Melody Njeru
Project Officer - Monitoring and Evaluation at Institute of Economic Affairs Kenya- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Institute of Economic Affairs Kenya
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Kenya
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Officer - Monitoring and Evaluation
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Jan 2019 - Present
As the M&E officer I am responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of M&E and learning activities. I am also responsible for responding to requests for information on institutional and project performance so as to provide a basis for evidence-based decision making on necessary amendments and improvements to the institution and projects/programmes. As the M&E officer I am responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of M&E and learning activities. I am also responsible for responding to requests for information on institutional and project performance so as to provide a basis for evidence-based decision making on necessary amendments and improvements to the institution and projects/programmes.
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UNV Programme Assistant M&E
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Nov 2015 - Dec 2016
• Support in the design and implementation of M&E framework for the County Government• Develop a plan for providing timely and relevant information to the County in order for them to incorporate in their plans and strategies• Review and analyze monitoring reports in terms of progress and actions needed by the various sectors in the county• Support the county in building capacity on M&E framework development and implementation• Data collection, analysis of data and report writing on topical issues at the county• Provide support and advisory to the county on M&E related activities• Linkage with the County Planning unit to advice on the progress of implementation of the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP), Sectoral Plans, the Annual Development Plan and related programmes
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Ministry of State For Planning, National Development & Vision 2030
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Subcounty Field Operations Assistant
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Jun 2012 - Oct 2015
• Coordinating activities of the Community Empowerment and Institutional Support Programme (CEISP) in the sub-county by spearheading various assignments and providing feedback by writing progress reports to the Project Coordination Unit• Liaising with other economists in the county to spearhead the preparation of county strategic long term and short-term plans in collaboration with other county departments, the members of public, private sector, civil society and other relevant stakeholders• Liaising with other county departments to coordinate the development of the county’s integrated monitoring and evaluation system• Undertaking active community engagement in the process of formulating and implementing policies, laws, development plans, projects and budgets• Initiating and coordinating community training targeting the most vulnerable members of the community on issues of project management, leadership and governance • Disseminating information and government policies to stakeholders• Preparing the County Annual Monitoring and Evaluation Report (CAMER) • Organizing and coordinating the Sub-County Development Committee meetings to discuss operational and development agenda of the Sub-County.• Collaborating with development partners in the Sub-County and County during the implementation of projects• Responsible for information gathering and data analysis using statistical softwares such as SPSS
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Subcounty Field Operations Assistant
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May 2012 - Oct 2015
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World Food Programme
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Italy
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Enumerator
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Nov 2011 - Apr 2012
• Conducting market surveys by administering questionnaires to both wholesalers and retailers stocking food items in the main markets • Conducting key informant interviews• Holding focused group discussions with school management committees on the Transitional Cash Transfer to School programme (TCTS).• Conducting market surveys by administering questionnaires to both wholesalers and retailers stocking food items in the main markets • Conducting market surveys by administering questionnaires to both wholesalers and retailers stocking food items in the main markets • Conducting key informant interviews• Holding focused group discussions with school management committees on the Transitional Cash Transfer to School programme (TCTS).• Conducting market surveys by administering questionnaires to both wholesalers and retailers stocking food items in the main markets
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Data Analyst
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Jan 2011 - Sep 2011
• Entry of data collected from five study sites: Meru and Machakos- Kenya, Mwanga and Mbarali–Tanzania and Bugesera- Rwanda• Cleaning of data using Microsoft Excel• Data analysis using SPSS• Literature review of Mwanga District Tanzania• Report writing for two study sites: Bugesera – Rwanda and Meru-Kenya.• Preparing workshop and donor presentations.• Conducting and supervising research survey in two districts: Kangema and Njoro. Responsibilities included: Developing the questionnaire to be used, Collaborating with the local administration to choose study sites and mobilizing the communities, recruiting enumerators and training them, supervising the enumerators and ensuring the questionnaires were properly filled and the data collected was credible.
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Education
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Maseno University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Statistics -
Kenya Institute of Management
Project Management