DME Assistant
Search for Common Ground, Iraq

• Assist with the monitoring of partners’ deliverables and results.
• Assist the DME manager with quality assurance and timeliness of DMamp;E efforts in the Iraq program, as well as the program’s contribution to regional DMamp;E.
• Assist in ensuring progress on research activities, liaising with key local stakeholders and project partners.
• Participate in the development of a strong monitoring system and tools for the project and conduct regular monitoring of project activities to collect accurate and useful data that inform programming.
• Coordinate Monitoring and Evaluation (Mamp;E) efforts, working with the Project Managers, SFCG’s DMamp;E Manager and local partners to document progress towards the project’s (un-)intended results.
• Conduct participatory monitoring activities and data collection and field visits as required through individual interviews, phone interviews, pre/post testing, focus group discussions, and community visits.
• Participate in reflection meetings with the program team and the DME manager to analyze monitoring findings and contextual updates and adapt programmatic approaches to maximize project’s results.
• Assist with communication and visibility aspects of the Iraq program, through written material, photos, the collection of success stories.
• Assist in drafting contract agreements with Mamp;E consultants, experts or any contractors as needed for the projects, and accompany them in the field as needed.
• Support the administrative and logistical arrangements for the implementation of monitoring activities.
• Support the development and implementation of Mamp;E plans and tools, as well as learning activities (e.g., reflection sessions) throughout the project implementation in coordination with Iraq’s DME Manager to inform learning and best practices.
• Support Iraq’s DME Manager to run data management systems, spreadsheets and other data tools and ensure the quality of high-value data for accuracy, consistency and comparability and consolidate operational information as needed to support analysis.
• Support reporting and analysis of data collected on outcome indicators and feed into donors’ reports in addition to learning reporting that synthesizes good practices and lessons learned.
• Analyze data collected and share findings with key internal and external stakeholders.
• As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

• Education
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certificate/diploma or similar qualification from a recognized establishment or equivalent experiences.

• Experience
• At least 2-3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position.
• Previous experience in community engagement and peacebuilding programming in Iraq.
• Demonstrated experience in working with youth and/or local decision-making bodies in Iraq.
• Demonstrated experience or knowledge of media production and the media landscape in Iraq.
• Strong experience in coordinating and planning community outreach activities.
• Proven experience in data collection and analysis as well as familiarity with Mamp;E tools
• Strong knowledge of local context and dynamics in Iraq.
• Fluency in oral and written English and at least Kurdish or Arabic.
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• Skills and Competencies
• Knowledge of participatory methods, mix-methods, outcome mapping and/or impactevaluation techniques;
• Demonstrated technical capacity to provide support and guidance to project staff on DMamp;E;
• Ability to work through stringent deadlines with acute attention to detail;
• Ability to coach and train others in Mamp;E principles and best-practices;
• Demonstrated capacity to coordinate evaluations, including experience developing evaluation terms of reference and recruiting and managing consultants;
• Extensive knowledge of logical framework and results framework planning and evaluation methodologies;
• Motivated, multi-tasker and self-starter;
• Excellent

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