Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist - Islamic Relief

URGENTLY REQUIRED

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an International Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) established in Birmingham, UK in 1984. Islamic
Relief has a consultative status (special category) with the economic
and Social Council of the United Nations is full member of British
Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND) and a signatory to the code of
conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and
NGOs in Disaster Relief. It seeks to promote sustainable economic and
social development by working with local communities through relief
and development programmes. Islamic Relief Indonesia is part of
Islamic Relief Worldwide which has been working in Indonesia since
2003. Islamic Relief Indonesia provides service and support to the
communities in mandate areas, based on the MoU with Department of Home
Affairs. There are some initiative sectors under Emergency and
Development program such as Shelter, Water and Sanitation, Health and
Nutrition, Livelihood, Orphans, Education, Marines Fisheries, and
Disaster Preparedness and Response. Through these sectors, Islamic
Relief Indonesia plays significant role in alleviating the suffering
and poverty of the world's poorest people.

Islamic Relief seeks to hire committed and experienced persons for the
following positions:

MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST

Base at : Banda Aceh
Range of Salary : IDR 10.000.000 to 15.000.000
Contract Duration : 3 months
Frequent Official Travel

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of HoP, the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
will be responsible for the monitoring of A-EDFF Project activities
especially for the critical indicator of monitoring on sustainable sea
fisheries response. As a part of monitoring, identify gaps in the
information and make recommendations for collection of this data.

Essential Functions
1. Responsible for establishing the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit in
order to evaluate the significant and important response,
2. Prepare reports required for submission to donors, and for the
internal management decision making,
3. Assist the Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer and Project
Coordinator in establishing the monitoring and evaluation framework
and system to ensure effective implementation of project strategic
plan and key program initiatives,
4. Redefine the goal, outputs, objectives, indicators, etc in logical frame work
5. Produce monthly, quarterly and annual monitoring and evaluation
reports based on agreed project indicators that will guide decision
making and program implementation,
6. Work with partners to ensure the collection of relevant and
appropriate data which is needed for an effective M&E System which
will be utilized in the monitoring of strengths, weaknesses and gaps
in the existing programs and services as well as required for
reporting on the important commitments,
7. Facilitate capacity building for partners implementation to enable
them to monitor and evaluate their own efforts, gather relevant data
and produce required progress reports,
8. Provide current and relevant information to project team,
management and donors,
9. Coordinate with related stakeholders to ensure that current
information and indicators to monitor the project's performance of
A-EDFF responses are available,
10. Assist the Communications and Program Officer in the design and
maintenance of a comprehensive information and communication system
for all progress interventions in support of the project response to
maximize cooperation among partners.
11. Assist the program and partner staffs in the strategic use of data
and information so as to improve the implementation of A-EDFF project,
12. Participate in monitoring and evaluation meetings conduct by the
consultants donor,
13. Perform other duties assigned by the HoP and CD regarding
monitoring and evaluation as necessary.

Expected Results
· An established system of current data, relevant indicators and
analysis on A-EDFF project response that is derived from M&E framework
that is widely endorsed and established based on data collection
methods which are rigorous and will stand to scrutiny,
· Information is widely respected and anticipated by the stakeholders
and used to guide decision making and program implementation in every
facet of the response.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
· Excellent oral and written English communication skills; (master
degree is an asset),
· Ability to work closely in a team environment,
· Patient, adaptable, able to improvise and work in atmosphere that is
extremely stressful,
· Excellent interpersonal skills,
· Self motivated but with the ability to make good use of the
experience and effort of others,
· Fairness and maturity. Objectivity in problem-solving,
· An understanding of the fisheries knowledge, socio-economic,
statistic and environment issues as well as those impacts on economic
development,
· Strong analytical skills,
· Fully computer literate with working knowledge of database and
spreadsheet application,
· Familiarity with research and scientific data collection methods.

Minimum Education and Professional Requirements
A first degree in a Statistic/Mathematic, Socio-economic, Fisheries
Technology or related discipline
At least five (5) years of experience in handling data collecting
and/or Monitoring/Evaluation programs;
or
A master degree in above related disciplines
At least three (3) years of experience in handling data collecting
and/or Monitoring/Evaluation programs
Decision making authority

Employee has the authority to:
· Make creative and intuitive decisions regarding the production of
established monitoring and evaluation reports,
· Recommend appropriate structures and systems to management regarding
the functioning of the monitoring and evaluation unit,
· Recommend an appropriate framework and attendant systems appropriate
to the development of an effective monitoring and evaluation effort,
· Determine research design and implementation for studies and surveys,
· Recommend consultants and budgets for studies and surveys to management,
· Determine the scheduling of studies and surveys,
· Determine the type and modalities to be applied to capacity building
initiatives for implementation partners,
· Provide available information on A-EDFF project and the important
response effort as agreed to partners and stakeholders,
· Recommend to management the need for advocacy or intervention among
agencies, who do not subscribe to the monitoring and evaluation
framework or indicators,
· Type of assistance to partners on the strategic use of information,
· Type and calibre of advice to monitoring and evaluation staffs,
· Make recommendations to management and project team regarding the
efficient use of the data resources generally.

Working conditions
The job will require travel (locally, nationally); evening and weekend
hours may be required from time to time. He or She may perform duties
of a sensitive and confidential nature.
If you meet the above requirements kindly send your detailed CV with
recommendations from 2 referees, (one of them your immediate former
employer)
to: hrislamic@islamic-relief.or.id. Please put the job title and your
name in subject of your email.

Closing date: 10 June 2011