Monitoring And Evaluation Officer

Philippine Business for Social Progress; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 670,000 - 1,004,000; Full time

Job summary

Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in Mandaluyong is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer to design and deliver a knowledge infrastructure that captures project achievements, impacts, best practices, and learnings for diverse stakeholders.

You will work with the Project Manager to track progress against the results framework, carry out endline studies or impact assessments, maintain indicator databases, and ensure high-quality knowledge products are produced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, data science, development studies, agriculture or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in M&E assignments.
• Experience with data analysis, indicator development, and survey design.
• Experience with international grants is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement M&E systems, protocols, and tools with the project team.
• Safeguard data quality and integrity through database management and appropriate tools.
• Provide inputs for annual reports and completion reports from desk and field research.
• Document innovations, best practices, learnings, and facilitate knowledge-sharing activities.
• Lead the development of knowledge products and ensure timely, high-quality reports.
• Perform knowledge management tasks as needed.
• Design M&E trainings or coaching sessions for internal staff.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

Skills

Research

Data collection

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in statistics, data science, development studies, agriculture or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Suite

Job description

Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is the largest business-led non-governmental organization (NGO) in the Philippines, established in 1970 to lead the private sector’s efforts in poverty reduction. Founded by 50 business leaders, it encourages companies to fulfill their corporate social responsibility (CSR) by pooling resources and expertise to support sustainable development.

Project: More with Less in the Philippine Coconut Industry (MwL)

Duration: 7 months

Work Assignment: Mandaluyong City

ROLE SUMMARY

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer is responsible for designing and delivering a knowledge infrastructure or monitoring framework that will capture and share accomplishments, impacts, best practices, and learnings from the project to different stakeholders.

Together with the Project Manager, the MEL Officer will continue reporting and tracking progress vis-à-vis the results framework; carry out the endline study, outcome harvesting, and/or impact assessment; maintain the database of project indicators along with means of verification; and serve as a custodian of project data, information and knowledge products.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation systems, protocols, and tools (including but not limited to questionnaires and survey designs) and ensure their implementation accordingly, in collaboration with the project team;
• Safeguard the quality and integrity of field-based data collection and management through the establishment of a database and use of appropriate tools or technology;
• Provide inputs on documentation and reports such as the annual report and completion report based on desk research and field research;
• Document innovations, best practices, learnings, and insights applied to the project; and facilitate the conduct of knowledge-sharing activities;
• Lead the development of knowledge products and ensure all project reports are produced on time with high quality;
• Perform knowledge management functions as needed;
• Design M&E trainings or coaching sessions for internal staff as needed;
• Performs other related tasks as may be assigned from time to time.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in statistics, data science, development studies, agriculture, or related courses; advanced training in monitoring and evaluation or master's degree is an advantage. .

Experience:

• At least 3 years' experience in M&E assignments.
• Demonstrated ability in data analysis, indicator development, and/or survey design. Demonstrated ability to summarize disparate information in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience with international grants is a plus.

Skills

• Excellent research, data collection, and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills but able to work independently to efficiently meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and Google Suite