M&E Officer

Position Title: M&E Officer

2025-09-29 Kandahar Full Time 38

Job Location:	Kandahar
Nationality:	National
Category:	Monitoring and Evaluation
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per the organization salary scale
Vacancy Number:	DCA,25,309
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Kandahar City, with work in the four targeted districts

Organization:	Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (DCA)
Years of Experience:	5 years
Contract Duration:	3 Months with an extension possibility
Gender:
Education:	Bachelor's degree
Close date:	2025-09-29

About Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (DCA):

DCA has been working in Afghanistan since 1988, supporting herder and pastoralist communities to build sustainable livelihoods. DCA operates at the intersection of humanitarian response, development, and peacebuilding. DCA's Vision is" Empowered and resilient Afghan farmers and pastoralists, driving sustainable and climate-friendly food production for the People of Afghanistan." In 2024 alone, DCA reached more than 3.95 million Afghans through livestock-focused interventions across 30 provinces. Our approach is community-driven and structured around four interlinked pillars:

Livelihoods and food security
Extension and training services
Value chain development
Institutional capacity strengthening

We mainstream gender equality and One Health approaches across all programs—acknowledging the interconnection between human, animal, and environmental health, especially in the context of emerging epidemics and zoonotic diseases.

Job Descriptions:

General Position Summary

The M&E Officer will be responsible for a baseline/endline survey of the agriculture and livestock-related inputs, continuous field visits, beneficiary profile registration using a smartphone through the KOBO application, reporting key findings of the field visits to the MEAL unit and the project manager, and monitoring and evaluating project activities across the targeted provinces/districts/villages. She/He will be responsible for the coordination of the project activities with all stakeholders at the regional/provincial levels, and generate and submit on-time progress reports to the project manager.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensure close communication and coordination with the project team and other relevant stakeholders.
Assist with developing standard M&E instruments such as interview questionnaires for baseline surveys and updating data in the M&E-developed database.
Conduct training to explain the M&E procedure to the project staff.
Draft and document case studies and success stories on the project progress and achievement.
Development of a monthly and quarterly monitoring plan and ensuring its implementation.
Regular field visits for monitoring the activities (Agricultural and livestock-related and other planned activities under the project) at the targeted districts.
Prepare success stories, good practices, and critical learned lessons to be used for progress reports and evaluation of the project.
Analyze risks and assist the project manager in taking a proactive role in developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
Ensure monitoring reports are timely produced and shared with the project manager and other team members.
Work closely with the project team to collect, collate, analyze, and present information on project outputs and outcomes to be used for reporting.
Support the project manager and other project staff in providing the date information and required forms.
Generate and submit on time the written weekly, monthly, and other required, progressive reports of the achievements to the project manager.
Any other tasks assigned by the line manager.

Job Requirements:

A Bachelor's degree in agriculture and economics, with experience in M&E.
At least five years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
Good communication skills in English and fluency in Pashto and Dari.
Ability to work effectively with other project staff and proven analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks, handle tasks simultaneously, and work under pressure.
Experience in monitoring projects in remote areas and familiarity with the targeted areas of Kandahar province.
High-quality reporting skills.