The purpose of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) technical assistant position is to provide and support the programme teams to implement the projects efficiently and effectively. Within this context, the M&E Technical assistant will provide technical support to programmers under the supervision of the M&E coordinator. M&E Technical assistant will be reporting to M&E coordinator. The Position will be based in Mosul with traveling to Sinjar and Ba’aj.

NRC IRAQ is committed to:

• Equal employment opportunities.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Localization of workforce.

Purpose of the role

The purpose of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) technical assistant position is to provide and support the programme teams to implement the projects efficiently and effectively. Within this context, the M&E Technical assistant will provide technical support to programmers under the supervision of the M&E coordinator. M&E Technical assistant will be reporting to M&E coordinator. The Position will be based in Mosul with traveling to Sinjar and Ba’aj.

What you will do

1. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
2. Assist with the implementation of the M&E project portfolio according to plan of action.
3. Implements independently procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated.
4. Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards.
5. Develop and maintain knowledge of the specialist area of work in which technical assistance and support is being provided, in order to be most effective in supporting the team.
6. Use initiative in day-to-day problem solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities and standards for the area of work.
7. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
8. Ensure proper filing of documents.
9. Promote and share ideas for improvement in your area of expertise.

Specifically, you will;

1. Responsible for managing, recording, sharing, following up and consolidating community feedback about NRC’s interventions and ensuring community feedback is into the project cycle management.
2. Conducting data collection from the field for Monitoring and Evaluation with beneficiaries’ non-beneficiaries within the target communities.
3. Ensure quality data collected from the field using pre-defined tools.
4. Support the M&E coordinator with data analysis, in maintain the M&E databases updated.
5. Conducting KIIs, FGDs and Surveys as requested.
6. Carrying out PDMs, PIMs, Classroom observations and Outcome surveys.
7. Conduct qualitative and quantitative field monitoring and verification of project implementation.
8. Responsible for improving the Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) in coordination with the M&E Officer/Coordinator.
9. Ensure that all received complaints are registered and recorded in the complaint registration database according to the provided guidelines.
10. Ensure that all complaints are managed, compiled and, if needed, forwarded to relevant staff member as per described instruction included in the complaint mechanism manual.
11. Any other task relevant to the position as requested by M&E Coordinator.

 Professional competencies

• Experience and knowledge of principles and current approaches to monitoring and evaluation in relief and/or development programs, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• University bachelor’s degree preferably.
• At least 2 years of experience in an international/local non-governmental organization (I/NGO) preferably in an emergency or post-conflict setting, including M&E capacity and systems development.
• Computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), KOBO, Survey CTO.
• Fluency in Arabic, and good English – both written and verbal.

Behavioral competencies

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people
• Analyzing
• Communication with impact and respect
• Coping with change

What We Offer

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

Contract Duration: 3 months Extendable
Duty Station: Nineveh – Mosul – Iraq
Health Insurance is provided
Salary: G4/S1, According to NRC’s Iraq salary scale and terms and conditions.
We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, For more information please read Job Description 

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14’000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavors to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.

NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRC’s primary presence in Geneva.