ABOUT THE ROLE
This role is crucial as we adopt and scale our model for families facing poverty to engage and lead in local planning and action. We need you to make sure we have 100% confidence in our data and can use them to make smart decisions as an organization as well as help our partners do the same. Under the supervision of the Community of Practice (Partnerships), the M&E team is responsible for collecting and analyzing routine monitoring and evaluation data, supporting country teams, and coordinating with the program team to track community performance.
The M&E Assistant will play a key role in collecting all monitoring and evaluation data within the assigned district/ districts where Spark is operating in Rwanda. This includes overseeing data quality audits and supporting Community-Based Facilitators (CBFs) and trainers by building their capacity to effectively use M&E data collection tools. The M&E Assistant is also responsible for ensuring that high-quality data is consistently collected and used by the program team to inform decision-making.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
- Contributing to the development and design of logical measurement frameworks, monitoring systems and evaluation strategies, including participatory monitoring and feedback mechanisms for communities.
- Supporting the development of data collection tools especially for case studies and pilot monitoring and assessment.
- Ensure the timely collection of continuous monitoring, research, and learning data from all operational communities. This includes community monitoring data, facilitator monitoring data, project monitoring data, community evaluation data, and customized research data collected by CBFs, partner trainers, and enumerators.
- Training, coordinating & overseeing CBFs on the use of the spark monitoring system to collect high quality routine monitoring data.
- Training CoP staff attached to the district, Local government officials, Partner trainers and CBFs on how to use dashboards to develop actions based on the reports in the dashboards.
- Conducting monitoring field visits frequently with the program staff to monitor progress of community projects, supporting community members to record project monitoring data to ensure that the collected data are of the right quality
- Conducting data quality audits through field visits, spot checks and working with the whole M&E team to do data verification quarterly.
- Analyzing district monitoring data, and presenting findings in CoP meetings on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
- Being a liaison between product and communities by collecting any feedback/queries/issues on our monitoring system (commcare & dashboards) and working with the product team to resolve/act on them.
- Following up with CBFs and Partner trainers to ensure that data related action points from CoP meetings are implemented
- Preparing quarterly reports for local government offices and representing Spark at the implementing partners’ meetings at district offices.
- Working with the Program team to document lessons learnt and community success stories on a quarterly basis about the FCAP and any running pilots.
- Contributing to any other assignments as identified by your supervisor.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Essential Qualifications and Skills:
- A bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in a relevant field.
- Basic skills in data analysis with a good understanding of quantitative methods.
- At least 1-2 years of experience in program/project monitoring and evaluation, research, or data management.
- Proficiency in Excel, with added advantage for knowledge of R or Stata.
- Experience in preparing monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Strong communication skills in English (both written and spoken).
- Proficiency in Kinyarwanda is highly desirable.
- Ability to interact professionally with diverse audiences.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in work.
- Flexible and adaptable to dynamic work environments.
Desirable:
- A Bachelor's degree in any of the following fields: Statistics or Applied Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Mathematics, Monitoring and Evaluation or a related discipline.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection using Mobile technology
- Demonstrated passion for community led development projects/programs
- Understanding of analysis software: R or STATA (R Preferred)
- Experience in managing a team of enumerators/staff
WHY WORK WITH US?
- You will be joining a dynamic team that hails from ten countries around the world and is committed to our vision
- You will have the freedom and autonomy to make your role your own. We want to hear your innovative ideas, your vision for the future, and your critical questions.
- We respect and value work-life balance and your need for downtime, vacation, and reflection.
- You will join a dynamic and growing organization with a clear pathway to learning and career advancement.
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Location will be Nyamagabe district, with ~50% travel within the communities in the district.
- We will agree on learning and performance objectives for an initial probation period lasting three months from on-boarding.
- Application end date: On a rolling basis, we reserve the right to close this recruitment process at any time.
- Expected Start Date: As soon as possible.
- How to Apply: Follow this link to apply:
https://sparkmicrogrants.bamboohr.com/careers/138 - In addition to salary, Spark offers other benefits, including generous paid time off and family leave, monthly communications, and professional development stipends.
Safeguarding
Our safeguarding follows a do no harm principle. All Spark staff are expected to respect and uphold the safeguarding procedures and principles to minimise harm to stakeholders, program participants, and the environment, in compliance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework and Rwandan Legislation.
Equal Opportunity
Spark Microgrants provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. Employment decisions at Spark are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Spark does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. Spark will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship to daily operations.
