Global Emergency Group
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Position description
Founded in 2007, Global Emergency Group, Inc. (GEG) through its branch office in Ukraine supports Credence Management Solutions
with the monitoring of humanitarian services in Ukraine. The GEG headquarters is near Winchester, Virginia with our global team serving the humanitarian community all over the world.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Field Monitoring Specialist (FMS), as a full-time employee, will perform Field Programs Support (FPS) on behalf of GEG/Team Credence in support
of our clients in Ukraine.
The FMS will assess the impact of programming interventions funded by the client. The FMS will be responsible for conducting field visits to the program
implementation sites and creating reports based on the data collected. The objective of each field monitoring visit will either be to monitor the work of
the client’s partners or to assess the needs and challenges in a defined location. The FMS will engage with key stakeholders including implementer
staff, local and national government stakeholders, community representatives, and institutional program participants during the monitoring site visits. The FMS will also support technical and logistical aspects of monitoring site visit planning and adhere to all security-related recommendations.
These findings facilitate the client’s ability to ensure partners’ compliance with commitments, ensure that activities are implemented to standards, and adhere to Do No Harm protocols.
POSITION REPORTING/COMMUNICATION LINES:
Under the supervision of the Field Monitoring Lead (FML), the FMS will communicate directly with, and take technical direction from the client,
or another identified programming designate.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The FMS will conduct monitoring field visits to areas where the client is providing humanitarian assistance to partners. Each field visit will serve the objective of monitoring the activities of partners as well as assessing humanitarian needs in specified locations.
The FMS is expected to operate from Kyiv and support technical and logistical aspects of site visit planning and daily activities. The FMS may be called upon to shift their portfolio to support activities at the direction of the client’s programmatic staff.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
The FMS will be responsible for the following:
1. Develop a Contextual Baseline and Conduct Context Monitoring: The FMS will develop an understanding of humanitarian developments within Ukraine, while also maintaining knowledge of the client’s portfolio and field visit priorities. The FMS will need to stay abreast of new developments at a
localized level and provide regular verbal and written reporting to the FML in Ukraine. This will include providing reports on site visits, attending
meetings, and providing context on other related issues.
2. Monitor Client Programs: The FMS will perform monitoring of client-funded programming in accordance with the thematic and geographical priorities identified by the client. The FMS will utilize a mixed methods approach of pre-approved tools to check for any issues and also verify the quality of programming based on performance criteria. He/she will travel to implementation implementation sites to verify programming activities and document progress and challenges (including access issues) against approved program commitments. The FMS will report to the client on implementer progress and share beneficiary feedback.
3. Perform Needs Assessments: The FMS may travel to locations where client staff cannot access that are experiencing new and evolving crises to assess humanitarian needs. The FMS will report to appropriate teams on his/her assessment findings.
4. Assist Staff in Conducting Remote Site Visits: The FMS will assist staff in implementing virtual or remote site visits, if requested, to areas where
client staff cannot travel. The FMS will work with these staff, including technical specialists, and the implementers to plan and conduct these
remote site visits.
5. Link to Technical Standards: The FMS will use technical standards for monitoring and assessment; guidance on these techniques will be provided by field and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) staff.
Qualifications
Required
● Experience working in Ukraine
● 5-7 years of professional experience implementing and/or monitoring development or humanitarian programs in donor-funded projects, preferably related to infrastructure, reconstruction, manufacturing, utilities, or large-scale industrial systems
● Understanding of critical technical sectors and regulatory frameworks in Ukraine
● Good knowledge of reforming initiatives in Ukrainian financial and industrial sectors is preferred
● Understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) frameworks and data collection methods
● Experience in working and communicating efficiently with a wide array of stakeholders, and coordinating actions between them
● English and Ukrainian language proficiency
● Travel 50-75% of the time within Ukraine
● Ukrainian Citizenship
REQUIRED POSITION COMPETENCIES
- Engagement with Stakeholders: Handles stakeholder, program participant and client questions and complaints, excellent communication, handles service problems politely and efficiently, always available for stakeholders, program participants and the client, follows procedure to solve problems, understands company services, maintains pleasant and professional image
- Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met. Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to GEG and client policies and procedures
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates ability to work in cooperation with others and communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, colleagues, clients, and other outside contacts
- Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned
with organizational role, contribution, and goals. Proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the organization - Innovation: Takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways
to accomplish work
Duration
The position will be full-time from the contract start date.
Travel Frequency
The FMS is expected to be based in Ukraine and complete all required field visits (including travel) during the period that he/she is
contracted. The exact number of field monitoring visit reports generated by these days of field visits will depend on the location(s) visited, duration of
travel required, and access limitations posed by the conflict.
Application instructions
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