how data collected through the GBVIMS will be stored, shared and analyzed, and what data can be used for what purpose and by whom.
- Ensure that all aspects of the GBVIMS follow the strictest ethical and safety standards, to protect IRC clients, IRC and its staff, and partners.
- Participate in any internal or external meetings/fora related to the GBVIMS in the DRC, as well as in the development of advocacy points related to the GBVIMS.
- Lead the writing of any document on the GBVIMS, including lessons learned, policy papers and briefing documents - both internal and external.
Research/Impact Evaluation
- Provide technical guidance on research and impact evaluations to ensure coherence with previous research and overall country learning objectives - including input on research questions and outcomes of interest, tools, methodology, analysis and ethics.
- Troubleshoot any issues regarding data collections, data entry and clean-up related to the impact evaluation.
- Lead the articulation of the impact evaluation results in close collaboration with the WPE Program Director - both externally and internally as related to programmatic decisions.
- Co-facilitate events presenting the impact evaluation to other stakeholders.
- Review and provide guidance on research dissemination plans, including context relevant secondary analysis for IRC-led academic articles.
- Participate in regular phone calls and technical meetings with academic partners as needed.
- Identify synergy between the WPE program's M&E system and learning from the research.
Human Resources
- Supervise the M&E Manager and Senior Research Manager, including ensuring that performance reviews are completed on time, all HR rules are respected and disciplinary measures are taken if necessary.
- Ensure capacity-building needs are identified and plan to meet these needs.
REQUIREMENTS
Required
- Diploma/Certificate in M&E, statistics or social sciences.
- 3-6 years demonstrable overseas experience in program design, monitoring and evaluation in a conflict or post-conflict context; Africa experience preferred.
- Significant experience in research design for field-based impact evaluations, including methodology, analysis, and ethics. Experience in GBV research preferred.
- Strong data management skills and familiarity with Excel, SPSS, Stata or other statistical analysis software required.
- Previous experience working in protection, women's empowerment, or gender-based violence response and/or prevention.
- Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural setting.
- Fluency in English and French required.
Preferred
- Masters degree in social work, statistics, public health, international development or other related degree.
- Demonstrated knowledge in using the GBVIMS.
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring.
- Strong writing skills would be preferable.
SECURITY SITUATION / HOUSING
This is an unaccompanied post based in Bukavu, South Kivu, with frequent travel to North Kivu and Katanga provinces, as well as Kinshasa. Comfortable and secure shared housing is provided by the IRC. The current security situation in eastern DR Congo is unpredictable and complex, but all possible measures are taken by the IRC to ensure staff safety and security.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
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