ABOUT US

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

OUR AIMS

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems, made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. Our aims are to:

• Make agriculture work better for smallholder farmers, many of them women, so they can adapt to climate change and achieve a good standard of living
• Help more people harness the transformational effects of clean affordable energy and reduce avoidable deaths caused by smoke from indoor stoves and fires.
• Make cities in poorer countries cleaner, healthier places to live and work.
• Build disaster resilience into the lives of people threatened by hazards – reducing the risk of hazards and minimizing their impact on lives and livelihoods.

HOW WE WORK

We work on holistic solutions that change systems and have a framework to help us achieve our aims:

• Analyze the root causes of a poverty and vulnerability
• Define the change at scale we need to make
• Develop activities along three complementary paths: Demonstrate, Learn and Inspire.

• Demonstrate that our solutions are sustainable in the real world
• Learn by capturing evidence and adapting our approach
• Inspire wider support to multiply our impact.

OUR ORGANISATION

Practical Action is an unconventional, multi-disciplinary change making organisation

• A highly innovative community development charity operating in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Practical Action community projects use ingenious ideas to design, test, refine and prove new ways to overcome poverty and disadvantage and then ‘open-source’ knowledge of what works so that it can be implemented at a greater scale by others.
• A world-class consulting operation that helps socially responsible business, government policy makers and other development organizations. This draws on learnings from our own development work as well as the combined brainpower of a roster of over 2,000 expert consultants. Practical Action Consulting helps to extend the reach of our influence by providing the best advice to others, whose work can make a bigger difference.
• A well-respected specialist development publisher. Practical Action Publishing brings together development practitioners, researchers and thought leaders to create publications that stimulate discussion, strengthen peoples’ capabilities, and inspire sustainable change.

Our Vision:

• Practical Action’s vision is of a world that works better for everyone.

About the Role:

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the head of program, the M&E and Compliance Officer will be responsible for the monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely delivery of projects activities and ensuring that the strategic vision of the organization is maintained.
The M&E and Compliance Officer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and operating the M&E system; assisting in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis.
 

Scope:

Accountabilities:

The M&E and Compliance Officer will be accountable to deliver the following tasks in implementing the M&E activities of Practical Action.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Compliance:

• Ensuring the organization complies with its outside regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Responsible for all administrative functions, including operations, management, process improvement, identifying various compliance issues and strategic planning and development.
• Implement improved operational measures and policies that promotes efficiency.
• Communicate with management teams to confirm execution of organization processes.
• Provide support to all business units including logistics, administrative, IT departments, human resource and financial.
• Ensure that operational activities are executed within allotted budget and timelines.
• Ensure compliance with best business practices throughout organization.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Monitor all project activities, expenditures, and progress towards achieving the project output.
• Strengthen, improve, and streamline monitoring and evaluation procedures.
• Provide feedback to the Head of Program on project activities.
• Coordinate data collection and monitoring activities with field implementers and other partners, analyze data collected and draft monitoring reports.
• Monitor the implementation and mainstreaming of gender in the project activities.
• Apply quality control and assurance processes.
• Assist Head of Program on documenting lessons learned best practices and innovations.

• Closely monitor projects progress and ensure good reporting and documentation of process and impact.
• Collate reports, articles, and stories from the field with the support of field staff for compilation of quarterly and final reports according to set reporting timeframes.
• Conduct a first level review of reports generated by project managers and Area coordinators, including fact checking and revisions as necessary to ensure high quality and compliance with donors’ requirements.
• To ensure good relations are always maintained with projects partners and stakeholders.
• To identify and develop, where appropriate, new projects ideas and strategic opportunities leading to the development of concept notes and proposals.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the newly conceived project.
• Develop TOR and participate in baseline survey, mid-term evaluation and end of project evaluation.
• Suggest strategies for improving the efficiency and effectiveness by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
• Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.

Other:

• Perform any other related duties commensurate with the level and grade of the role which may from time to time be requested by the line manager.

Internal and External Relationships:

• The post-holder will report directly to Head of Program. There will also be close collaboration with the rest of the field teams. She/he will also work with Country Office team.

We Offer:

Practical Action offers a very remunerative wages and compensation package along the yearly contract.

How to Apply: