The A.M. Qattan Foundation is seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual for the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to work at the Qattan Centre for the Child in Gaza. Following is the description of the position:

Job Type: Full time position- one year contract with a possibility for extension
Line of Responsibility: Director of the Qattan Centre for the Child
Work Location: Gaza

Job Objectives:

• A senior level position with the main objectives of:


• Design and establish baselines, review, monitor and evaluate projects and activities in coordination with the relevant staff, and report on them


• Provide technical assistance and support to relevant staff & stakeholders on monitoring & evaluation, and the reporting requirements


• Work closely with relevant staff to ensure that projects objectives, outputs and indicators are met on time

Detailed tasks & responsibilities:

• Monitor all projects’ activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the set outputs and recommend further improvements


• Periodically organize and provide refresher training and coaching in participatory monitoring and evaluation for relevant staff and for implementing partner organizations’ staff


• Collect, discuss and analyze relevant data and perform regular field visits to ensure the quality and accuracy of data collected


• Produce qualitative/quantitative progress, quarterly and annual reports on time


• Prepare briefing papers and summary findings of reports and reviews


• Support management in identifying and addressing challenges in the projects’ performance to ensure annual targets and outcomes are achieved in line with the approved plans and budgets


• Collect articles, case studies, best practices across projects for evidence gathering and format so they are suitable for external stakeholders and audiences


• Assist in defining the key project performance indicators as well as monitor that they are met throughout the projects’ duration


• Support relevant staff on ways to properly document, organize and capture projects progress


• Attend different learning and sharing events such as meetings, review sessions, planning workshops and donors presentations


• Undertake field-monitoring visits to assess and evalaute progress of projects’ implementation


• Develop and update M&E data base


• Any other work related tasks

Skills/Qualifications:

• A bachelor degree in social sciences or other relevant field


• Proven track record in monitoring, evaluation and reporting


• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience


• Advanced analytical skills with an orientation to details


• Strong oral and written communication skills


• In-depth knowledge of work with children in Gaza


• Excellent computer skills, with expertise in using statistical softwares


• Well-developed report writing skills in English & Arabic languages

Interested individuals should submit the application coupled with their CV and letter of interest using the following link:

https://www.formstack.com/forms/?2261981-iQXvEkf9ke

Deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday 23/02/2016. Only potential candidates will be contacted for interviews.