The Organization

Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. Search seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 400 staff worldwide, Search implements projects from 39 offices in 36 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. The organization is an exciting and rewarding place to work at, with a dedicated and enthusiastic staff who love their work. You will be joining a highly motivated staff with a good team spirit and there will be opportunities to grow in the role. Search has been working in Yemen since 2010 to promote social cohesion through work with youth, media, and women’s groups across the country. Search Yemen is seeking highly qualified individuals for the following position:

Organizational Responsibilities

• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Commit to implementing the goal of gender equality and maximize the participation and involvement of women and men in all aspects of program implementation.
• Ensure a safe working environment for all people involved in project implementation and maintain the highest standards of behavior when working with the community targeted.
• Adhere to all organizational policies and procedures as outlined in Search policies and procedure manuals.
• Follow all organizational protocols and regulations according to guidance provided by the HR department

Position Summary

The DME Officer will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the activities of the assigned projects, and ensuring the overall quality of project implementation. S/he will work with the team in ensuring timely and accurate reporting, and s/he will also ensure all relevant M&E products are regularly added and updated on the Grants Management System. The DME Officer will contribute to the design, drafting and management of all sorts of the normal evaluations for the projects as per required and government approvals. 

• Job Title: DME Officer
• Reports to: CD
• Location: Aden
• Job Type: Part-Time
• Duration: one year (renewable upon fund availability)

Key Responsibilities

The DME Officer will report directly to the CD and is responsible for the following:

Key Area 1: Support the Project Design, Monitoring & evaluation

• Act as M&E focal point for the assigned projects
• Contribute to the proposal development process through reviewing the logical frameworks including developing performance indicators, identifying targets and means of verifications
• Lead M&E discussions in the project kick-off meetings 
• Develop and implement the projects’ M&E plans through identifying M&E methodologies required and tools needed to measure projects outputs, outcomes, and impact indicators.
• Strengthen DM&E capacities of SFCG program staff and partners through conducting training to partners and programme teams.
• Support the GM team to ensure that donor, partner, and Senior Management data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner
• Ensure all M&E tools, and records are clearly organized and archived in accordance with Search’s management guidelines.
• Plan for and conduct regular field visits and monitoring for the projects’ activities and produce field reports.
• Create and update the log frame and indicator data of the assigned projects in the Grants Management System (GMS).

Key Area 2: Inform Decision-Making Process and Communication Materials

• Organize monthly M&E calls with the project teams of the assigned projects to discuss progress using the indicator tracking sheet as well as findings from M&E activities and share findings. 
• Support the design of Yemen communication materials through collecting case studies, success stories, and human-interest stories that tell stories of the development impact of SFCG interventions.

Key Area 3: Support Evaluations, Accountability and Learning Processes

• Encourage, lead and facilitate conducting reflections on lessons learned and recommendations at the country office level emerging from various projects including (grant reviews, after action reviews, grant closures) and Country office level or project level events including (evaluations, assessments, technical field visits, learning reviews)
• Support internal and external evaluation processes and support program teams to utilize evaluation findings and communicate results effectively
• Facilitate and document cross-organizational learning, which includes providing information, guidelines, lessons learned, and user-friendly learning tools on DM&E and cooperate with the Institutional learning team (ILT) to share experiences 
• Lead and support the process of designing, piloting and implementing a feedback and accountability system for implementing partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders including receiving, reviewing, maintaining and following up on complaints and feedback received.
• Undertaking any other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties 

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.

Competency Behavior Indicators (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Initiates brainstorming or problem-solving meetings. With time in job, develops skills for analyzing and communicating program successes and failures; reports lessons learned to the team and other members.
• Represents Search at local and international events and meetings for professional organizations, vendors, partners, and funders. Develops skills to independently initiate and maintain relations with vendors, partners, and funders. Articulates Search program/project goals and objectives within Search and to external audiences.
• Demonstrates appreciation for diversity of thought. Builds cross-functional relationships with other functional departments.
• Demonstrates ability to be adaptable and willing to confront and change own ideas and preconceptions with the resiliency and flexibility to make changes based on hearing a diversity of thoughts.
• Drafts team documents, briefing materials, and presentations. Articulates

1.    program/project objectives and how they fit into a team’s goals and/or Search’s mission and adapts to the communications setting.

• Applies standards, identifies areas for standardization, and coordinates across functions from a multicultural perspective that reflects consideration of other cultures, other viewpoints, and other ways of doing things.
• Takes into account the environmental landscape, assesses one's own and others' viewpoints in their environment, and proposes solutions from an ethical perspective.
• Recognizes the options available for solving problems, conducts analyses, and calculates metrics and other technical tools to support informed decision making.
• Conducts Quality Control of team documents, briefing materials, presentations, and systems data. Carefully reviews and checks the accuracy of information in work reports, management information systems, or with other individuals and groups. Checks the accuracy of one’s own and others’ work. Proactively informs management of potential risks and concerns; suggests resolutions.
• Independently prioritizes time to reach deadlines and reaches end results of assignments with ability to accomplish multiple steps with limited to no supervision.
• Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills that will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.

Type and Nature of Contacts

• Routinely coordinates with colleagues and consultants on-site and in the field and resolves problem situations with tact.
• Represents, as assigned, selected programs or projects and other organizations, including donors, vendors, and international and local partners.
• Interacts with US office, country office and regional staff.

Education and Experience

• Typically minimum 6 years experience with BS/BA
• Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
• Usual office environment conditions; ability to travel at least 30%.
• Supervisory and Budget Responsibility
• May supervise one or more staff members.

To apply, interested candidates should send the following items to our employment portal here:

• Updated resume
• Cover Letter
• Academic and work certificates

Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work.

All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration - Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest and Anti-fraud.
Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. For more information on Search, including its core values and competencies, please visit Search website at www.sfcg.org

Published Date: 09/11/2024