With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
JOB PURPOSE
The WASH PME Coordinator is responsible to ensure consistent, accurate and quality monitoring and evaluation of WASH programs in the country. This includes adherence to globally defined indicators and utilization of appropriate tools for measurement, reporting and dissemination. This role has a critical function in ensuring continuous quality improvement and sustained impact in WASH programs.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
% of time Activity
30%
- Design and adapt monitoring tools to be used to monitor WASH program
- Ensure appropriate utilization of core WASH indicators in all projects (sponsorship, PNS and grants)
- Lead the documentation of M&E data in existing project management information systems
- Build capacity of staff on monitoring including use of existing tools such as mWater, KoboCollect and ODK
- Coordinate monitoring of all WASH civil works and ensure that a monitoring report is available for decision making
40%
- Carry out quality assurance for all WASH activities
- Provide consistent mentoring and coaching for all WASH field staff on indicators, mapping of all water points using appropriate tools, reporting and dissemination
- Routinely verify monitoring data collated from WASH field staff for completeness, reliability, coherence and accuracy
- Conduct mapping of water points using mWater application
- Compile monthly, semi-annual and annual reports and submit to the PME Manager and WASH manager for review
25%
- Lead research, evidence gathering, reporting and dissemination
- Identify innovation, promising and good practice and share it through appropriate channels for dissemination
- Coordinate development of WASH impact stories, articles, abstracts and documentaries for dissemination internally and externally
- Lead the analysis and synthesis of M&E data for programme quality improvement and decision making
5%
- Participate in the global WASH community of practice
- Attend multi-sectoral coordination meetings
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of emergency and development programmes especially in WASH
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Science, Water Resource Management, related field or equivalent experience
- The position holder must be results oriented and a team player.
- Knowledge of WVI working systems, policies and standards will be an advantage.
- Must have a good understanding of management, business processes and standards
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
- Training or certification in programme planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Excellent analytical skills using platforms such as SPSS, STATA, ENA SMART and NVIVO
- Excellent research skills
- Good interpersonal, organizational and management skills.
- Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, and physical hardship conditions.
- Ability to solve complex problems and to exercise independent judgment.
- Computer literate.
Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement
- Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to the field
- Travel: 10% Domestic/international travel is required.
- On call: As required
Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only
