Philippines: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

ABA ROLI is a non-profit organization that implements legal reform programs in roughly 50 countries around the world. ABA ROLI has nearly 500 professional staff work­ing abroad and in its Washington, D.C. office. ABA ROLI’s host country partners include judges, lawyers, bar associations, law schools, court administrators, legislatures, ministries of justice and a wide array of civil society organi­zations, including human rights groups.

JOB SUMMARY

ABA ROLI seeks a full-time Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E Officer) to oversee implementation of the monitoring and evaluation of ABA ROLI activities in the Philippines. The M&E Officer will report directly to the Deputy Chief of Party. Based in Manila, Philippines, the M&E Officer will focus on monitoring and evaluation data collection, retention and reporting and training on M&E to staff and project beneficiaries. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience working in the Philippines managing donor funded projects. The role is available by April 2019, and funding is expected until at least September 2021.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design and implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plans for ABA ROLI Philippines’ programs, including ensuring that logic between activities and outputs are within the donor-approved performance indicators and program goals;
• Initiate program monitoring and evaluation baseline data gathering and target setting;
• Ensure timely and accurate activity data gathering and collate M&E reports from assigned program staff for inclusion in periodic reports to donors;
• Encode, update and track project data in the project retention data base;
• Update and maintain inventory, filing and compilation of project reports and outputs, both manually and electronically;
• Assist in providing monitoring and evaluation training and oversight to project staff and beneficiaries;
• Provide monitoring reports to supervisor or program manager and participate in analyzing and identifying causes of potential challenges in project implementation; and,
• Ensure that, in general, project monitoring arrangements comply with the provisions of the donor agreements.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fluent in oral and written English
• Excellent writing skills
• At least three (3) years solid experience in program monitoring and evaluation with donor funded projects, preferably in rule of law/justice or governance programs
• With advanced skills in MS office, Excel and MS access
• Has the ability to work independently and provide results within a strict timeline.
• Works well as a team member

*Due to the high volume of applications received, we are only able to follow up with candidates who are selected for interviews. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and this position may be filled prior to the close date.* References will be collected only for interviewed candidates. Salary and benefit details will only be discussed with candidates selected for interviews. To apply, please submit a CV and a cover letter to maricor.delacruz@abaroli.org and audrey.anonuevo@abaroli.orgon or before May 24, 2019.