Key Responsibilities
Technical M&E lead and advice:

Develop and adopt M&E tools for measuring and reporting against progress and impact indicators
Identify community-derived impact indicators using participatory methods
Provide technical support in developing/refining participatory assessment tools
Contribute to updating the log-frame and results against programme indicators with more detailed input provided towards preparing annual reports.
Conduct participatory data gathering and analysis focus groups with various stakeholders involved in the project
Jointly define market assessment strategies with community partners and other project staff
Visit project sites for monitoring and quality assurance of Women business Centers training on nutrtion
Monitoring and data checks on digital nutrition service delivery s to ensure reporting compliance.
Work collaboratively with other programmes to strengthen integration and cross-learning in the country programme and with Donors.
Represent the project to community partners and stakeholders

Training and supporting partners:

Capacity building of partners and local government authorities.
To supervise regular data collection and ensure the quality of the data by verifications and validations.
Provide feedback to staff on project performance based on data collected and findings, and lead staff in reviewing project plans as part of the learning and sharing process.

Reporting:

Provide regular updates reports as per guidance of the Project Manager, summarising the progress made in project implementation, lessons learned, recommendations for improvement, and case studies

Documentation and learning:

Set up and manage the Program Monitoring & Evaluation and learning system while ensuring adequate technical capacity to enhance the system’s performance to achieve optimal program reporting.
Participate in regular meetings with key stakeholders at the community/civil society/Local Government level, ensuring a common understanding of the project’s objectives and outcomes.
Other reasonable duties may be assigned to you that are consistent with the job and its level of responsibility. These will require pre-approval by your line manager.

Key Relationships
Internal

Regional M & E Advisor
Head of Programmes
Project Coordinators – Nutrition and Gender, Agriculture and NRM, Financial Inclusion, Agribusiness
Finance and Administration Team

External

County Governments and relevant County departments – Health, Cooperative, Nutrition, Agriculture, Trade, Social Services, Gender, etc
Dairy Cooperatives
Other development organizations/ stakeholders/ Cooperatives

Knowledge, Experience, and Other Requirements:

A first degree in Economics/ agricultural economics/ development studies/ project planning & management/ monitoring & evaluation or other related discipline and Master’s degree will be an added advantage
At least 3-6 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in development sector
Experience in participatory learning & analysis methods
Knowledge and understanding of project monitoring and evaluation, including data management tools
Knowledge of the current M&E trends and especially M&E systems in development organizations
Good abilities for training, mentoring, and coaching skills (supervising enumerators and field staff)
Good technical writing skills, presentation, facilitation, abilities for synthesis
Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented
Must be a good team player, honest, dependable, and willing to be flexible with work hours
Fluent in written and spoken English, with the ability to speak local languages
Gender, intercultural and interfaith sensitivity.
Willing to work additional hours at crucial times.
Positive outlook and stand-alone disposition.
Adaptable and responsive disposition relative to the demands and development of the programme.