Monitoring and Evaluation Officer job vacancy in kenya

KCDF is Kenyan public foundation that supports community development initiatives across Kenya, through grant-making, capacity development, endowment building as well as resource mobilization.

Our areas of support cut across diverse development issues that affect vulnerable and marginalized communities, such as Food Security, Education, Youth, Children, The Girl Child, Community Asset Building, Policy and Advocacy among others, all in an effort to enable needy and marginalized communities to access their rights and realize livelihood opportunities. 

We place great emphasis on sustainability; not only of the interventions we support, but also in the values, principles and approaches to our business. 

KCDF is a perpetual Kenyan foundation and hence believes strongly in self reliance as a critical aspect of its work; hence achievement of impact and both local and international resource mobilization form a core part of our work.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

KCDF is seeking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated individual to support the Monitoring & Evaluation function in a bid to improve its efficiency and effectiveness in demonstrating impact of its grantmaking and capacity development programmes. 

The right candidate for this position must be a highly motivated individual who is self- driven, and with the desire to fit in a team working environment under the supervision of the Programme Director. 

This position requires excellent planning and high personal organization skills.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Lead the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation functions  of KCDF as well as provide support to KCDF grantees in design and implementation of similar frameworks that improve their capacity  to measure their progress or challenges, as well as their ability to undertake documentation and reporting on outcomes of their projects.
• Ensure internal adherence and partner’s proactive compliance with the Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation guidelines and policies of KCDF.
• To provide technical backup support to the programme team in the development, adaptation, utilization and regular updating of M&E tools.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the M&E system, including support to programme officers in continued implementation of M&E tools and instruments.
• Foster and coordinate partnerships for independent, external assessments to attain good quality, third-party evaluation studies.

Key qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social sciences or development studies.
• Prior experience with performance monitoring and evaluation for development programs, including developing performance indicators, data collection and analysis.
• At least 5 years progressive experience in the development and implementation of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation policies & processes in a multi sector    programme environment.
• Skills and preferably experience with numerical methods and database management.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player.

Applications by qualified candidates should be submitted only by Email to jobs@kcdf.or.ke attaching current resume and day time contacts of three referees to be received not later than  31st August 2013.

KCDF is an equal opportunity employer and only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.