Senior Monitoring And Evaluation Officer At Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

IMPACT Initiatives (IMPACT) is a humanitarian NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization manages several initiatives, including the REACH Initiative (REACH), which aims to improve the impact of humanitarian, recovery and development action, through quality information, coordination and strengthening the capacities of partners in the sector. IMPACT has been present in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) since 2019. To implement REACH activities, IMPACT works with ACTED, an international NGO whose headquarters are in Paris and is present in thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, which allows IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support in its areas of intervention.

Currently, IMPACT is looking for a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to integrate our nascent team in the Venezuela mission.

The senior monitoring and evaluation officer will be responsible for supporting activities related to the monitoring of the activities of the CONAHVE Consortium, including baseline, mid-term and final evaluations. She will be responsible for planning and design, collection, analysis, quality control, data and information management, design and writing of evaluation products, collection of good practices and lessons learned and participation in internal and external meetings in accordance with the guidelines. of IMPACT.

Features

Planning the evaluation(s)
• Conduct the review and analysis of secondary data, especially related to the project, necessary to implement evaluations;
• Provide technical guidance in the development of robust and appropriate forms for the collection of primary data and information in complex environments.
• Lead in the preparation of materials for the technical training of enumerators and/or field personnel.
• Lead in preparing a sampling frame of project beneficiaries for evaluation.

Primary data collection
• Support with the collection, processing and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data as necessary for the evaluations and monitoring of the consortium’s activities.

• Provide technical assistance for the methodological design, coordination, development and documentation of surveys, interviews or focus group discussions (GFD), as necessary, with populations in vulnerable situations.

Data Management
• Lead with the cleaning and analysis of quantitative data and with the processing and analysis of data using the statistical tools (such as R) that are available for this purpose.
• Lead in the complete preparation of accurate transcripts and debriefings for each and every qualitative data collection exercise (interviews and focus group discussions).
• Qualitative data processing and analysis using the data analysis and saturation grid
• Lead in the execution of all necessary steps to achieve rapid and complete validation of the data and information collected.

Design and writing of information products
• Contribute to the preparation of reports and information products, ensuring that they comply with the standards established by IMPACT in terms of: quality, readability, consistency, ethics and protection of data and other sources.

Monitoring research and learning
• Document lessons learned related to methodological, technological and technical aspects of the evaluation, and participate in scheduled feedback meetings.
• Monitor, record and alert field teams about potential errors in the collection of primary data and information.

External relations
• In general terms, contribute to the creation of a positive image and general credibility of the organization and the consortium;

Confidentiality and Data Protection
• The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will ensure the strictest confidentiality of all data collected and related processes, ensuring full compliance with IMPACT’s data protection policy and standard operating procedures. She will also take active steps to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners, or collected in the course of her assignment to IMPACT.

Every member of IMPACT is responsible for ensuring that all relationships with the communities in which IMPACT and its partners work are conducted in a respectful and consultative manner. Due attention should be paid to ensuring that communities are adequately consulted and informed about the IMPACT program objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria and methodologies.

Desired profile

Requirements
• University Degree in one of the following areas: Economics, Geography, Sociology, Data Science or related careers.
• At least two years of experience in social research and use of qualitative and quantitative techniques.
• Advanced knowledge of the MS Office software package (particularly Excel).
• Advanced knowledge of Kobo/ODK.
• Be an enterprising person with a great capacity for independent work;
• Have good attention to detail and commitment to producing high quality results;
• Show openness to feedback and willingness to learn;
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills;
• Have flexibility and adaptability to changing needs and responsibilities;
• Ability to act in a complex and unpredictable security environment;

Desirable
• Relevant work experience in humanitarian or development settings;
• Experience in developing quantitative surveys and representative sampling techniques;
• Experience in facilitating training;
• Basic level of English.
• Basic use of software for data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, and others).
• Basic use of software for quantitative data processing (R, STATA, SPSS or others).

Conditions
• Fees defined based on the organization’s salary table; level of education, experience and security.
• Work location: Caracas, Venezuela with possible travel in the country and the region;
• Duration of the contract: Employment contract for the provision of services for 6 months with the possibility of renewal.
• Start date: August 2024
• Application deadline: 06/24/2024 or until the position is filled;