Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Associate supports the implementation of monitoring activities, data collection, and analysis across the mission. The role involves coordinating data collection, ensuring data quality, building capacity of enumerators, and contributing to reporting and evaluation processes in line with IOM standards and donor requirements. Responsibilities Support the coordination of mission‑wide data collection and field monitoring activities, ensuring alignment with approved project documents, Results Monitoring Frameworks (RMFs), donor requirements, and IOM monitoring standards. Contribute to the implementation of monitoring plans, including RMFs, indicator tracking tools, roles and responsibilities matrices, and data collection plans, in line with IOM Results‑Based Management (RBM) principles. Support systematic tracking and analysis of project progress against donor committed and SRF indicators and targets, applying established sound monitoring methodologies to assess outputs and outcomes and to inform evidence‑based programmatic decision‑making. Assist in the refinement, and standardization of monitoring tools, data collection methodologies, and technical guidance, in compliance with project documents, donor frameworks, and IOM M&E guidelines. Support data collection, collation, validation, storage, and reporting processes, including beneficiary feedback and accountability data, verifying data quality, integrity, accuracy, confidentiality, and audit‑worthiness. Perform timely entry, management, and basic analysis of monitoring data in relevant systems and databases, supporting effective data use for programme oversight, adaptive management, and reporting. Support the planning and implementation of baseline, post distribution/assistance monitoring surveys, mid‑term, and endline studies, including preparation drafting assessment and survey reports, data collection tools, and facilitate documentation and share relevant lessons from field monitoring, and contribute to evaluation processes as required. Provide ongoing technical support, coaching, and on‑the‑job capacity building to IOM staff and implementing partners on monitoring tools, data collection methodologies, data quality assurance, and good M&E practices. Contribute to the documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and knowledge products, supporting institutional learning, accountability, and continuous improvement across programmes and geographic areas. Support the integration and monitoring of IOM’s Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) commitments, ensuring feedback and complaint mechanisms are functional, monitored, and that affected population perspectives are systematically reflected in programme implementation and learning. Facilitate regular coordination and follow‑up meetings with programme units and relevant divisions, contributing to progress tracking, information sharing, issue escalation, and alignment between monitoring findings and progr