Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning(MEL) Officer

The Accelerating Public and Private Investment in Infrastructure Component (APPIIC) of the UKAID funded Accelerating Investment in Infrastructure in Nepal (AIIN) programme. The UK Government’s Department for International Development through APPIIC supports the easing of constraints that impede investment in infrastructure, and Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) in investment promotion, project development and the implementation of private and public infrastructure projects.

Interested candidates are requested to apply by sending a CV with a cover letter to procurement@appiic.com by close of business on July 05th, 2019. In the subject line, please indicate the position you are applying for.

Position: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning(MEL) Officer 

Position Type: Fixed Term

Line Manager: APPIIC Deputy Team Leader

Technical Manager: MEL Advisor 

Role:

The MEL Officer’s role will be to support the APPIIC team, including the IBN Consultancy team and the bottleneck leads, with day-to-day MEL functions required to document and monitor results, and create a strong evidence base for reporting and learning. The MEL Officer will work closely with the MEL Advisor on implementing MEL tools, ensuring quality means of verification are collected and managed effectively and efficiently for all of APPIICs work areas. The MEL Officer’s will also support the teams to capture evidence and learning that could be used to inform course corrections and adaptive management for continual improvement of programme quality.

Responsibilities:

The MEL Officer’s responsibilities are, but not limited to the following tasks and duties:

• Assist the APPIIC bottleneck and IBN teams in the collection and maintenance of MOVs in support of APPIICs results, in line with APPIICs MEL framework;
• Maintain accurate Logframe results tracking on a monthly basis;
• Undertake monthly press reviews, creating a press file and analysis on related political developments and potential implications for APPIICs work;
• Support in the preparation of quarterly remuneration milestone packages, six monthly and annual reports;
• Quality review completed MEL tools together with the MEL Advisor;
• Support in the implementation of action research including initial drafting of TORs, research plans and tools;
• Working with the MEL Advisor to develop baseline data set for specific results areas of APPIIC;
• With the MEL Advisor develop a capacity building/training evaluation methodology and administer the evaluation tool at capacity building events delivered by APPIIC
• Ensuring data collected is robust, clean and verified; 
• Conduct data analysis to draw robust and logical conclusions, lessons learned and proposed recommendations for continuous improvement;
• Assist MEL Advisor in facilitating quarterly learning and reflection sessions with the APPIIC team and producing a report on key findings, lessons and implications for future programming;
• Orient new team members on the MEL framework and tools as and when required;
• Perform day-to-day MEL tasks related to results monitoring, evidence collection and sharing, and reporting to donor as and when required;
• Maintain all MEL documents on central server for ease of access and be the point person for evidence sharing;
• Any other reasonable tasks identified and requested by APPIIC Management.

Expected Behaviours:

APPIICconsiders appropriate workplace behaviour to be as important as technical capability. The MELOfficer will be expected to conduct themselves in line with the following expected behaviours:

• Non-discrimination: Actively and mindfully behave in a way that does not directly or indirectly discriminate (treat differently, marginalize, undermine, dismiss or deny professional opportunities etc.) against people the ground of their; gender, age, colour, ethnicity, cultural background, disability, marital status, political beliefs, religion, sexual orientation or identify, or any other characteristic that is unrelated to professional capability. Escalate through the appropriate channels any instances where discrimination has or is occurring. 
• Transparency and openness: Respond to colleagues positively and honestly to colleagues, and be willing to share information, maintaining professional appropriateness and respecting confidentiality. Be willing to explain your decisions and actions. Make yourself available and approachable to colleagues and be clear in your communications to avoid creation of confusion. 
• Integrity: Take responsibility for your actions and any intended and united consequences. Hold yourself accountable for your own actions and for the performance and behaviour of the staff you supervise. Offer to support others with only good intentions. Give others the benefit of the doubt and escalate appropriately if this is not possible. Keep to your word at every possible opportunity and explain when it has not been possible to do. Stay focused, and encourage integrity of your peers, supervisors and direct reports.
• Self-awareness: Be mindful and conscious of your professional, physical and emotional reactions to colleagues and situations, and how they could be perceived by and impact others. Understand your own values and motivations and consider how these shapes your professional interactions, using this information to be mindful of how you interact with people and situations. 
• Mutual respect: Treat others as you would like to be treated and listen and support others, making time to do so. Seek, acknowledge, and value others’ experience and contribution, and be courteous and considerate to all. Encourage others to treat all colleagues with respect.

Person Specification: 

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences;
• Two years’ professional experience in MEL, preferably in governance programmes;
• Strong research and analytical skills;
• Strong writing and reporting skills;
• Adept in Microsoft packages including MS Excel;
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills;
• Excellent professional judgment.

Desirable:

• Master’s degree in social sciences;
• Experience in governance programmes;