Planning, Monitoring And Evaluation Coordinator Job Vacancies In Kenya.

Planning, Monitoring And Evaluation Coordinator Job Vacancies In Kenya.
Job Title:Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
Duty Station:Regional Office, Nairobi
Job Summary
International Child Support (ICS) is a Dutch international organization that promotes
children’s rights in Africa and Asia. It aims to contribute to a world of confident children and
youth who can enjoy their childhood and are able to develop themselves.

ICS therefore informs duty bearers about child rights and seeks to strengthen the capacity of duty bearers
to design and implement programs that are in the best interest of children and the youth.
ICS is now looking to fill the position of a Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
for the Africa Regional Office.

He/ she will work closely with the ICS Programme Offices in Western Kenya and Northern Tanzania as well as with the organization’s partners including the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation coordinator in the ICS office in Netherlands on matters of planning, monitoring and evaluation. The PM&E Coordinator will advance the PM&E practice of organizational learning, accountability and stakeholder empowerment.

The Coordinator will be based at the ICS Africa Regional Office in Nairobi and will be expected to frequently travel to the programme offices and partners in the larger Eastern Africa region – Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The PM&E Coordinator will report to the Regional Programme Coordinator for ICS Africa.

Key Areas of Responsibility
1. Policy and strategy development
The PM&E coordinator will be responsible for the maintenance and development of a
system for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in line with overall objectives for PM&E
of ICS. This includes ensuring that:
(i)ICS is a learning organisation;
(ii)Data required are delivered as an input for reporting and
(iii)Implementing staff and community representatives are empowered to their
work.2. PM&E implementation
The PM&E coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and delivering results in the
areas of progress reporting, data collection for monitoring processes, and internal
and/or external programme evaluations. Furthermore, he/ she will closely work with
staff of ICS Africa to coordinate quality management and PM&E budgeting.
3.Advise, motivate, train and/or coach ICS staff and partners on PM&E processes
The PM&E coordinator will organise capacity development events on PM&E for both ICS
staff and its partners through extensive training sessions. The coordinator will also
support the implementation of PM&E activities throughout the project cycle and will
actively represent ICS Africa in policy issues discussions at the ICS wide PM&E TaskForce.
International Child Support / www.icsafrica.org

Requirements
•A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a Monitoring and Evaluation programme or Project
Management and/or related discipline.
• At least 6 years of work experience in an international development environment,
preferably in areas of participatory assessment and monitoring, data processing and
analysis, designing and implementing PM&E systems, and community based monitoring.
• Relevant training in specialised PM&E courses will be an advantage
• Superior communication skills, both written and oral
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, including ability to work in a
multicultural environment
• Networking skills, ability to establish and maintain linkage networks to the realisation of
the PM&E objectives
• Prior experience in capacity building and training of diverse teams
• Computer literate
• Good contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities and social and cultural
constraints and realities.

How to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client;
a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a
daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by
close of business Friday 19th November, 2010.
Adept Systems
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Web: www.adeptsys.biz

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