The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer/Data Analyst is responsible for the development management and implementation of the USAID Western Kenya Sanitation Project (WKSP) M&E systems and procedures. The Officer will work closely with the Snr MEL Specialist, the County Market Advisor and USAID WKSP sub-grantees on M&E functions including tools design, data collection, analysis and reporting for the project indicators. The successful applicant for this position will be based in Kisumu

Responsibilities

Essential Duties: Main purpose of job


Develop, and maintain the Project’s M&E system, including the development of performance indicators, milestones, and baseline conditions.
Design and develop data collection tools, perform in-depth data analysis, to inform implementation and reporting on performance indicators.
Database management. Design and maintain databases and data systems to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
Design interactive dashboards to improve data visualization, enabling the display of infographics that highlight trends and overall progress on Power-Bi
Support in the development of monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports on the status of Project implementation; contribute to other project reports such as annual work plans.
Manages County project results reporting and management with input from Senior MEL Specialist and technical staff.
Monitor USAID WKSP Sub-grantees progress with frequent onsite field visits to project target counties.
Provide inputs to donor reports, annual work plans with the county government, and grantee monthly and quarterly reports.
Through capacity building, support project staff and partners to administer M&E data tools and uphold best M&E practices.
Data Quality Assessment (DQA). Develop data quality tools, conduct site visits/ interviews for data validation, identify data quality gaps and mitigation measures
Through data analysis provide informative analysis to promote data driven decision and enhance learning
Provide on-demand data reports to RTI and USAID
Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.


Qualifications


Master’s degree and 2 years of experience or bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience in the field of in Statistics, Public Health, Project Management or relevant combination of education and experience in sanitation and menstrual hygiene programs.
Experience with M&E frameworks and tools.
Excellent communication and reporting abilities.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL is an added advantage