POST DESCRIPTION
I. POSITION INFORMATION
Position title: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Position grade: G5
Duty station: San Salvador, El Salvador
Job family: Protection and Assistance to Vulnerable Migrants
Is this a Regional, HQ, MAC, PAC, Liaison Officeor Country Office based position? Country Office El Salvador
Position rated on: 22 July 2022
Reports directly to: National Project Officer
II. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE
Created in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading international organization in the field of migration and works closelywith governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM’s work is to contribute to the orderlyand humane management of migration; promoteinternational cooperation on migration issues; help find practical solutions to the challenges posedby migratory movements and offer humanitarian assistance to migrants.
The Northern Central American countries (NCAC) present structural socioeconomic conditions that have historical driven the irregular migration of millions of people. Thousands of them return yearafter year. Upon return to their communities, returned migrants, especially women and girlsface difficulties andgaps in achieving sustainable reintegration.
In addition, NCAC face important challenges in providing support and protection to womenand girls on the move and reducing the negative impactsof involuntary migration and forced displacement. The increasing and constant demandfor assistance and protection and the pressure on available services due to the changing dynamics of human mobility difficult the type, availability and coverage of specialized services and supportmechanisms with genderapproach for womenand girls.
To provide an adequate response, the project “Empowering Women and Girlsaffected by Irregular Migration and ForcedDisplacement in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras” fundedby the Government of Canada seeksto contribute to the well-being of vulnerable women and girls in the context of human mobility through participation initiatives, promoting their economic autonomy, employment skills, self-resilience, capacity building and theiraccess to gender-specific services and protection mechanism.
The projectseeks to strengthen cooperation with civilsociety and grassroots organizations recognizing their importance as relevant actors in the assistance and support of women and girls and its effortsto contribute reducethe drivers of high-risk human mobility, to prevent and respond to forced displacement and its differentiated impact on womenand men. In addition, the action will contribute to progressively
transform the conditions that perpetuate discrimination, gender inequality and a lack of respect forthe rights of womenand girls in the context of human mobility.
Under the primary supervision of the National Project Officer and secondary supervision of the Sub Regional ProjectOfficer the successful candidate will be responsible to carry out the belowactivities as theMonitoring and Evaluation Assistant in El Salvador.
III.RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
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Support the implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities of all the Programs assigned to the Reporting & Project Development Unit (RPD) not limited to results matrix, work plansand monitoring of compliance withindicators, in closecoordination with the Sub Regional Program Manager of RPD.
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Assist in the design and development of new M&E tools. Ex: dashboard & other innovative templates.
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Support new project development and upscaling of existing projects.
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Keeping in mind the deadlines for reporting, timelycollect data – guaranteeing IOMdata protection principles – in liaison with the different project staff, using various methodologies and tools including surveys, interviews, focusgroups, among others.
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In coordination with the operations team, compile and analyze periodic donor reports in line with the M&E plans and agreed reporting schedules.
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Update the results matrix of all the programs in line with the agreed times and update the calendar with the reporting timesof the Programs.
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Carry out visits and / or monitoring calls to the beneficiaries within the terms established in the programs and cases in which it is required.
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Assist in the adaptive learning and community response and feedback activities acrossall project activities.
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Develop a clear and innovative presentations of the Program data (power point presentations, information sheets).
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In coordination with the Communication unit, document the process and activities of on-going projects such as capturing case stories for donor reports, website, SitReps andnewsletters based on M&E activities in theproject sites.
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Liaise with the Communications team and the Finance Officer to ensure adherence to the visibility guidelines and compliance to alldonor specific requirements.
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Support the programme team in planning and organizing meetings, workshops,events, dialogues and/orconsultations.
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Train and provide capacity building support to project staff and implementing partners staff on M&E, reporting and adaptive learning.
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Serve as primary contact of the projects on all data management matters.
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Maintain timely updated and organized results and progress matrix of all the program’s indicators.
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Contribute to the analysisand reporting of all the Program’s progress, as well as
the identification of goodpractices and lessonslearned.
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Support the internal and / or external evaluations of the Program.
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Educate on the useof IOM specific tools such as PRIMAand MIMOSA
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Perform administrative tasks as assigned.
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Any other activity assigned according to needs of the RPD unit.
IV. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
- University degree in International Relations, International Development, Political Science, Statistics or other related careers from an accredited academic institution with three yearsof relevant professional experience, preferably in Evaluation andMonitoring or similar roles.
- High School Certificate withfive years of relevant professional experience.
EXPERIENCE
- Good management of data processing programs: Excel, Word, Power Point, Access,as well as other programs from the Officesuite or other systems.
- Experience withstatistical, database, and design software (eg, STATA, SPSS,Access, Publisher, and/ or InDesign) will be an asset.
- Work experience with international cooperation and international humanitarian organizations.
- Knowledge of the M&Erequirements of the UN, USAIDand other donorswill be an advantage.
- Previous experience in immigration and / or development will be an advantage
SKILLS
- High degree of judgment and initiative; abilityto work witha high degreeof independence within assigned areas.
- Excellent communication, analytical and interpersonal skills
V. LANGUAGES
Required
- Fluent Spanish (Oral andwritten)
- Fluent English (Oral and written)
VI. COMPETENCIES
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following valuesand competencies:
Values
- Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
- Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 1
- Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across unitsto achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: produces and delivers qualityresults in a service-oriented andtimely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeksto learn, shareknowledge and innovate.
- Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
- Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.Strategic thinking and vision: works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.
How to apply
Favor tomar en cuenta que la fecha límite para aplicar es el 02 de octubre de 2024.
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