Job Description
Essential Character and Character traits
Born again, result oriented, values committed, self-motivated, accountable, good
presentation skills and honest
Call for job applicants:
FSK is looking for a motivated and talented Fundraising, Monitoring, and
Evaluation Officer to facilitate FSK’s resource mobilization efforts, while assisting in
implementing organization-wide M&E and donor/grant reporting. The position also
offers opportunities to work closely with senior management to help guide the
organization’s strategic development and identify new funding opportunities.
Additionally, she/he will work with other members of the team, as need be, on grants
writing and fundraising efforts, support the development of internal processes and
procedures, and other tasks as assigned by the Management.
The successful applicant will assist FSK’s Senior Programmes Manager (SPM) to measure the effectiveness and impact of FSK programs and support the management team to ensure the organization is meeting its commitments to donors, partners and members.
He/she will work closely with colleagues to assess program effectiveness and efficiency,
support capacity building initiatives on FM&E, and facilitate the collection of quality data
under the supervision of the Management.
She/He will collaborate with the various FSK Program Managers in reviewing and
preparing monthly, quarterly and annual narrative internal and donor reports.
Summary of Key Functions:
- Fundraising and Institutional Development: identify and support fundraising
efforts, including developing project proposals to advance and sustain the mission of
the organization
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Spearhead the design, management and implementation
of monitoring and evaluation activities
- Project Data Management, Analysis, and Reporting: assist in the collection and
analysis of data and drafting and timely submission of activity reports to partners and
donors
Main Duties and Responsibilities
a) Fundraising and Institutional Development
- Develop a donor/partners database based on mapping of known and new funding
opportunities
- Monitor and keep track of donors and stakeholders’ requests, reporting
requirements, and deadlines including calls for proposals
- Maintain good relations and seek new partnerships with donors, partners, and
Civil Society Organization networks
- Spearhead the fundraising initiative in collaboration with the FSK team on grant
application review and proposal development
- Update and support in establishing log frames, M&E work plans, and targets during
the drafting of donor project proposals
b) Monitoring and Evaluation
- Provide assistance on program proposals, including developing M&E plans, logical
frameworks, and performance monitoring plans
- Support the drafting of annual work plans, budgets and all other relevant reports
-Support the assessment and planning of the overall FSK program and its activities
in accordance with the mission and the goals of the organization
- Assist the Management in identifying, developing, utilizing and systematizing
performance monitoring and evaluation tools and systems to strengthen program
management and donor reporting
- Keep abreast of developments in grant/program changes and progress in order to
advise and recommend tools and strategies to increase program performances
and results
- Assist the FSK team to develop appropriate indicators of success and innovative
methods of program impact measurement
- Work with the FSK technical staff to meet donor requirements in performance
monitoring and reporting, and effectively convey stories about program results
- Assist the SPM to coordinate and manage program and activity evaluations
including developing terms of reference
- Design and coordinate orientations, trainings and mentoring on M&E for staff on
M&E practices, data collection tools and protocols and data quality assurance
- Take the Lead in identifying and updating key project performance indicators
(KPI) as well as monitoring them
c) Project Data Management, Analysis, and Reporting
- Draft, coordinate inputs and review of donor annual reports and terminal reports
to ensure high quality reports are submitted on time.
- Review and analyze monthly reports with the SPM to identify the causes of
potential bottlenecks in project implementation and to enhance quality of
reporting.
- Routinely update and post in FSK’s internal project management platform on
project activities and progress towards achieving the outputs and outcomes.
- Report to management any identified risks associated with program activities.
- Identify strengths and weaknesses in existing data collection and management
systems and propose solutions along with the Management.
- Suggest ways to facilitate data collection and the flow of data within and across
programs
- Analyze changes and patterns in KPI indicator data and performance reports in
order to support Program staff and/or the SPM
- Support the Management to ensure that donor, partner, and Senior Management
data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the management
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in social science, development studies or other relevant
academic background
- At least 5 years of experience in donor relations, fundraising, and M&E experience
- Ability to design and implement M&E tools, surveys, systems, and evaluations
- Capacity to produce high-quality briefs, proposals and reports in English
- Proactive and self-motivated with a proven ability to work independently and as
part of a team
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to meet tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment
- Good level of proficiency in Word processing, spread sheets, quantitative analysis
and any other relevant data analysis tools
- Commitment to the values, and objectives of the organization.