Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Employment Opportunities in Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust

Founders: The Government of Kenya and the European Union 

Lead Partner: The Royal Danish Embassy, Nairobi

The Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) is an autonomous Kenyan organisation whose Founders are the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the European Union. 

MESPT evolved from a bilateral programme implemented by GoK/EU between 1997 and 2002. 

MESPT was established to continue with the activities carried out under the bilateral programme. MESPT is governed by an independent board of Trustees that oversees a management team charged with implementation responsibilities. 

MESPT provides financial services and Business Development services under four broad categories;
 

a) Wholesale Loans for on-lending to small businesses and farmers through financial intermediaries (Microfinance organisations, Saccos and Financial Services Associations – Village Banks).
 

b) Business Development Services to the Dairy, Horticulture, leather, Jua Kali and Fisheries sectors in form of matching grant funds.
 

c) Area Based value chain facilitation in 7 counties in the Coast and Eastern provinces of Kenya.
 

d) Capacity Building for Financial Intermediaries and BDS providers.
 

Due to a recent expansion as a result of entering into a five year partnership with the Royal Danish Embassy under the Business Sector Programme Support (BSPS), MESPT wishes to recruit the following four professionals to its team.

Job Description for Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

The post of a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is a newly created position to assist the staff and the Board of Trustees to monitor progress and impact that the financial, BDS, Area Based Facilitation and Capacity
Building interventions are creating on the ground. 

The monitoring reports will enable the Board and Management to formulate more focused interventions that will enhance the impact of the interventions supported by MESPT and the donor partners.
 

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will report to the Company Secretary and is expected to perform the following among other duties and responsibilities.

• Develop the Monitoring and evaluation system and indicators for all activities supported by MESPT.
• Develop the overall framework for monitoring and evaluation such as annual project reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons learned workshops.
• Guide the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each activity to record and report physical progress.
• Steer the process for designing the format of progress  reports acceptable to the MESPT Board and the donor partners.
• Guide the process for identifying the key performance questions and parameters for monitoring project performance and comparing it to targets.
• Design the format for performance reports.
• Clarify the core information needs of management, Committees of the Board and the donors.
• Establish the baseline data for all the MESPT activities.
• Work with the MIS/IT Officer to capture and record relevant data for production of reports required by various stakeholders.
• Arrange the training of MESPT staff on Monitoring and Evaluation issues.
• Carry out any other duties assigned by the Company Secretary.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in from a recognized University.
• A minimum of 8 years post qualification work experience in implementing monitoring and Evaluation programmes.
• Experience in setting up monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Must be computer literate.
• Experience in working with Donors will be an added advantage.

How to apply

Qualified Candidates interested in the posts should send their applications by Post or Courier to be received by 12th June 2012 and include: Detailed CV, email address, daytime telephone contacts, current and expected remuneration package, names and email contacts of three referees and the academic certificates and other testimonials to the following address:-
 

The Human Resource Department
Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) 

2nd Floor, Vision Tower, Muthithi Road, Westlands
P. O. Box 187, Sarit Centre 00606, 

Nairobi, Kenya 

Tel: 020 3746354, 3746764, 3749942
 

Fax: 3746764 

Cell phones: 0722 207905 and 0735 333154 

E-mail: info@mespt.org;
 

Websites: www.microfinancetrust.org and www.mespt.org
 

Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. 

Those who do not hear from us by 30th June 2012 should consider their applications unsuccessful.