Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator

About the Position

We are seeking a Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator to join our team in Kyiv, Ukraine. This role involves managing and evaluating programs and projects to ensure successful implementation.

Responsibilities

Program and Project Management

• Develops the M&E plans for EEF programs and projects and ensures their implementation.
• Supports program and project managers in tracking, reviewing, and reporting the overall progress of EEF program and projects to meet the performance objectives.
• Performs quality control of program and project documentation related to M&E developed by projects, and contributes to project reporting.
• Ensures the application of the Results-Based Management and development of a monitoring framework with measurable indicators for all EEF programs and projects.
• Participates and organizes monitoring activities, e.g. surveys, focus groups, and interviews.
• Develops, checks, and approves SOWs for the M&E-related tender announcements (e.g. external evaluations, surveys, opinion polls).
• Prepares data and participates in external program-related evaluations.

EEF Organizational Development

• Tracks implementation of the EEF SMART Goals and participates in their discussion and revisiting.
• Implements and manages a monitoring system for the EEF portfolio and follow-up on programs and projects portfolio cycle.
• Monitors the implementation of EEF organizational development and program targets; prepares a report on the targets for EEF Board meetings.
• Ensures maintenance of the EEF Knowledge Management System (KMS), and promotes learning and knowledge sharing within EEF.
• Takes an active part in designing new approaches for programming/fundraising.
• Participates in the development of new program tools, approaches, and methodologies.
• Develops M&E-related documents (e.g. PMEPs, M&E plans) for project proposals.
• Develops innovative solutions and tools for improving M&E processes in EEF organizational development and project implementation.
• Provides inputs to the development of organizational standards for accountability.

Capacity Building

• In cooperation with HR staff identifies the need for capacity building and skills development and develops an annual plan for EEF Development Academy.
• Organizes training for the EEF team and relevant partners on monitoring and controlling project work, and contributes to trainings on project management, program operational procedures, and results-based management.
• Provides coaching and on-the-job training of program staff on the project development cycle, M&E, and Results-Based Management.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, development studies, or related field.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in providing management advisory services, with hands-on experience in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of development projects.
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis, and presentation and setting up and managing M&E systems.
• Advanced knowledge of M&E requirements of major donors (e.g. USAID, EU, GIZ, etc.).
• Strong technical skills, including the ability to process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, and MS Access.
• Strong communication skills, with excellent writing skills; proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, local and national governments, and the private sector.
• Experience and good knowledge of the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, Excel, etc.).
• Excellent verbal, facilitation, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills in English and Ukrainian.
• Ability to conduct training, coach and mentor, and develop technical capacity for EEF staff and partners.

Apply

Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with the M&E Coordinator in the subject line of the email. Only selected candidates will be contacted. No phone inquiries, please.