Pact MERL / Communication Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

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Pact MERL / Communication Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: MERL / Communication OfficerSupervisor: CD / MERL Director
Supervises: None
Location: Nairobi
Pact is an International NGO with an office in Kenya among several other offices across the world, which enables systematic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy and take part in the benefits that nature provides.
Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems and transforming markets into a force for development.
PEACE III is a five-year project (2014-2019), funded by USAID and implemented by Pact.
The aim of PEACE III is to support EA regional and US government goals in improving stability along EA’s border regions by strengthening the horizontal and vertical linkages within and between local, national and regional conflict management actors.
PEACE III will work with local implementing partners to build capacity of community peace leaders and organizations while strengthening inter-personal and inter-communal collaboration at all levels
Pact is seeking to recruit dynamic, qualified and experienced individuals to fill the following position:
Job Summary: This position assists the MERL/CD Director in overall coordination and output of the MERL unit.
S/he renders technical MERL support and assists in demonstrating progress against strategic objectives at the Country level.
This support extends to a wide range of NGO and CSO partners providing training, mentoring and guidance to partners in MERL, data collection, and quality.
The post holder is also responsible for assisting in the generation of regular report writing and publication development.
The position simultaneously provides support in communications and materials development such as publications, success story development and overseeing branding requirements for Pact, as needed.
The post holder will be responsible for reviewing, editing, and formatting required reports (quarterly, annual, and other) as generated by the project
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Job Responsibility #1: Technical M&E Support

Assists the development and/ or updating of monitoring and evaluation plans, guidelines, tools and systems for use by PACT and its partners

Supports the identification of higher level indicators to assess progress and overall impact against organisation’s strategic plan

Assists the development of effective results frameworks and subsequent indicators at project and partner level(s)

Supports project staff and partners to ensure effective systems are in place for process and impact monitoring (this includes baseline and evaluation requirements)

Assists in designing baseline, mid-term and final evaluation studies

Assists in organizing periodic ongoing evaluation and progress monitoring events by involving partners

Prepares the unit’s work plan by identifying support requirements of other units.

In collaboration with different units, periodically monitors the quality of data collected and reports produced, and agree on actions required

Undertakes compilation of data for analysis and reporting requirements

Assists the compilation and distribution of the Donor reports as per the set schedule

Generates quarterly, biannual and annual tabular reports for reporting purposes

Assists the generation of data and compilation of quarterly reports for regular Donor reporting purposes

Assists the production of quarterly and annual reports against the Government annual plans

Facilitates compilation of regular monitoring reports prepared by different Projects along with evaluation recommendations

Keeps up to date with developments in MERL, including best practice examples within the country and internationally, and ensure ongoing personal development and learning

Ensures the communication of Participatory M&E concepts within the organization, with partners and other stakeholders

Participates in the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned and best practice

Participates in the assessment of M&E related training requirements for capacity building purpose

Participates in development of capacity of Program staff and partners on Participatory M&E and other related initiativesJob Responsibility #2: Communication

Reviews, edits and formats reports for project (quarterly, annual and other).

Is responsible for the Branding Strategy for the project

Works closely with the Program Capacity Development staff and M&E staff, and other support to prepare high quality programmatic progress reports to the donor, and ensures they cover key content to meet donor requirements.

Solicits and prepares success stories, which are in line with USAID guidance for success story reporting, to highlight program achievements alongside the progress reporting.

Ensure appropriate branding of all reports and other communication material to meet donor requirements.

Transforming raw content provided by program staff into multi-media communications and/or publications.

Identifying potential communication and public relations opportunities

Contributing to the preparation of publications and fundraising materials.Job Responsibility #3: Others

This position is located in Nairobi and requires travel to project operational areas.

Any other duties as may be assigned by supervisorKnowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated effective organizing and planning skills;

Skills in developing MERL, data collection tools, indicators and plans;

Ability to analyse M&E technical issues, to write clear and concise reports and to make effective oral presentations;

Computer literacy in basic database and statistical software and Microsoft applications;

Proficiency in English;

Effective interpersonal skills;

Effective communication skillsAcademic and Professional Qualifications

BA/MA degree in Economics, Statistics or other Social Sciences.

Diploma in publishing.Experience

At least 3 years of relevant work experience in monitoring, evaluation communication and planning activityCompetencies

Strong writing and analytical skills

Strong planning and prioritization skills

Team work/building

Problem solving.

In addition, some of the behavioral competencies include: Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, facilitating change, and proactive problem solving.Application Process
We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications to the attention of Pact HR Office in Kenya via the following email address: kenyahr@pactworld.org clearly indicating in the subject field of your email MERL/Communication Officer by 5th September 2014.
All applicants should submit their application with a detailed CV in MS Word (.doc) version, which should include names and contacts of 3 referees.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Pact is a fair and equal opportunity employer.