Frontier Counties Development Council Programme Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Jobs in Kenya

Frontier Counties Development Council Programme Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Jobs in Kenya

About Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC)

The Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) is a regional economic bloc composed of the County Governments of Lamu, Tana River, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Isiolo, Turkana, Samburu, and West Pokot in the aftermath of devolution.

Registered formally in March 2016, the Council promotes cooperation, coordination and information sharing between Counties in view of strengthening devolution, enhancing socioeconomic development and promoting peaceful coexistence among its members.

FCDC is mandated to facilitate the review and the integration of relevant policies, particularly those that affect directly frontier counties to ensure there is a better collaboration among concerned agencies and authorities beyond frontier counties’ boundaries and jurisdictions.

About Livestock Sector Strengthening Program (LSS II)

The Livestock Sector Strengthening Programme II (LSS II) supports FCDC counties to contribute to the resilience of the pastoralists in the FCDC region to droughts, livestock disease outbreaks, and natural resource conflicts.

It aims to strengthen pastoralist community resilience as a means of improving the livelihoods of people directly or indirectly involved in livestock production and sustainable use of the rangeland as well as bridging the natural pasture feed deficit through sustainable fodder production. Contingency planning and gender mainstreaming are inherent themes running through the program's basic structure.

It also aims to create an enabling environment for animal production and trade by promoting peaceful co-existence among pastoral and agro-pastoral communities, implementing traditional rules and accords related to livestock shared grazing and range management, and improving livestock service delivery by county departments.

The Programme builds on the work accomplished in LSS I, which aimed to strengthen livestock sector institutions to deliver relevant services through better stakeholder coordination; and common disease control, rangelands management, peace and cohesion, and fodder production strategies.

In addition, the Programme will continue to develop the capacity of FCDC to coordinate county governments better and advocate on their behalf at the national level. LSS II Programme will be implemented by structures at national, regional, and county levels, targeting Kenya’s northern rangeland counties of Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Turkana, Isiolo, Tana River, Samburu, West Pokot, and Lamu, which are all members of FCDC.

Job description:

Responsible for setting up and implementing an M&E system by setting up a results monitoring system (RMS) – both qualitative and quantitative data collection. This aims to create routine/regular programme performance monitoring for adaptive programming.

Establishing a programme database (digitalize RMS) for the management of program data and information.

Ensure that FCDCs policies of Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) and Gender Equality are fully embedded during implementation and applied in the day-to-day implementation of the program and ensure that these are effectively captured in the program reports;

Participate (together with PCU) in the preparation of annual work plans;

Coordinate all M&E activities related to baseline studies, midterm reviews, and program end-line evaluations

Responsible for timely preparation and submission of all Program reports - quarterly, semi-annual and

annual reports in close collaboration with project officers.

Represent FCDC and LSS program in different fora when asked by the management. This includes making presentations of the FCDC secretariat and the programme's progress.

Participate in programme routine field visits and contribute to the documentation of results (photos, info-graphs and testimonials), and lessons learnt reflections and best practices through case studies, etc.

In consultation with the programme coordination team, develop project risk management tools in line with the existing project risk management matrix.

Support in developing TOR for external consultants for baseline surveys, assessments, and studies.

Lead the development of knowledge management and learning platform and support the facilitation of learning and sharing of innovative models and successes of the program within the framework of strengthening the Program Learning agenda.

Any other duty assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, experience essential, skills, and knowledge

Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Social Sciences, Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, or any other related field from a recognized university. An advanced degree in M&E, Project Management, or Social Science will be an added advantage.

Excellent communication skills with proven experience in Project Cycle Management (PCM).

At least 5 years of demonstration in applying M&E systems and frameworks and successful coordination of M&E functions and experience

A grounded understanding of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in research and evaluation.

Experience with database design and management, including advanced use of Excel and data analysis and entry packages, including SPSS data analysis. Mobile data collection skills are required, while basic GIS mapping skills are an added advantage.

Experience in preparing logical frameworks and an excellent understanding of the theory of change.

Experience in developing proposals for projects and programs.

Excellent communication skills with proven experience in project design, planning, monitoring, and reporting; and the ability to write clear and informative reports.

Experience in working with people from diverse backgrounds, demonstrating high respect for cultural differences.

Good team player and can communicate effectively in both speaking and writing English and Kiswahili.

Experience in working with major donors including SDC, USAID, World Bank, e.t.c

Honest and efficient in the use of resources, including own time.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit applications via email to info@fcdc.or.ke by 26th June 2023. The application should include a cover letter and detailed CV indicating their qualifications for the role with three referees including one from the current/immediate supervisor.

The Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter should be sent as a single document with the email subject titled: “Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Officer”.

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