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Project Planning & Design:

Contribute towards the development of funding windows, impactful project pipelines, and risk management design

• Contribute to the design, review and appraisal of funding windows and projects by collecting, analysing, and applying evidence and lessons learned

• Contribute to the design of results monitoring and measurement components of projects by incorporating results chains and performance indicators in each project according to set standards

• Contribute to the development of the EYE-C annual work plans and budgets; specifically, ensuring that program teams integrate a well-defined theory of change, results chain, and measurement plan in their plans

• Provide ongoing advice and technical assistance to the aBi Project managers concerning the effective and efficient measurement of results

Monitoring & Performance Management

• Manage the partner monitoring process by ensuring regular monitoring spot-checks and reviews; compile and analyse the collected data to assess performance and identify lessons learned

Manage and coordinate the entire program of reviews and visits for a delegated portfolio of EYE- C projects; provide technical advice to enable EYE-C to adaptively manage the performance of projects and maximise social return on investment.

• Document and share results with Project leads and other project stakeholders; support the team in ‘adaptive management’ (taking corrective action as required to achieve desired results)

• Collaborate and coordinate with the research and learning team to ensure that regular project team learning reviews and evaluations are carried out; ensure that learning is fed back into the design of future strategies

• Support the implementation of baselines, evaluations, reviews, Value for Money (VFM) assessments, and impact studies.

• Support the implementation of Environmental and Social (ESG) safeguards according to ESG standards; ensure that EYE-C beneficiary feedback is collected, analysed and corrective action taken where necessary

• Support and/or supervise the activities of the MEL Agency and any other consultants that are engaged in MEL activities; provide support and guidance and escalate any problems to the MEL Lead

Data Management and Reporting:

Analyse collected data to generate relevant and digestible information to facilitate evidence-based decision making and content for publications

• Work together with the technical team to support implementation of the Grant Management System (GMS), and ensuring compliance with MCF data management and reporting requirements

• Perform Data Quality Assessments (DQA) to assure accuracy, validity, integrity, completeness of data to generate quality findings and recommendations

• Ensure full understanding of the various audiences for the data collected by EYE-C’s MEL system and how they will use the information generated; design analytical frameworks that will provide them with relevant and useful insights

• Produce and document highly visualized and appealing end-of-year analysis and impact reports; collate success stories for internal and external audiences

Capacity Building:

Provide Implementing Partners with technical building to carry out MEL activities in line with aBi and MCF standards; support them in learning from the results to enhance performance and drive success of the project.

• Participate in partner capacity and due diligence assessments; utilise the results to develop a capacity-building plan to address IP’s MEL-related needs

• Deliver both ad hoc and scheduled capacity building (training, technical assistance, and coaching) to partners; ensure that IP MEL systems and practices conform to aBi and MCF requirements

• Highlight areas of risk and non-compliance of IP’s and advise on changes to the risk profile

• Establish a resource bank for up-to-date tools, training materials, other capacity building products; avail partners of resources are required

• Work collaboratively with EYE-C’s senior management to develop an organisation culture of academic enquiry and blame-free analysis of lessons-learned; provide coaching.

MEL Logistics & Coordination:

Participate in organising and coordinating MEL team activities, ensuring that Project Staff, Implementing Partners, and other stakeholders are provided with a quality service.

• Manage schedules, meetings, and other logistics associated with monitoring visits, audits, external reviews etc.

• Participate in the team’s work planning and budgeting processes

• Provide logistical support for meetings, workshops, visits etc; this may include liaising with other services to organise travel arrangements and expenses

• Contribute to the management and maintenance of the paper-based record system for MEL work

• And any other duties as requested by the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead