The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. 

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organization recognized for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to: 

• treat everyone with respect and dignity 

• contribute to building a safe environment for all 

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH) 

• always report.

NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Generic Responsibilities:

1. Line management responsibilities for directly reporting staff. This includes the performance management process; setting clear goals aligned to country strategy and priorities, and to follow up and support staff’s achievement. Furthermore, responsible for key processes as workforce planning, recruitment, staff induction, staff development and Duty of Care.

2. Responsible to provide technical MEL support, guidelines and trainings across the CO, and share knowledge with MEL staff to ensure that they meet NRC’s MEL’s standards and requirements. Also contribute to the induction of new staff with training of NRC MEL processes

3. Responsible to develop the CO monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy, responding to contextual challenges but also ensuring alignment with the regional strategy and global MEL framework, policy and strategy.

4. Lead the processes and design of country office and programme level monitoring, evaluation and learning systems, ensuring the learning is integrated, accurate and relevant.

5. Develop CO specific MEL SOPs responding to contextual challenges, according to NRC’s MEL minimum standards ensuring necessary resources.

6. Technical input to programme monitoring, evaluation and learning plans, including methodological guidance and resource planning.

7. Ensuring the roll out and use of global and regional MEL developments at the CO level. Also leading new technical developments to respond to MEL needs in the context.

8. Ensuring learning moments are institutionalised in the CO, with systems in place for analysing and using monitoring and evaluation data and supporting programme and CMG to interpret and use learning for strategic and programme decision making. This includes contributing to the development, learning and adaptation of a multi-year programme strategies.

9. Ensure planning and quality control of all monitoring and evaluation activities throughout the PCM cycle, including technical support for Theory of Change, MEL plans, indicator reference sheets, data quality assessments and evaluation processes.

10. Ensuring systems /processes are in place to ensure high quality reporting in NRC’s Global Output and Outcome Reporting System (GORS). 11. Adherence to NRC policies, and a specific responsibility for the NRC MEL functions policies and procedures.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and facilitate planning and implementation of evaluations at country level in collaboration with senior management and relevant programme staff; help ensure the evaluation plan is achievable and relevant to the programme priorities.
• Contribute to fundraising through participation in the project proposal development and ensuring M&E requirements including budget are adequately incorporated into project proposals
• Ensure M&E planning and standardization of tools and SOPs across CCs, field offices, area offices and country offices. Support programmes in rolling out and implementing those tools and procedures;
• Specifically support all CCs to strengthen the quality of outcome methodologies and approaches
• Participate in internal project progress review meetings, ensuring that up to date project monitoring data is used during the review;
• Supervision of the Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM). Ensure the system is regularly reviewed for its relevance and functionality Provides technical advice to programme staff on methods and tools for needs assessments and other types of research.
• In close collaboration with CCs/senior programme management, develop learning agenda for the CO and action plan to implement the agenda.
• Any other tasks as delegated by the line managers.
• Coordinate and facilitate planning and implementation of evaluations at country level in collaboration with senior management and relevant programme staff; help ensure the evaluation plan is achievable and relevant to the programme priorities.
• Contribute to fundraising through participation in the project proposal development and ensuring M&E requirements including budget are adequately incorporated into project proposals
• Ensure M&E planning and standardization of tools and SOPs across CCs, field offices, area offices and country offices. Support programmes in rolling out and implementing those tools and procedures;
• Specifically support all CCs to strengthen the quality of outcome methodologies and approaches
• Participate in internal project progress review meetings, ensuring that up to date project monitoring data is used during the review;
• Supervision of the Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM). Ensure the system is regularly reviewed for its relevance and functionality Provides technical advice to programme staff on methods and tools for needs assessments and other types of research.
• In close collaboration with CCs/senior programme management, develop learning agenda for the CO and action plan to implement the agenda.
• Any other tasks as delegated by the line managers.

Generic professional competencies:

• At least 3-5 years of demonstrated management experience in design, implementation, and oversight of monitoring, evaluation, and research for large to mid-scale international projects or programmes
• Advanced degree in economics, research methods, social sciences or a related field
• Technical competency and prior experience implementing various programme evaluation methodologies and approaches
• Excellent analytic, communication, interpersonal, writing, collaboration, problem-solving, planning/organizing, and facilitation skills;
• Advanced experience in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and tools
• Experience within supporting MEL for one of NRC’s core competencies is an asset
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of the context in Afghanistan
• Knowledge of the local languages

Education: 

Advanced degree in economics, research methods, social sciences or a related field.

Behavioural competencies:

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people
• Analyzing
• Communication with impact and respect
• Coping with change
• Build meaningful relations
• Act with integrity
• Empower People

Language:

• Dari
• English
• Pashto

We Offer:

• Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
• NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents. 
• Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law.
• Top up Credit card on monthly basis

For applying and more information, please copy below link and paste in the web address.

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