KE-Monitoring and Evaluation Supervisor (National) at Church World Service in Nairobi, Kenya

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    KE-Monitoring and Evaluation Supervisor (National)

    Church World ServiceNairobi, Kenya

    Posted

    5 days ago

    Apply by

    1 Sept

    Full Time
    On Site
    Senior
    Charity, NGO & Non-Profit
    Research, Teaching & Training

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    Job Description

    The Monitoring and Evaluation Supervisor will serve as the lead technical focal point for monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning across CWS Africa humanitarian and development programs. The position will lead the development and use of monitoring frameworks, data collection tools, dashboards, reports, evaluations, data quality processes, and learning products. The role will guide evidence-based program design, continuous program improvement, donor reporting, partner capacity strengthening, and organizational learning, while working closely with program leadership, program teams, partners, and relevant headquarters colleagues.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead the development and implementation of project monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning plans, including indicators, targets, assumptions, data sources, and reporting timelines.
    • Develop and update data collection tools, monitoring templates, indicator reference sheets, and reporting formats in collaboration with program teams.
    • Lead needs assessments, baseline studies, mid-term reviews, lessons learned exercises, and end-line evaluations by contributing to protocols, tools, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
    • Coordinate external special assessments and project evaluations including gender analysis, environmental impact assessments, and project impact evaluations.
    • Track project performance against approved work plans, logical frameworks, results frameworks, and donor indicators, and alert supervisors and program teams to gaps or emerging risks.
    • Support Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and project managers to document and disseminate lessons learned, promising practices, success stories, and evidence products to support program learning and adaptive management.
    • Compile, clean, validate, and analyse quantitative and qualitative program data to support internal decision-making, donor reporting, and external communication.
    • Conduct routine data quality reviews and support data quality assessments to ensure accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, and reliability of program data.
    • Maintain M&E databases, trackers, dashboards, and electronic data collection platforms in line with CWS data management standards and donor requirements.
    • Support program teams to interpret monitoring data, identify trends, and use results for continuous quality improvement and corrective action planning.
    • Ensure quantitative information in reports is accurate, non-duplicative, and consistent with narrative reporting.
    • Prepare regular monitoring summaries, dashboards, data briefs, learning notes, and sections of donor and organizational reports as assigned.
    • Coordinate the consolidation of program evidence, beneficiary feedback, evaluation findings, and implementation learning for internal and external reporting.
    • Maintain organized M&E documentation, including approved tools, datasets, reports, evaluation products, and learning resources.
    • Coordinate with program and business development colleagues to provide relevant evidence for concept notes, proposals, and program design processes.
    • Provide practical technical support and coaching to staff and partners on M&E concepts, data collection tools, reporting requirements, data quality, and use of monitoring information.
    • Coordinate the preparation and delivery of trainings, workshops, reflection sessions, and learning meetings related to monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning.
    • Assist program teams and partners to apply M&E tools consistently and to monitor progress toward project targets.
    • Support compliance with CWS global program standards, donor M&E requirements, and ethical data practices.

    Required Qualifications

    • Minimum of six years of continuous relevant professional experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning, research, data management, program quality, or related program support roles.
    • At least three years of experience supporting M&E activities in humanitarian, development, refugee assistance, protection, community development, governance, education, or related programs.
    • A minimum of one year direct supervisory experience in M&E is required.
    • Experience developing or supporting monitoring plans, data collection tools, indicator tracking systems, dashboards, and donor reports.
    • Experience collecting, cleaning, analysing, and presenting quantitative and qualitative data for program decision-making.
    • Experience supporting evaluations, assessments, baseline studies, data quality assessments, or learning reviews is required.
    • Experience supporting projects funded by the U.S. Government, FCDO, the EU, UN agencies, foundations, or other bilateral and multilateral donors is preferred.
    • Strong knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning principles, including results frameworks, logical frameworks, indicator tracking, data quality, and learning approaches.
    • Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data, identify trends, and communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
    • Experience using Microsoft Excel and other data management, visualization, or statistical software; experience with Power BI, KoboToolbox, ODK, CommCare, SPSS, Stata, R, or similar tools is an advantage.
    • Excellent writing, documentation, presentation, and facilitation skills.
    • Ability to support training, coaching, and capacity strengthening for staff and partners.
    • Knowledge of GIS, mapping, or spatial analysis tools is an advantage.
    • Experience mainstreaming gender equality, social inclusion, protection, accountability, and safeguarding considerations into M&E systems is preferred.
    • Fluency in written and spoken English is required; spoken ...

    Job Details

    Job Function

    Research, Teaching & Training

    Minimum Experience

    6 years

    Education Level

    Bachelor’s Degree

    Area of Study

    Social Sciences

    Field of Study

    Monitoring and Evaluation

    Languages

    English

    Additional Information

    How to Apply: Send your application to the email address provided in the job posting. If no email is provided, visit the application link on the original job posting to submit your application.

    Show Your M&E Toolkit in Action

    This role demands more than just familiarity with M&E concepts—it requires hands-on command of data tools and a track record of turning raw data into decisions. Hiring managers will probe how you've used dashboards, surveys, and statistical software to improve programs.

    1. Quantify your M&E wins: On your CV, don't just list duties—show numbers. For example, 'Developed 15+ indicator tracking tools used across 5 projects' or 'Reduced data cleaning time by 30% using automated Excel macros.'

    2. Master the tools mentioned: If you claim Power BI, KoboToolbox, or SPSS, be ready to demonstrate. Practice building a sample dashboard or data cleaning script before the interview.

    3. Prepare a data quality story: Have a concrete example of how you identified and fixed a data quality issue. Explain the problem, your analysis, and the impact on program decisions.

    4. Understand donor requirements: Familiarize yourself with common M&E expectations from USG, FCDO, EU, and UN donors. Be ready to discuss how you've aligned reporting to their frameworks.

    5. Show supervisory experience: Since one year of supervision is required, highlight how you've coached or managed junior M&E staff. Give an example of building their capacity.

    6. Connect M&E to learning: This role emphasizes learning and adaptive management. Share an example where M&E findings led to a program change, and how you facilitated that learning.

    7. Brush up on gender and inclusion: The posting prefers experience mainstreaming gender and social inclusion. Be ready to discuss how you've integrated these into M&E systems.

    8. Prepare for field travel: The role involves travel to program sites. Show you're flexible and have experience working in diverse field conditions, possibly with examples of remote data collection.

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