Afghanistan Social and Legal Organization (ASLO) is registered with the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan. The organization was informally established in 2012 and was officially registered with the ministry of economy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in 2013. Registration number (2852) was awarded to ASLO through the NGOs Department of the Ministry of Economy, Kabul, Afghanistan. 

Scope of work:

The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will oversee the implementation requirements for the Community-Based Education project to ensure planned activities are on track according to plan. The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will report directly to the Project Manager. S/He will ensure a high level of program quality through performance monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and provide leadership and coordination in the development, dissemination, and promotion of strategies, standards, and tools. The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer is also responsible for full-cycle monitoring and evaluation of projects, developing appropriate methodologies and tools to design evaluations, and generating constructive reports to better manage the projects and contribute to the decision-making.

 

Responsibilities:

• Establish, develop, and oversee the implementation of the organization's MEAL system, ensuring accountability to donors and beneficiaries.
• Facilitate the design of “SMART” objectives, logic models, monitoring frameworks, and evaluation plans during the design phase of the projects.
• Ensure the alignment of M&E activities with program goals.
• Promote all aspects of MEAL to support the creation of an organizational culture that prioritizes quality programming.
• Work closely with the program/project teams to ensure that MEAL becomes an integral element of project implementation, leading to enhanced quality, accountability, management, and impact.
• Ensure that the organization delivers on all internal and external M&E requirements on time and with high-quality information, including reporting on Hagar International indicators and standards.
• Identify and introduce new elements (systems, tools, processes) required under the MEAL system and project activities.
• Receive regular field monitoring and accountability reports from project officers and circulate to the senior management team, ensuring that action plans are included and followed up.
• Support the development, design, and writing of proposals and concept notes for related programming information management and reporting; and
• Perform any other duties to assist with the running of education projects at the request of the Deputy Director of Programs, Executive Director, or other senior staff.
• Any other task assigned by the education program manager

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in social sciences with in-depth experience in project monitoring and evaluation in an international NGO;
• Proven practical experience of humanitarian and development context analysis and programming, including cash transfer projects and monitoring systems;
• Good understanding of project cycle management including developing monitoring and evaluation framework;
• Proven experience of participatory program approaches, good analysis and report writing skills coupled with strong communication skills in written and spoken English;
• Previous field level experience desirable;
• A team player with good organizational skills;
• Willingness to travel extensively through region of responsibility, spending up to 100% of work time in the field, including in rural and remote areas, to ensure program activities reach intended beneficiaries. Good skills in report writing. 
• Ability to work under pressure and be honest and responsible.

Application Procedures:

Interested qualified candidates should submit a full CV with a cover letter explaining their motivation in applying for the job and highlighting their relevant skills and experience. Please send your application/CV to vacancies@aslo.org.af and clearly write the vacancy number and job title in the subject line (Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, ASLO-HR25-002). Otherwise your application will not be considered. 

Academic certificates or references need not be submitted at this time. These will be requested if called for an interview.