M&E Officer

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, the M&E Officer shall:

1. Develop, implement, and regularly update the project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan, ensuring alignment with project objectives, indicators, targets, and donor requirements.
2. Monitor project activities, outputs, and outcomes against approved work plans, logical frameworks, and performance indicators.
3. Design and maintain appropriate data collection tools, questionnaires, checklists, and reporting templates.
4. Collect, compile, verify, clean, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to assess project progress and performance.
5. Maintain and regularly update project databases, indicator tracking tables, and monitoring systems.
6. Conduct regular field monitoring visits to verify project implementation, assess activity quality, and identify implementation gaps and challenges.
7. Prepare timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, annual, and donor-specific monitoring and progress reports.
8. Analyze project performance data, identify trends and deviations from targets, and provide evidence-based recommendations for corrective action.
9. Support the planning and implementation of baseline, midterm, endline, and other evaluation exercises.
10. Document project achievements, success stories, lessons learned, good practices, and challenges to support organizational learning and programme improvement.
11. Ensure the accuracy, reliability, completeness, consistency, confidentiality, and security of project monitoring data.
12. Support the establishment and implementation of beneficiary feedback and complaints mechanisms, ensuring that community perspectives inform project planning and implementation.
13. Provide technical guidance and training to project staff and implementing partners on M&E tools, data collection, reporting procedures, and data quality standards.
14. Coordinate with project teams, implementing partners, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders to facilitate effective monitoring, information sharing, and reporting.
15. Track progress against agreed indicators and targets, identify risks to project performance, and follow up on corrective actions with relevant staff.
16. Ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities comply with organizational policies, donor requirements, ethical standards, safeguarding principles, and applicable data protection procedures.
17. Contribute to project planning, review meetings, and decision-making processes by presenting monitoring findings and recommendations.
18. Perform other monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning-related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, Public Health, International Development, or a related field.
• At least 2–3 years of relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation, project monitoring, research, or programme reporting.
• Experience working with NGOs, humanitarian organizations, development programmes, or donor-funded projects is desirable.
• Fluent in Dari and Pashto. Proficiency in English is highly desirable.
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Resilience and flexibility to operate in challenging environments.
• Commitment to ARAA and humanitarian principles, including confidentiality and respect for beneficiaries.
• ARAA is fully committed to the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH). We maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward any form of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment. All staff, consultants, and partners are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct and to adhere to ARAA’s PSEAH policies and safeguarding principles.
• The position will cover four priority districts of Nesh, Panjwayi, Shah Wali Kot, and Shorabak in Kandahar Province, as project locations.

To apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form using the link below:

Please also note that

• Only shortlisted applicants will be asked for a written test.
• ARAA retains the full right to cancel or amend this announcement and associated actions.
• In case you did not hear from our side latest after two weeks, it means that your application is not considered for the position.
• Failure to provide the required documentation or submission beyond the closing date will result of applicant rejection from further consideration.