Programme Officer (Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)) (P)
Members only
Nairobi, Kenya
KES 50,000 – 100,000/moMarket estimate
On-siteContractMid-level
What you bring
Education
Master's degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Public Policy, Migration Studies, International Relations, Law, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or,
University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
Specific training or certification in Monitoring and Evaluation, Results-Based Management, data analysis, research methods, or impact assessment would be an advantage.
Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
Experience
Experience in leading Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) functions for complex projects, including the development and implementation of M&E plans, results frameworks, indicators, data collection tools, quality assurance mechanisms and monitoring procedures.
Posted today
Demonstrated experience in Project Cycle Management (PCM), Results-Based Management (RBM), monitoring data collection, consolidation, analysis and use of evidence to inform programme implementation, reporting and adaptive management.
Experience in providing technical M&E support to implementing missions or field teams, including guidance on activity monitoring, results tracking, data quality, reporting requirements and the integration of M&E plans into action plans.
Experience in preparing high-quality donor reports, including biannual and annual reports, by compiling, verifying and analysing inputs from implementing partners or missions and ensuring alignment with results frameworks and donor requirements.
Experience in reviewing activity concept notes, activity reports, workplans and related documentation to ensure that M&E requirements, indicators, targets, verification methods, risks, assumptions and follow-up actions are clearly reflected.
Experience in conducting monitoring visits, surveys, outcome monitoring exercises, evaluations, impact assessments or other evidence-generation activities to assess progress, verify results and support programme learning.
Experience in maintaining programme datasets, ensuring responsible data management and producing evidence-based recommendations to strengthen implementation, accountability, learning and donor reporting.
Experience in labour migration, migrant protection, ethical recruitment, bilateral labour migration agreements, skills mobility or related migration governance programming would be an advantage.
Skills
Strong communication and coordination skills, including the ability to present M&E findings clearly, provide practical guidance to implementing missions, and communicate evidence-based recommendations to programme teams, management and donors.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to collect, verify, consolidate and interpret quantitative and qualitative data for reporting, learning and decision-making.
Excellent report-writing skills, including the ability to prepare evidence-based donor, biannual and annual reports aligned with results frameworks and reporting requirements.
Ability to provide technical M&E guidance and capacity support to implementing missions, including on activity monitoring, data quality, reporting and the integration of M&E requirements into concept notes and action plans.
Ability to conduct monitoring visits, surveys, outcome monitoring, impact assessments and learning exercises to support adaptive management and donor accountability.
Languages
Fluency in English is required (oral and written).
Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) or a relevant EHoA language is an advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
Application deadline30 Oct 2026
GK
This is a preview of the role
Sign in to your GoKazini account to see the company name, full job details, salary information, and how to apply.