Libya : Monitoring and Evaluation (MEAL) Volunteer – Tunis At ACTED

Volunteership | 6 Months | January 2023

ACTED

Created in 1993, ACTED is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries affected by conflicts, disasters or socio-economic hardship. With a team of 7,000 national staff and 400 international staff, ACTED implements 500 projects a year to support more than 20 million beneficiaries, notably in hard-to-reach areas.

ACTED goes to the last mile through programs and approaches that look beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer term livelihood reconstruction and sustainable development. Guided by the motto “Think Local, Act Global” and its 3Zero –Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, and Zero Poverty – strategy, ACTED puts local territories at the centre and provides a tailored support to local needs.

ACTED Libya

Since 2011, ACTED has been providing humanitarian aid and has supported civils society and local governance building throughout Libya, from its offices in Tripoli and Benghazi, as well as Tunis. The NGO responds to the humanitarian challenges faced by the country and supports displaced people, who are particularly vulnerable in the current context. . Under its Civil Initiatives Libya banner, ACTED is also offering capacity building, grants, and networking opportunities to civil society and local governance actors. Community resilience is further enhanced with the capacity building of social enterprises.

You will be in charge of

The Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation (AME) Volunteer is responsible for assisting the implementation of appraisal, monitoring and evaluation systems, preparing good quality reports especially targeting donors and external actors, and contributes to other departmental tasks as necessary.

Main duties:

Tools Development

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a consolidated M&E frameworkand work plan for all ongoing projects;
• Contribute to the effective deployment of M&E tools and reporting systems;
• Contribute to the development of terms of reference and mission plans by conducting surveys, audits and evaluations;
• Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate data collection, analysis tools and methodologies.

Data Collection

• Contribute to the supervision of data collection activities;
• Contribute to the maintenance of electronic and/or paper records for tracking and reporting of all quantitative and qualitative data and information.

Data Analysis

• Analyze M&E data and produce reports, fact sheets including useful statistical analysis and presentations.

Capitalization

• Contribute to the organization and facilitation of learning sessions to capture best practices and lessons learned;
• Contribute to the documentation and sharing of lessons learned & best practices, and ensure that the knowledge gained is used to improve projects and impact the development strategy of future projects and activities.

Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM)

• Contribute to the implementation of the Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) of the mission’s beneficiaries in accordance with ACTED’s standard CRM procedures.

Other

• Participate, when possible, in M&E related working groups and conferences and regularly learn about best practices and new knowledge in the M&E sector;
• Participate in any other activity assigned by the direct manager.

Expected skills and qualifications

• University Degree in Political Sciences, Public Administration, International Affairs, Economics or a related field (anthropology, sociology, statistics);
• Knowledge of field-based data collection methods;
• Design, Monitoring and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings will be an asset;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Conditions

Status: volunteer

• 300 USD per month living allowance
• Coverage of all accommodation, guesthouse, food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50 kg
• The provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance.
• One week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ, including a 3-days in situ security training
• Psychological assistance