JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Employment category: Band H Unit/department: Programme Development and

Reporting to: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Quality (PDQ) Unit
Learning (MEAL) Manager Location: Cox Bazar
Subordinates: None Authorization level:

Overall purpose of the role:

To provide grants management assistance and support related to monitoring and evaluation in compliance with DRC's
and local guidelines and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct participatory monitoring activities with DRC beneficiaries to get information and feedback on the
quality and relevance of assistance, both in the refugee camps and within the host community
• Support the programs in refinement of data collection methodology and regular use of M&E tools and
frameworks
• Ensure high quality of data through accurate data collection, data entry and upload as well as basic analysis of
information
• Regularly undertake field monitoring visits to conduct household interviews, post-distribution monitoring, pre-
and post-assessments, focus group discussions, and any required visits as planned with the PDQS or Senior
Program Managers
• Ensure timely reporting on monitoring activities in line with work plans and project timelines, coordinating
closely with the Senior Grants Officer, PDQS and programme managers
• Provide regular verbal and written feedback on field observations and monitoring findings to the PDQS and
relevant programme staff
• Work closely with programme teams to ensure that project-relevant information is shared among teams
• Support programme staff to implement accountability measures as per DRC standards.
• Support programme staff and disseminate monitoring and evaluation understanding among the program
teams
• Other M&E activities as assigned (including support to baseline assessments, end lines, evaluations, etc.)

Key Deliverables: (in bullet points)

• Ensure functioning of M&E system for all projects/programs
• Routine monitoring of programs and information sharing
• Regular and timely compiling, review, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data

Key stakeholders: (internal and external) Education/qualifications:

• PDQS • University degree in information
• Program managers management, social sciences, development
studies or other relevant area

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 • Capacity to think critically and analyse
quantitative and qualitative data

Experience: (include years of experience) Languages: (indicate fluency level)

• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience, • Fluent spoken and written English
preferably in the humanitarian sector or with social
work, community development, non-governmental
organizations (NGO), or civil society.
• Previous experience in either programme
implementation, coordination, analysis or monitoring
and evaluation essential
• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and KoBo
Toolbox
• Experience working with data collection tools such as
Kobo collect

Core Technical
Basic Advanced Expert Basic Advanced Expert
competencies competencies

Striving for Data

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excellence collection

Collaborating ☐ ☒ ☐ Data
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sampling
Taking the lead ☐ ☒ ☐
Monitoring
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Communicating ☐ ☒ ☐ frameworks

Demonstrating ☐ ☐ ☐
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integrity
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Find the definition of DRC’s Core competencies here
Technical Competencies are skills such as WASH,
Logistics & Procurement, Accounting etc.

Basic: I master the essentials, but may at times need help from others
 Advanced: I can work independently at full professional level.  Expert: I am the go-to person when others need
help.

Last updated: (7th June 2021 by Lloyd)