Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Vacancy Notice

Terms of Reference

Background

The Transforming Lives Through Nutrition project is implemented by Kalika Self-reliance Social Centre (KSSC-Nepal) in partnership with Helen Keller International, Vitamin Angles and iDE Nepal in Kapilvastu district. The project aims to improve maternal and child nutrition outcomes through the delivery and strengthening of evidence-based nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions.

The project supports the strengthening of health and nutrition service delivery systems, community-based nutrition services, monitoring and reporting mechanisms, and the use of evidence for program improvement. Effective data management, monitoring, and learning are essential to ensure the quality of implementation, track progress against targets, identify implementation gaps, and inform evidence-based decision-making.

In this context, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will support the implementation of project monitoring, data management, analysis, reporting, and learning activities at the partner organization level, ensuring that accurate, timely, and reliable program data are available and effectively used to improve project performance.

Position Overview

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is responsible for transforming routine health and program data into actionable evidence that improves program performance. The position ensures high-quality data management, leads data analysis and visualization, facilitates learning and adaptive management, strengthens information systems, supports operational research, and builds the capacity of district teams to use evidence for planning and decision-making.

Position: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Nos: ONE

District: Kapilvastu

Qualifications/Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health (BPH); additional training in statistics, monitoring and evaluation, or data management preferred.
• At least one year of relevant experience in data management, monitoring and evaluation, or information management in an NGO/INGO.
• Experience in health/nutrition projects is an advantage.
• Knowledge of maternal, newborn, and child health/nutrition indicators and government HMIS systems.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Nepali; ability to write clear, concise reports.
• Demonstrated experience in training and capacity building at district and community levels.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines, and willingness to travel frequently to project sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with global and national nutrition protocols (IMAM, MIYCN, MBFHI, other priority nutrition programs).
• Experience working with government agencies at provincial, district and local levels.
• Proven skills in DHIS2, ODK, quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis (Excel, SPSS, Stata, or equivalent), and data visualization (Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar).

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Data Quality and Information Systems (30%)

• Support standardized recording and effective use of DHIS2, HMIS, ODK, and other digital information systems to ensure quality data collection and reporting.
• Ensure routine program data are complete, accurate, timely, consistent, and confidential.
• Conduct regular Data Quality Assessments (DQAs), including verification against source documents and digital records. [Monthly/Quarterly]
• Support data validation, cleaning, and reconciliation across reports, source documents, and digital systems.
• Maintain project databases, indicator trackers, reporting archives, and monitoring records.
• Identify data quality issues, coordinate corrective actions, and promote good data management practices.
• Contribute to improving digital reporting systems while ensuring data security, confidentiality, and ethical compliance.

2. Data Analytics, Visualization and Evidence Use (25%)

• Analyze routine program data to identify trends, gaps, outliers, risks, and areas requiring attention; prepare monthly analytical/learning briefs.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, GIS maps (where relevant), and other visualization products. [DHIS2/Excel]
• Prepare timely monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc analytical reports, summaries, and practical recommendations.
• Support forecasting, trend analysis, and early identification of implementation challenges using routine and historical data.
• Support program performance reviews through analysis and presentation of key monitoring findings.

3. Learning, Evidence Generation and Knowledge Management (25%)

• Facilitate learning reviews, root-cause analyses, bottleneck analyses, and after-action reviews, during monthly review meetings.
• Develop learning briefs, case studies, success stories, evidence summaries, and district/municipal/health facility-level performance profiles.
• Support assessments, surveys, operational research, and evaluations, including data collection, analysis, and documentation.
• Document lessons learned, best practices, and innovative approaches and maintain the district learning agenda to promote evidence-based program improvement.

4. Adaptive Program Management and Innovation (10%)

• Support program teams to use data and monitoring findings for planning, decision-making, and continuous quality improvement.
• Track agreed actions from monitoring visits, review meetings, and learning reviews, and assess their contribution to program performance.
• Identify implementation challenges and performance gaps and provide evidence-based recommendations for improvement.
• Document program adaptations based on monitoring findings and introduce at least one innovative approach to strengthen program implementation.

5. Capacity Strengthening and Supportive Supervision (10%)

• Build the capacity of Nutrition Facilitators and program staff in data quality, analysis, visualization, interpretation, and use.
• Provide technical assistance, mentoring, and activity-based supportive supervision on monitoring tools, reporting requirements, DHIS2/ODK, and data management.
• Promote regular use of dashboards and evidence for program decision-making and quality improvement.
• Strengthen personal technical expertise in at least one area of monitoring and evaluation

Salary and Benefits

• Salary and benefits shall be provided according to the organization's rules and the approved project budget, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit:

• An application letter expressing interest in the position.
• An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) that includes the contact details of at least two professional referees (most recent) and clearly indicates whether the applicant holds a valid two-wheeler driving license.

Applications must be submitted within seven (7) days from the date of publication of this vacancy notice to:

HR Department

Kalika Self-reliance Social Centre (KSSC-Nepal), Kapilvastu, Nepal

Email: hr.ksscnepal@gmail.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the written examination and interview.

KSSC-Nepal is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women, Dalits, Janajatis, Madhesis, Muslims, persons with disabilities, and candidates from other marginalized and underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

KSSC-Nepal maintains zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, child abuse, fraud, and corruption. Selected candidates will be required to comply with the organization's safeguarding and code of conduct policies.

Note: 

• Any attempt to influence the recruitment and selection process, directly or indirectly, will result in the automatic disqualification of the candidate.
• KSSC-Nepal reserves the right to cancel, postpone, amend, or withdraw this vacancy announcement at any stage of the recruitment process without assigning any reason.