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Nawiri is an eightyear USAIDResilience Food Security Activity (RFSfunded program implemented by a consortium of international and national partners led by Mercy Corps. The goal of the program is to reduce persistent acute malnutrition in the two counties of Turkana and Samburu in northern Kenya. Nawiri has just started its fifth year of implementation which included two and half years of operational research which informed the design of the programs.

Nawiri is a multisectoral program that integrates resilient livelihoods, access to improved water, health and sanitation services, strengthening community health systems, conflict and natural resource management, strengthening community and government institutions and systems amongst others.

The Monitoring & Evaluation (M&Lead will provide technical expertise and leadership to generate and analyze quality evidence and data through monitoring, assessments, and evaluations; ensuring that systems and processes are in compliance with BHA’s regulations. S/he is responsible for ensuring data is accurate, available in a timely manner through our interactive dashboard and presented in a way that is useable by program teams.

As part of the Program Performance and Learning (PPTeam, in collaboration with the Strategic Learning Lead, and as a critical member of the Nawiri Management Team, s/he will play a key role in building an open culture which promotes and encourages use of evidence to inform decision making and adaptive programming. The M&E Lead also oversees and supports the M&E teams from each of the consortium partners.

Supervisory Responsibility: USAID Nawiri M&E Team

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Lead is a critical role in the Nawiri Management Team. S/he is expected to be a transparent and inclusive leader, who can bring a creative and solutions focused lens to a highly complex program. S/he will have a proven ability to learn quickly, multitask, prioritise, take initiative, be accountable for results and understand the larger strategic picture whilst focusing on the details. The position requires deep technical understanding of quantitative data, however success is contingent on the individual’s leadership style, openness and flexibility to respond to the team’s needs. It is essential that the Monitoring and Evaluation Lead possesses excellent communication and team building skills, ensuring that s/he inspires a collective learning culture, where team members are regularly using evidence to inform programming.

The most successful Mercy Corps team members have a commitment to teamwork and accountability, thrive in evolving and changing environments and make effective written and verbal communication a priority.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Lead is based in Nairobi with 50%+ travel to implementation areas. The location is accompanied and secure. Housing is individual accommodation with unlimited freedom of movement beyond the house/office. There are numerous international schools in Kenya. Staff have a relatively high degree of access to health and utility services (hospitals, clinics, electricity, water, et. This position requires frequent travel by road and air to field offices in less secure environments, where basic amenities are lacking (no running water, and limited electricity without generator. This position is not eligible for hardship and/or R&R benefits.

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development.

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.

We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS statu, marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. By applying for this role an applicant confirms that they have not previously violated an employer’s sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation and abuse, child safeguarding or trafficking policy. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete the mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline ([email protected]).