CAP YouthEmpowerment Institute Job Vacancy Kenya

CAP Youth Empowerment
Institute Job Vacancy Kenya CAP Youth Empowerment
Institute Monitoring & Evaluation
Specialist Job in Kenya Job Advert: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, is
supported by MasterCard Foundation, was
established to provide Basic Employability Skills
Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth in
the society with particular focus on women to
get equitable, qualitative learning and access to promising labour market oriented
opportunities, savings and credit that support
their pathways to safe and positive futures.
The key purpose of the organization is to
assist 10,000 disadvantaged youth to make
informed choices, develop labour-market oriented employability skills and access job
placements, savings and enterprise
development support. Overall Responsibilities: The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Specialist is responsible for leading the
development and implementation of a plan to
monitor progress, evaluate effectiveness, and
disseminate results of the project activities
and innovations. The M&E Specialist has primary responsibility
of identifying M&E needs, designing and
maintaining data collection systems and
ensuring that all necessary information, from
both routine reporting as well as from ad hoc
data collection efforts and special studies, is collected, analyzed and used in guiding
internal project planning. The M&E Specialist conducts all appropriate
analysis, including the use of complimentary
data sets and secondary analysis, and fully
documents activities and accomplishments in
the form of reports, publications, and
presentations. S/he will develop reporting systems and
indicators to ensure quality, timely, and
accurate data collection, including baseline
values for tracking progress of the program. Specific Responsibilities With the project team, plan for and conduct monitoring activities and ensure
accurate and timely reporting. In close collaboration with the project team, design and submit a Performance
Monitoring and Management Plan. Compile, analyze, and present data for reporting of program progress and impact,
and quality assurance. Provide technical assistance in the preparation of routine and ad-hoc project
reports. Participate in operation research and other data manipulation exercises to provide
evidence to facilitate project management. Work with CAP YEI project team in designing and developing the M&E system
including developing appropriate indicators
and tools for data collection for the current
project to enable CAP YEI use the information
for decision making. Work closely with CAP YEI training teams to identify how they do their own M&E and how
this can be linked to project M&E in ways that
are safe and appropriate. Build the capacity of CAP YEI in M&E data collection, analysis, interpretation and use for
decision making. Support CAP YEI staff in entering and analyzing project data, ensure quality
preparation. Coordinating with the M & E agency appointed by funder and understanding their
requirements. Maintenance of M & E records. Development of impact evaluation parameters and monitoring the program
through them. Requirements Degree in M&E, Biostatistics or any related field. Demonstrated academic and practical skills in monitoring and evaluation of youth, or
other relevant services, in developing
countries. Demonstrated practical skills in data analysis and report writing. Excellent planning, management, and organizational skills. Strong writing and organizational skills for reporting on program and study results. Fluency in English. Proficiency in SPSS software preferred. A minimum of four (3) years working experience in monitoring and evaluation work
using statistical and participatory approaches. Proven high level writing skills in report writing. Demonstrated ability to use computer assisted software for data collection and
analysis Note: Cap Youth Empowerment Institute does not charge fees for receiving or processing
job applications.