Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability Officer (Kabul, Afghanistan)

RESPONSIBILITY SUMMARY

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability (MEA) Officer, reporting to the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability (MEA) Manager, will ensure effective, efficient, and reliable monitoring, evaluation, and accountability activities in support of ACBAR’s strategic pillars – in particular advocacy and capacity sharing/professionalization services. The MEA Officer, in coordination with the MEA Manager and relevant program staff, will identify objectives and activities where evaluation and beneficiary feedback are required to ensure quality implementation. The below responsibilities are not exhaustive; other tasks may be required according to changing operational and contextual needs.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct assessments, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews as necessary according to ACBAR’s project, advocacy, and strategic plan design and implementation needs.
• Together with the MEA Manager, design monitoring and evaluation activities to collect information and analyze needs, program quality, partner/beneficiary feedback, and impact in accordance with priorities identified by project managers and senior management.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to project sites during implementation, providing evidence of progress (e.g., photos with identified locations, videos, focus group discussions, and monitoring reports).
• Collaborate with program staff and the MEA Manager to ensure effective planning and implementation.
• Assist in the follow-up and investigation of negative feedback and/or complaints submitted to ACBAR’s Complaints Response Mechanism.
• Assist in locating and following-up with potential cases for success stories.
• Ensure compliance with ACBAR standards, Core Humanitarian Standards, and donor requirements and regulations.
• Support the MEA Manager in implementation of the Complaints Response Mechanism for the Afghanistan NGO Code of Conduct.
• Ensure that ACBAR’s accountability obligations are delegated and carried out in accordance with ACBAR protocols. Report any violations of ACBAR’s policies and protocols through its reporting mechanism(s).
• Any other relevant duties as agreed with the supervisor.

The Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development, ACBAR, is an independent forum founded in 1988 in response to the demand from NGOs working with Afghan refugees in Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan to coordinate assistance and delivery of services more efficiently. With its main office in Kabul since 2002, ACBAR brings together 164 National and International NGOs working in in all sectors of humanitarian assistance and development in Afghanistan. ACBAR has a mission to provide an efficient platform for members to carry out effective humanitarian, development, and peace building activities in Afghanistan. Its activities focus heavily on information to its members and the aid community in general, coordination of activities at the national and regional levels, and advocacy on issues affecting the work of its members in Afghanistan. ACBAR has a mission to provide an efficient platform for members to carry out effective humanitarian, development, and peace building activities in Afghanistan. The members are the drive behind ACBAR, and their active participation is essential to ACBAR’s continued dynamism. For more information, please visit: www.acbar.org

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or other relevant field of study.
• Minimum of four years of work experience, with a minimum of two (2) years of experience working in monitoring and evaluation teams with non-governmental organizations. Prior experience in humanitarian assistance interventions according to Core Humanitarian Standards is preferred.
• Ability to think analytically, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a complex and challenging environment; must be culturally sensitive. Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic with not only integrity and transparency, but also a high degree of flexibility with respect to working hours; ability to effectively plan and manage own time.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, including a supportive working style
• Strong computer/work processing and standard office software skills. Demonstrated experience with statistical software (e.g. STATA, SPSS, KoBo) is an advantage.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills in English and Dari/Pashto for reports and communications documents.
• Able to work under pressure and travel in difficult security conditions.

This position is open only to candidates authorized to work in Afghanistan as national staffs. ACBAR strongly encourages applications from qualified women.

PARAMETERS

Start Date:  Preferably 1 February 2021, or before

Location: Kabul, Afghanistan, with frequent travel to the regions (security permitting). All ACBAR staffs must abide by all safety and security protocols.

Contract:  Contract is through 31 December 2021, renewable on an annual basis depending on funding and performance. Salary and conditions are according to ACBAR’s salary scale.

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience may submit their current CV and cover letter detailing their motivation to apply and why they are best suited for the position.

Please submit your application (i.e., cover letter and CV), both in English, to applications@acbar.org  with Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability (MEA) Officer in the subject line no later than 24 January 2021. Please do not submit any written recommendations or training certificates as part of your application. Any CV-only applications or applications emailed directly to individual ACBAR staffs will not be considered.

Because applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and this position may be filled prior to the closing date, please send submissions as soon as possible.  If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact webinfo@acbar.org.

Submission Email
applications@acbar.org