Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Management of Monitoring and Evaluation System

• Leads the Monitoring and Evaluation Department: designs work plans, maintain and implement processes and systems to drive improvements in data quality across thematic areas and suggests improvements to monitoring and evaluation systems of LPK.
• Coordination and management of all monitoring tool development and documentation enhancement procedures in the organization to meet LPK standards and donor requirements and ensure that these tools and formats are used by all relevant service providers.
• Facilitate documentation and reporting of assessments, programme data, lessons learnt and best good practices for internal and external sharing from evaluation of the program.
• Act as leading role to conduct in house survey/research and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and generate the report that can be used as a reference for revise or continue the strategies.
• Is the focal person to update and maintain the LPK monitoring and evaluation guidelines; keeps an up-to-date version of the monitoring guidelines and disseminates across the program team as relevant.
• Have the ultimate responsibility for M&E system and the proactivity for the improvement of M&E system with the inputs from Program Director and Executive Director.
• Propose changes to the LPK monitoring system and assist in developing innovative solutions to meet LPK M&E requirements in response to LPK’s strategic direction.
• Support implementation of a system that ensures confidentiality of medical/personal’s data at different level (primary source document, data entry, data procession stage, etc.,).
• Ensure and support LPK’s M&E system is responsive to National counterparts and donors ensuring LPK’s clients are being protected by clients’ data protection policy.
• Support Program Director in development of ‘Clients’ Data Protection Policy’ of LPK in assessment, situation analysis, development and dissemination to LPK staff.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities related to the development and reporting of high-quality service across all sites.
• Ensures all staff are regularly trained / updated on any changes, as relevant to their position, for data collection, reporting, and data archiving.
• Establish and maintain the mechanisms for engaging beneficiaries, communities and stakeholders, for feedback and learning.
• Work closely with Operation and, Technical staff to integrate relevant M&E into program management practices.

Management of M&E Department

• Assess the workload, design job descriptions and assist in the recruitment process for the M&E Department and HQ/Site level data staff.
• Assess training needs and organizes trainings to meet the requirements. 
• Supervise M&E team members, organize performance appraisal, organize team schedules and work-plans, and give regular feedback on the performance and quality of their work.
• Ensure all data are securely stored at the defined location on a defined timeline.

Research and Surveys

• Develop protocols and M&E plan for both quantitative and qualitative research, surveys, assessment, etc.,
• Lead all research, assessment and survey, etc. from planning stage to report writing.

Monitoring and Supervision

• Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites, including leading the conduct of data quality assessments and specific tools.
• Coordinate and collaborate for the RDQA visits conducted by donors.

Reporting.

• Ensure the collection of relevant program data from the sites and oversee the accurate reporting of required indicators for different donors and national programs.
• Validate the completeness, consistency, and accuracy of reports, with the support of M&E and data teams.
• Ensure that all LPK’s program data reports are generated by the M&E team and disseminated promptly and appropriately to the Program Director, relevant LPK staff and external stakeholders, including National Program as required.
• Provide inputs to timely preparation of site level monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual monitoring and evaluation updates and report based on agreed indicators.
• Ensure reports comply with relevant internal and external reporting requirements and guidelines.

Representation

• Take part in the relevant meeting, training, workshop, forum, etc., representing LPK.