Description:
The M&E Officer will be based in WFP Sindh Provincial Office in Karachi. This position is vital for ensuring the operational accountability and learning of the McGovern-Dole School Meals programme with a focus on daily monitoring and reporting, managing field monitors, supporting the baseline, mid-line and endline external evaluation activities, market evaluation, special study on micronutrients, and follow up with feedback from the Community Feedback Mechanism. The incumbent will be reporting to the international Programme Policy Officer who will be the Project Manager and will closely work with the M&E team in Sindh PO and the M&E team in WFP Country Office.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
- Ensure alignment of M&E activities with program goals and lead targeting for annual work plans and ensure inclusion of MEL activities.
- Lead the MGD M&E team by providing regular supervision and capacity building to enhance their skills and professional development while also engaging Sindh PO M&E and Country Office M&E teams.
- Provide technical leadership, capacity building and support to M&E staff in planning and implementing M&E systems and activities, data-based program decision-making, and results reporting.
- Analyze project data monthly and present the data to the MGD Project Manager and technical leads, highlighting problem or challenge areas with specific course correction suggestions.
- Conduct field visits for oversight at the central kitchen and at schools, and to monitor data quality; ensuring timely compilation of high-quality data; provide on-the-spot and formal training of staff and hired data collectors as necessary.
- Capture and document lessons learned and champion advocacy for the scaling up of best practices.
- Working with Budget and Programming team, oversee the MGD M&E budget planning and expenditure progress.
- Support the MGD Project Manager to coordinate all evaluations (e.g., baseline, mid-term and final project evaluations), studies, and special project assessments.
- Any other task in line with the position level and expertise.
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS: Based within the WFP Provincial Office in Karachi and reporting to the school meals project manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will:
- Coordinate and support McGovern-Dole implementation, including review of annual work plans, budget and implementation plans.
- Contribute to timely and accurate reporting to inform decision-making and ensure consistency for stakeholders.
- Coordinate with cooperating partners to ensure Literacy and WASH interventions are on track.
- Liaise with internal teams to ensure effective collaboration and monitor ongoing programmatic activities.
- Support the development and updating of SOPs, tools, and training materials.
- Coordinate community mobilization efforts for the onboarding of new schools.
- Conduct regular field visits to provide technical support and engage with partners and government counterparts.
- Support all inputs on written reports and presentations of the program.
- Coordinate with all units to gather inputs on key narrative reports to be submitted to USDA.
- Undertakes all other duties and projects as may be assigned from time to time.