About SCM:
The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) is an independent, non-governmental, and non-profit organisation registered in France in 2004, governed by a non-remunerated board. It has held a special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) since 2011.
SCM’s vision is for a world based on freedom, justice, and equality that respects personal dignity, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.
Vacancy details:
Vacancy code: 2024 A/ 03
Date to launch announcement: 9 August 2024
Job title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
**Employer/Employeur:**The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)
Program/ Project/ Department: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Department.
Positions available: 1 vacancy.
Duration of the contract: 10 months
Application deadline: 19 August 2024.
Work Station: Turkey / Europe
Roles and Responsibilities:
Overview:
The M&E Officer is a member of the SCM MEAL Unit; overseen directly by the MEAL Manager, the M&E Officer ensures that the assigned organisational activities adhere -in full compliance – to SCM MEAL Policy and Procedures.
This position mainly involves the execution of M&E tasks related to the active projects and programs, The M&E Officer, in addition to the regular tasks, is involved in several monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning, and research processes.
This position – in particular – has a determined focus on adhering to contractual and donor compliances; including – but not limited to – contractual references, reporting standards, as well as donor policies, procedures and guidelines.
Monitoring & Control:
- Contributing. To the development of project proposals, narrative reports and results framework updates, and provide the necessary documentation of all relevant documents.
- Developing. The necessary tools related to monitoring the different tasks in compliance with the project and donor requirements.
- Comparing. The project reference documents – and SCM MEAL Policy – with the available and/or reported information in order to ensure projects’ performance abide by their corresponding plans.
- Planning and Conducting. Regular monitoring meetings and workshops with relevant stakeholders, with leading on the duly required coordination.
Reporting & Report Development:
- Executing. M&E review the assigned reports and processes in compliance with the relevant references (project proposals, logical frameworks, results frameworks, grant and partnership contracts, SCM & donor reporting standards & guidelines).
- Contributing. To the development and review of the performance and programmatic reports as a MEAL focal point for the assigned reports.
- Conducting. Regular follow up checks on report development and provide the brief progress reports to the MEAL Manager for each of the assigned reporting processes.
Program Development:
- Developing. Project M&E plans and methodologies in coherence with project nature and design, as well as grant opportunity constraints.
- Developing. Logical frameworks, including goals, objectives, outcomes, outputs, indicators, MoVs and assumptions, in accordance with the project designed, impact, lessons learned, best practices and stakeholders’ insights.
- Participating. In the programmatic development and proposal development processes, and follow up on other relevant assigned tasks.
- Contributing, To the risk analysis and mitigation plans, with a clear and reasonable reference to lessons learned and best practices.
- Applying. Gender lens throughout the program development process, and contributing to the gender analysis exercises.
Research & Development:
- Contributing. To the development of SCM productions, such as: training materials, technical guidelines, reports, studies and researches; as assigned by the MEAL Manager.
- Participating. In relevant research assignments and tasks as required by the MEAL Manager.
- Executing. Focus group discussions, peer interviews, surveying interviews, and other research tasks in coherence with the preset research plan and objectives.
- Collecting. Quantitative, qualitative, structured, semi-structured, and unstructured information and data in the framework of research and/or studies.
Supporting Partners & Other Departments:
- Transferring. The MEAL expertise to particular organisations and associations supported by the SCM.
- Providing. Coaching and peer support to SCM members and/or external focal points of partner organisations and associations in close coordination with the MEAL Manager.
- Providing. The necessary M&E support to other units and departments under the oversight of the MEAL Manager (such as: the HR performance appraisals development and review, action impact assessments, etc.)
- Preparing. Training impact measurement tools (such as: pretests, post-tests, feedback surveys, etc.) and applying them among relevant stakeholders.
Feedback & Complaints:
- Contributing. To the development of feedback and complaints mechanisms, in coordination with the MEAL Manager.
- Holding. The relevant feedback and complaints channels in an accountable and transparent coordination with the relevant team members and stakeholders.
- Ensuring. That all stakeholders have clear and known access to feedback and complaints channels.
- Providing. Training and orientation sessions to SCM team members and relevant stakeholders on the use and importance of complaints and feedback mechanisms.
Cross-cutting:
- Participating. In relevant intra and inter-organisational meetings, workshops, conferences where and when assigned by the MEAL Manager.
- Contributing. To investigations, incident reporting, emergency responses when and as assigned by the MEAL Manager.
- Mainstreaming. MEAL aspects and culture among SCM team members and fostering the role of genuine and first-person monitoring approach.
Requirement, Skills, and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field (development, social studies, computer science or statistics).
- No less that three years of experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning.
- Strong experience in monitoring, evaluating and managing program design.
- Experiencein monitoring small grants with multiple partners.
- Sufficient knowledge and experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods.
- Building Capacity Experience in regard to project monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
- Computer literacy including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (additional experience with data analysis software is preferred).
- Fluency in Arabic, strong English skills; knowledge of Kurdish is preferred.
How to apply
- Applications sent via email jobs@scm.ngo with the name of the vacancy in the email subject
- Les candidatures envoyées par e-mail jobs@scm.ngo avec le nom du poste vacant dans l’objet de l’e-mail
- Any application received after the deadline will be rejected.
- Toute candidature reçue après la date limite sera rejeté
- CVs will be reviewed after the deadline of submission, and only shortlisted will be called for interviews. We apologize for not sending replies to all.
- Les CVs seront examinés après la date limite de soumission, et seuls les candidats retenus seront appelés pour des entretiens. Nous nous excusons de ne pas avoir envoyé de réponses à tous
