The Officer will review and improve planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems and processes and their efficient and effective implementation in accordance with established policies, procedures and processes. S/he will be responsible for strengthening and developing the capacity and core competencies of the Venezuelan Red Cross. S/he will also be responsible for coordinate and lead the development project proposals expanding partnerships.
Job Duties and Responsibilities: Planning:
Leading the annual planning processes and ensuring the quality check (coherence of information, editing, formatting etc.), liaising with technical and financial teams, to ensure that they meet required quality standards.
Follow-up with project and programme owners on the revision of operational plans (narratives, M&E plans, activity tables) in line with quarterly budgetary revisions.
Review and provide feedback during the design of plans and logical frameworks with a view to ensure logical coherence, SMART indicators, and inclusion of means of verifications, targets, and baselines.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
Monitoring of projects, programmes, and plans to facilitate results-based management, guaranteeing accountability and evidence-based results.
Ensure compliance with the IFRC Framework for Evaluations, including completion of management responses, follow-up recommendations, and support in the development of external evaluation ToRs.
Develop lessons learned exercises and include lessons learned from past project evaluations into new plans for projects/programmes or operations.
Coordinate data collection, analysis, feedback from affected populations, socialize tools such as the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans, Gantt charts, indicator tracking tables (ITTs), baseline – end line studies, and matrixes to monitor objectives, indicators, and activities, as per IFRC guidelines.
Reporting:
Ensure the quality control of reports for operational plans, pledges, and emergencies. This includes revising/cross referencing financial reports together with plans, and ensuring reports have a clear link to the plans.
Ensure quality control and technical feedback of programme and project proposals with a focus on logical framework quality and monitoring & evaluation aspects of the proposal.
Submit finalized pledge-based reports to the Strategic Partnerships & Resource Management (SPRM) department for their submission to the donor.
Support resource mobilisation efforts by guiding the proposal and project development process:
Coordinate, support, assist and advise the development and drafting of concept notes and project proposals.
Support the Head of Delegation in the identification and development of new funding proposals.
Develop and maintain knowledge and understanding of the activities and programmes of the Venezuelan Red Cross, including support provided by the PNS, ICRC and other partners.
Education:
Graduate degree in a relevant humanitarian or Social Sciences, studies relating to
data management, statistics, etc (Required).
Experience:
Strong skills in designing and using PMER concepts, tools, and best practices (required).
3 years of experience in report writing and editing, with attention to product delivery in accordance with deadlines (required).
3 years’ experience in the project planning and implementation and results-based project management, including M&E systems (required).
Knowledge and skills around results-based planning (logframe) and setting up robust
planning systems for complex programmes (required).
Experience in the implementation and facilitation of training sessions (required).
Knowledge, Skills and Languages: Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge of log frame-based project design, monitoring and evaluation (required).
Analytical and communication skills and ability to assimilate and process information for wide-ranging audiences (required).
Advanced skills in computers (Windows, word processing, PowerPoint, Excel) (required).
Inter-personal skills and cultural sensitivity (required).
Edition of texts in English and Spanish (required).
Able to work independently and as part of a team (required).
Exceptional organizational ability with an eye for detail (required).
Languages:
Fluently spoken and written English and Spanish (required)
