Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

About the role

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is recruiting a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer for its Country Office in Kabul. Reporting to the Chief of Mission and the Head of the Programme Support Unit, the officer leads the M&E, learning, reporting and communication functions of the office, supports the identification of IOM-relevant project opportunities and works with government counterparts, the UN Country Team and other development partners.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise and guide M&E activities in line with project/programme result matrices, M&E plans and Results-Based Management frameworks, using PRIMA for monitoring and reporting.
• Help build plans, tools and systems to monitor projects and strategies, assess risks and review risk registers, and train and mentor staff and partners in M&E.
• Update evaluation and monitoring plans, document lessons learned, gather beneficiary feedback and support joint M&E with UN agencies, donors and partners.
• Support periodic donor reports, UNCT/HCT reporting, and provide technical input to implementing partners on data collection and reporting.
• Document case studies and stories, update social media, produce quarterly newsletters and media briefings, and support donor briefings, visits and conferences.
• Manage submissions for IOM's global institutional reporting and contribute to identifying new project opportunities, including results matrices, theory of change and M&E budgets.

Required profile

• Master's degree in International Relations, Political Science, Business or Public Administration, International Studies or a related field with five years of relevant experience; or a university degree in the same fields with seven years of experience.
• Experience in project and strategy monitoring, reporting and evaluation, and in designing and delivering training.
• Experience liaising with governmental and diplomatic authorities and with national and international institutions.
• Knowledge of migration issues in the country and region, and of UN and bilateral donor programming requirements.
• Fluency in English (oral and written); working knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish is an advantage.
• Internally recruited professionals must be mobile; appointment is subject to medical, security and accreditation clearances.

Required skills

• Monitoring and evaluation concepts, including qualitative and quantitative methods and participatory approaches.
• Writing, research, communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and build relationships with people of diverse backgrounds.