SOS Children’s Villages Nepal Vacancy for Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

SOS Children’s Villages Nepal, a non-governmental social development organisation, supports children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief. We advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We offer a secure and friendly work environment and are committed to safeguarding the rights of children by having zero tolerance policy in this regard. We are further committed to providing a safe environment for coworkers and children, young people and adults with whom we work, where human rights are respected and upheld, and healthy relations are fostered by building organisational systems, capacity, and awareness on our Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We are now looking for interested and qualified individuals for the various positions for the Community-Based Family Strengthening Programme (CBFSP) in Ganeshman Charnath Municipality of Dhanusha district.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (1 position)

Location: Dhanusha

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer, under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, plays a vital role in overseeing and ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the programme. This position involves diverse responsibilities focusing on tracking, assessing, and reporting programme results to ensure the programme achievements align with set objectives.

Key performance areas and main responsibilities:

• Develops and implements a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework aligned with project objectives and indicators, creating detailed plans for data collection methodologies and tools.
• Establishes data collection systems, oversees regular gathering of both quantitative and qualitative data from diverse sources, ensures proper storage and security of data/information, and analyses findings on insights and improvement areas.
• Prepares periodic progress reports based on M&E findings, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) for each programme component to support the periodic progress reports.
• Facilitates orientation and supervises the data collection tasks by coworkers at the municipality level.

Qualification, experience and skills:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., development studies, social sciences, public health, education, employability/entrepreneurship, economics, etc.) with at least a second division or equivalent from a recognised university.
• Minimum of three years of experience in the monitoring and evaluation sector.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Nepali, proficiency in computer applications, and skilled in using computers for data analysis.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal skills, and a positive attitude.
• Preference will be given to candidates who understand the local language.
• Preference will be given to candidates having a two–wheeler license.

For all above-mentioned positions, candidates must be Nepali citizens.

Salary and other benefits: As per the policies of the organisation.

Interested candidates are requested to apply with a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Copies of Academic Certificates, (equivalence from relevant government agencies if studied out of Nepal), Copy of Citizenship Certificate, a passport size photo and Employment Application Form ( mandatory document to be downloaded from www.sosnepal.org.np/careers) to: vacancy@sosnepal.org.np by 5: 00 pm, September 13, 2024.

Candidates who have previously applied are required to reapply for the aforementioned positions.

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SOS Children’s Villages Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all the applications without assigning any reason whatsoever. SOS Children’s Villages Nepal follows the Inclusive Policy and therefore encourages women, people with disabilities, people of ethnic minorities and marginalised communities to apply.