Monitoring & Evaluation Officer At Kenya Development Corporation

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing and institutionalizing the Corporation's Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework, including policies, methodologies, tools, systems and standards for measuring organizational, project and portfolio performance.
• Establishing and operationalizing a Development Impact Measurement Framework for all KDC investments, programmes and strategic initiatives.
• Developing results chains, theories of change, performance indicators, outcome frameworks and impact measurement methodologies for funded projects and strategic interventions.
• Designing and implementing systems for tracking developmental additionality, financial additionality, economic outcomes and sustainability outcomes arising from KDC investments.
• Developing monitoring, evaluation and reporting tools and coordinating collection, validation, analysis and interpretation of performance and impact data across the Corporation.
• Conducting baseline studies, impact assessments, thematic evaluations, beneficiary assessments and sector-specific studies to generate evidence for strategic and investment decision-making.
• Monitoring performance of funded projects, programmes and strategic initiatives and identifying implementation gaps, risks, emerging trends and opportunities for corrective action.
• Measuring and reporting on the developmental impact of KDC investments, including employment creation, enterprise growth, industrial development, private sector participation, financial inclusion, value chain development and other socio-economic outcomes.
• Supporting the development and implementation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance measurement frameworks and sustainability reporting systems.
• Developing and maintaining corporate performance dashboards, impact scorecards, databases and management information systems for performance tracking and reporting.
• Preparing periodic monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment and development effectiveness reports for Management, Board Committees, Government and Development Partners.
• Conducting portfolio reviews and generating evidence-based recommendations aimed at improving project performance, resource utilization, sustainability and development outcomes.
• Coordinating learning and knowledge-sharing activities arising from project implementation, evaluations, research findings and impact assessments and ensuring lessons learned inform future investments.
• Providing technical guidance to business units on results-based management, development impact measurement, performance monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
• Undertaking benchmarking studies and reviewing international best practices in development finance, impact investing, sustainability and results measurement to inform institutional improvement.
• Developing and maintaining a centralized repository of performance information, lessons learned, evaluation findings and development impact evidence.
• Supporting strategic planning, corporate performance management, performance contracting and business planning through provision of relevant data, analysis and evidence.
• Coordinating stakeholder engagement processes related to monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement and incorporating stakeholder feedback into continuous improvement initiatives.
• Advising Management on emerging development impact trends, portfolio performance issues, sustainability risks and opportunities for enhancing the effectiveness of KDC interventions.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, Project Planning and Management, Strategic Management, Public Policy, Finance, Commerce, Social Sciences or equivalent qualification from a recognized and accredited institution.
• Relevant professional certification in monitoring and evaluation
• At least six (6) years relevant work experience in monitoring and evaluation, development effectiveness, impact evaluation, results measurement or programme/project evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems, impact measurement frameworks and performance management tools.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, impact assessments, sector studies and evidence-based performance reviews.
• Knowledge and application of Results-Based Management (RBM), Theory of Change, OECD-DAC Evaluation Criteria, Development Effectiveness Frameworks, Development Additionality Assessment, Impact Evaluation Methodologies, Sustainability Measurement Frameworks and Learning & Adaptive Management Approaches.
• Knowledge of ESG, sustainability measurement and impact investing principles.
• Proficiency in computer applications.