JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant

Reports to: M&E Manager

Management Responsibility: None

Job location: Rwanda

Grade: 5.2

Contract Duration: One year renewable

International Alert has been working for over 30 years with people directly affected by conflict to find peaceful solutions.

We believe in a world where people resolve their differences without violence and can build a more peaceful future for their families and communities.

We build a more peaceful world by collaborating with people from across divides to resolve the root causes of conflict, because everyone can play a part in building peace, every day.

We work alongside local communities, partners, businesses, and policymakers to turn our in-depth research and analysis into practical solutions and action on the ground.

And we bring together people from the grassroots to the policy level to inspire and amplify the voice of peace, because it is only together that we can achieve change. To learn more about how and where we work, visit www.international-alert.org.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this position is to support the continued growth and consolidation of the Rwanda Programme. This is a local position, the holder will assist the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and jointly work across programme projects to provide technical support programme staff and partners implementing in monitoring, evaluating and learning from programme implementation. The holder of this position will support with generating projects data base, data screening, data accuracy tracking and reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Set up simple systems to manage information or data generated by monitoring and evaluation activities, such as trainings, mobilization events, advocacy initiatives, researches, activity monitoring and evaluations. Conduct simple data analysis and disseminate information to line manager for data validation and further inform programme management.
• Identify monitoring, evaluation and learning or MEL staffing needs for peacebuilding, conflict sensitive, business for peace programmes, and support staff induction on MEL programme coverage and training. 
• Support coordination of needs assessments, ensuring assessment findings are documented and include sound analysis. Work close with Senior M&E Officer throughout of programme baseline surveys, mid-term evaluation and endline evaluation where required.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of peacebuilding lenses are maintained in accordance with the International Alert Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact frameworks.
• Identify learning and training opportunities for projects and programme staff and work as a mentor for less experienced staff from partner CSOs.
• Conduct training and awareness raising activities for programme and partner staff at field e.g. project officers and project coordinators level regarding MEL priorities and quality standards aligned to MSL project gender curriculum, entrepreneurship resources as well as business for peace manuals.
• Comply with International Alert policies and practice with respect to staff safeguarding inclusive of code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Travel requirements

The job is based in Kigali with extensive (60% of all time) travel to districts outside of Kigali and other destinations as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Education to BSc/BA/ level in a relevant subject e.g., social sciences, sociometrics, development, peace studies, psychometrics, or equivalent field.
• Significant experience of undertaking a MEL related role in post-conflict or post-genocide environment
• Significant experience of undertaking a MEL related role in post-conflict or post-genocide environment
• Previous experience of managing project database.
• Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation.
• Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
• Experience of training and capacity building.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project data analysis reports. A high level of written and spoken professional French and good at English
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• A self-starter with initiative and the ability to work with minimal supervision

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

Fluency in other languages spoken in Greak Lakes region like Swahili.

Application form(below) for the post should be sent by email not later than 31 October 2024 at 5pm to Rwanda@international-alert.org . Please mention the following reference in the subject heading of your email: Application for M&E Assistant.

Please note that the following:

• This is a local position
• Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful.”