Monitoring and evaluation officer

Opportunity description: Coginta is an NGO, apolitical and recognized public utility, specialized in judicial and security governance, conflict prevention and social cohesion. Its objective is to support host governments in strengthening judicial and security institutions in accordance with the norms and principles of the rule of law, and to contribute to the prevention of violence, insecurity and crime, in order to promote an environment conducive to stability, peace and socio-economic development. Coginta has a headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and national representations in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mozambique, Niger. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Senegal and Chad. In order to strengthen stability, prevent conflicts and promote peace in the border regions of Guinea, Senegal and Mali, the NGO Coginta has been entrusted by the European Union with the implementation, in Guinea and Senegal, of axis 2 of the 2nd Peaceful and Resilient Border Areas Programme, which started in December 2024 for a period of 39 months. The overall objective of this project is to improve local security by combating illegal trafficking (including trafficking in human beings) and cross-border crime, and strengthening security co-production (including internal security forces, civil society, local authorities, women and youth) in order to prevent and address local conflicts and build trust with the authorities. Specifically, it aims to: Reduce the risk of conflict through prevention and mediation processes. Strengthen the capacities of local actors and security forces to better ensure security and access to justice for the population. Contribute to local development in a stable, safe and conducive to social cohesion, through artisanal gold mining. In order to monitor the progress to be made, analyze the data and evaluate the results to ensure that the project achieves the desired objectives in accordance with its logical framework, Coginta recruits a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Responsibilities

whose responsibilities/tasks and profile are described below.

• 2. Main responsibilities/tasks Under the direct responsibility of the Project Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will ensure the implementation of the project evaluation monitoring system in support of the project team. For this purpose, he will be recruited full-time (100%) and will perform the main responsibilities and tasks below. Strengthening and implementation of the project monitoring and evaluation system Strengthen (as needed) and ensure system implementation as well as monitoring, evaluation and data capitalization tools for the project;

Education / Qualifications

Provide training to project stakeholders on the project monitoring and evaluation system; Monitor the use of monitoring and evaluation tools to capitalize on all activities; Report periodically to the Project Manager on the progress of monitoring and evaluation activities carried out on the project; Monitor the indicators put in place as part of the monitoring of project results according to its logical framework and their registration in OPSYS; Participate in the preparation of tools for periodic performance evaluations (technical and financial) of the project, the analysis of deviations and the proposal of necessary adjustments; Conduct initial and end-of-training assessments, as well as post-training assessments and produce reports of such assessments; Contribute to the evaluation of the impact of project activities and the capitalization of its assets; Participate in the final evaluation of the project’s impact. Field data collection and measurement of key performance indicators Improve, if necessary, monitoring and evaluation data collection tools, actively support the capacity building of the team and partners, and ensure their proper use by all these actors; Monitor data collection and ensure documentation of project data and technical information, periodic backup of files on SharePoint, internal dissemination of results in collaboration with the Project Manager; Ensure data quality assurance in collaboration with field teams and the Project Manager; Plan and coordinate the collection and compilation of data, disaggregated by sex (male, female), country (Guinea, Senegal) necessary for monitoring and evaluation of project performance measures and their integration into the periodic reports of the project, in accordance with the logical framework and existing frameworks; Ensure good management and sharing of information between project stakeholders through the use of new information and communication technologies. Project reporting and capitalization Provide support for the administrative execution of the project; Support the preparation of technical coordination meetings with external actors and ensure the drafting of the minutes of these meetings; Regularly organize the monthly meetings of the teams (Technical Coordination Committee) and prepare the minutes of these meetings; Regularly report on activities implemented through weekly and semi-annual reports; Coordinate, with the Project Manager, the development of periodic reports (semestral and annual) of the project;

Main duties

Support the organization of field missions to supervise, monitor and control activities in the implementation of the project; Ensure participatory monitoring and evaluation involving key stakeholders and beneficiaries in the project’s intervention areas; Support the Project Manager in preparing annual activity planning; Ensure the production and proper archiving on SharePoint by teams of documents related to project activities.

Other information

Perform other tasks related to the work of the project in agreement with the supervisor; Provide support to the various processes for assessing the training needs of the actors planned on the project; Participate in the execution of any related tasks that may contribute to the performance of project actions.

Candidate profile

Training: Minimum Mastery Level (Baccalaureate) + 4) in the field of law, sociology, project management or equivalent; Mastery of IT tools (Pack Office, monitoring and evaluation software, etc.);

Experience

Practical experience in project management; Practical experience in monitoring and evaluation, project capitalization and database management; Experience of at least five (05) years in a similar position; Ability to travel nationally and work under pressure; Knowledge of English will be an asset; Experience in the execution of a project funded by the European Union will be an asset. Required skills: Know-how Mastering data collection and analysis software; Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation strategy; Mastering information and communication technologies; Operationally master the tools and actions of communication and monitoring and evaluation: database, relations with the actors, methods of monitoring and evaluation and capitalization of acquired assets; Ability to develop tools for monitoring and evaluating project actions; Analytical, synthesis and writing skills; Editorial skills; organizational capabilities. Soft skills Rigor, autonomy; Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes; Ability to work as a project team and network; Strength of proposition, of conviction; Dynamism, sense of listening; Taste for exchange and learning;

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