Programme Officer (Monitoring and Evaluation) at International Organization for Migration – Kenya
Employer: International Organization for Migration | Location: Kenya | Category: International & Visa Sponsorship
Job Description
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is seeking a Programme Officer for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for its Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Programme. Launched in August 2021 with funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), BRMM is IOM’s flagship labour migration programme in the East and Horn of Africa (EHOA). The programme aims to strengthen labour migration governance, promote fair and ethical recruitment, enhance the protection of migrant workers and their families, and expand access to safe, orderly, and regular labour migration pathways.
The current BRMM FY26-27 framework focuses on operationalizing skills-to-employment, skills mobility, and ethical recruitment systems for safe labour migration in the EHOA. It prioritizes scalable and evidence-based interventions that improve access to decent work, strengthen national and regional labour migration systems, and contribute to reducing reliance on irregular migration routes. The programme will be implemented in four priority countries – Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda – while supporting regional cooperation through the Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration (RMFM), Regional Economic Communities, and relevant national institutions. Special emphasis is placed on vulnerable groups, including youth, women, returnees, refugees, and migrant workers, with interventions covering labour market information systems, public employment services, skills development and recognition, bilateral labour migration agreements, ethical recruitment, migrant protection, reintegration, and engagement with countries of destination like the Gulf States. A robust monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning approach, combined with communication and visibility efforts, will support adaptive management, donor accountability, and documentation of results and lessons learned.
Under the overall supervision of the EHOA Regional Director and direct supervision of the Regional Program Management Officer, Labour Mobility and Human Development, the Programme Officer (M&E) will be responsible for implementing the M&E aspects of the BRMM programme in line with donor expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and be responsible for the overall Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) function of the BRMM project, including the development, updating, and implementation of the project M&E plan, results framework, data collection tools, quality assurance mechanisms, and monitoring procedures.
- Provide regular technical M&E support to implementing missions, including guidance on data collection, activity monitoring, results tracking, reporting requirements, data quality, and accurate reflection of M&E plans in mission-level action plans.
- Lead the collection, consolidation, analysis, and use of BRMM project monitoring data to track progress against agreed indicators, inform programme decisions, identify implementation gaps, and ensure that programme-related datasets are accurate and up to date.
- Prepare BRMM biannual and annual reports by compiling, verifying, and analyzing inputs from implementing missions, ensuring that reported results are evidence-based, consistent with donor requirements, and aligned with the project results framework.
- Review and provide technical guidance on activity concept notes, mission activity reports, and related workplans, ensuring that M&E requirements, indicators, targets, verification methods, and follow-up actions are clearly and accurately reflected.
- Undertake monitoring visits to implementing missions, as required, to assess progress, verify reported results, support corrective actions, and provide hands-on guidance on the implementation of BRMM M&E processes.
- Design, coordinate, and conduct surveys, outcome monitoring exercises.
The current BRMM FY26-27 framework focuses on operationalizing skills-to-employment, skills mobility, and ethical recruitment systems for safe labour migration in the EHOA. It prioritizes scalable and evidence-based interventions that improve access to decent work, strengthen national and regional labour migration systems, and contribute to reducing reliance on irregular migration routes. The programme will be implemented in four priority countries – Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda – while supporting regional cooperation through the Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration (RMFM), Regional Economic Communities, and relevant national institutions. Special emphasis is placed on vulnerable groups, including youth, women, returnees, refugees, and migrant workers, with interventions covering labour market information systems, public employment services, skills development and recognition, bilateral labour migration agreements, ethical recruitment, migrant protection, reintegration, and engagement with countries of destination like the Gulf States. A robust monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning approach, combined with communication and visibility efforts, will support adaptive management, donor accountability, and documentation of results and lessons learned.
Under the overall supervision of the EHOA Regional Director and direct supervision of the Regional Program Management Officer, Labour Mobility and Human Development, the Programme Officer (M&E) will be responsible for implementing the M&E aspects of the BRMM programme in line with donor expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and be responsible for the overall Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) function of the BRMM project, including the development, updating, and implementation of the project M&E plan, results framework, data collection tools, quality assurance mechanisms, and monitoring procedures.
- Provide regular technical M&E support to implementing missions, including guidance on data collection, activity monitoring, results tracking, reporting requirements, data quality, and accurate reflection of M&E plans in mission-level action plans.
- Lead the collection, consolidation, analysis, and use of BRMM project monitoring data to track progress against agreed indicators, inform programme decisions, identify implementation gaps, and ensure that programme-related datasets are accurate and up to date.
- Prepare BRMM biannual and annual reports by compiling, verifying, and analyzing inputs from implementing missions, ensuring that reported results are evidence-based, consistent with donor requirements, and aligned with the project results framework.
- Review and provide technical guidance on activity concept notes, mission activity reports, and related workplans, ensuring that M&E requirements, indicators, targets, verification methods, and follow-up actions are clearly and accurately reflected.
- Undertake monitoring visits to implementing missions, as required, to assess progress, verify reported results, support corrective actions, and provide hands-on guidance on the implementation of BRMM M&E processes.
- Design, coordinate, and conduct surveys, outcome monitoring exercises.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Demonstrated expertise in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Proven experience in leading and implementing M&E functions for complex programs, preferably within international organizations or development contexts.
- Strong analytical skills for data collection, consolidation, analysis, and reporting.
- Ability to provide technical M&E support and guidance to diverse teams and missions.
- Excellent report writing and communication skills, particularly for donor reporting.
- Proficiency in designing, coordinating, and conducting surveys and outcome monitoring exercises.
- Specific educational qualifications, years of experience, and language requirements are available in the full job posting on ReliefWeb.
- Proven experience in leading and implementing M&E functions for complex programs, preferably within international organizations or development contexts.
- Strong analytical skills for data collection, consolidation, analysis, and reporting.
- Ability to provide technical M&E support and guidance to diverse teams and missions.
- Excellent report writing and communication skills, particularly for donor reporting.
- Proficiency in designing, coordinating, and conducting surveys and outcome monitoring exercises.
- Specific educational qualifications, years of experience, and language requirements are available in the full job posting on ReliefWeb.
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