The Learning and Monitoring Programme Somalia (LAMPS) is a three-year programme of monitoring, evaluation, learning and consultancy services contracted to Integrity by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), supporting DFID’s Somalia Monitoring Programme II (SMP II) of which it is a component. Integrity, in consortium with Altai Consulting, delivers LAMPS in each of Somalia’s federal regions from a central delivery hub in Nairobi, Kenya. LAMPS works across DFID’s development portfolio in Somalia, helping ensure greater accountability, better risk management and improved understanding of, and learning insights from, programme performance.
Role Summary
The Deputy Team Leader (DTL) is responsible for coordinating the delivery of the third-party monitoring verifications, leading the integration of third-party monitoring, digital platform and learning inputs in the production of verification summary reports, data analysis dashboards and associated learning products. They will design and administer clear processes for delivering these products, fostering an effective, efficient and collaborative approach across the different functional teams. The DTL will be required to coordinate the activities of LAMPS workstreams – to identify efficiencies and ensure learning is applied across the team.
The DTL will report to the Programme Management Unit will be actively involved in the implementation of LAMPS strategy as agreed by the LAMPS Governance Board. They are line-managed by the Team Leader. They line-manage the Third Party-Monitoring Managers and as required STTA. They will represent LAMPS TPM verification activities at meetings with DFID teams and their implementing partners and key stakeholders.
Activities The Deputy Team Leader will be responsible for:
Management of TPM Verification Workstream (55%)
Lead the coordination of inputs from third-party monitoring, digital platform and learning personnel in the production of timely, high quality third-party verification deliverables.
Participate in regular meetings with the Team Leader and Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance Adviser to strategy coordination, integration and cross-pollination of workstream activities and deliverables; managing the operationalisation of this strategy.
Review, design and adapt delivery and resourcing plans on a regular basis to optimise workstream activities and performance.
Develop and improve systems for managing the flow of communications, data, analysis and learning between the different technical areas that contribute to the delivery and coordination of the TPM verification and learning workstreams.
Review and quality assure all TPM verification workstream deliverables; including, but not limited to, verification data and analysis, verification summary reports, Aqoonta/digital platform updates and releases, and related TPM learning reports.
Identify Short Term Technical Assistance needs for the TPM verification workstream; developing terms of reference, managing their activities and quality assuring their outputs.
Providing technical guidance, as needed, to the design, delivery, analysis and reporting of monitoring, capacity building, and learning activities, including leading on programmatic activities as required.
Assist the Programme Management Unit in coordinating inputs from the TPM verification workstream into learning and general programmatic deliverables (annual reports).
Learning of TPM Verification Workstream (15%)
Lead internal and external learning processes, reporting and events for the TPM verification workstream.
Ensure learning from internal processes and external sources are shared, reviewed and actioned by the workstream team; incorporating this learning into specific trainings and embedding changes in workstream processes and practices.
Ensure TPM learning activities are coordinated and complement the learning activities of Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance and In-field Financial Review workstreams.
Personnel Management (15%)
Day-to-day programme line management of the Third Party-Monitoring Managers and as required STTA; ensuring that their tasks are understood and executed to a high quality in timely manner.
Identify and address capacity development priorities for the TPM verification and learning workstream personnel, raising any additional resourcing requirements with the Programme Management Unit.
Provide ongoing professional development mentoring to the LAMPS programme personnel, including enhancing M&E capacity of all personnel, strategies for learning and management.
Develop and cultivate a ‘one team’ ethos across the workstreams of the LAMPS programme team; fostering a collaborative, constructive team ethos with an emphasis on flexibility, problem solving and effective communication with all parties.
Client and Partner Management (15%)
Represent LAMPS, including deputising for the Team Leader when required, at meetings with DFID and key stakeholders such as government, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and DFID Somalia’s Implementing Partners.
Provide inputs into LAMPS collective understanding of the DFID-Somalia portfolio and IPs, contributing to the database of contacts, profiles and activities.
Support the development and implementation of communications strategy for LAMPS.
Be an ambassador for LAMPS in the broader DFID and IP community in Kenya and Somalia.
Skills and competencies
The right candidate will have:
Bachelor’s degree in international development, social science or a related field from an accredited academic institution, master’s degree preferred.
Minimum of 8 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of development programming in conflict/insecure zones, preferably in governance, economic development or health.
Previous experience in the design and delivery of third-party monitoring approaches.
Previous experience with remote data collection and managing remote teams.
Excellent analytical competencies and ability to write concise and informative monitoring reports in English.
Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deliverables within a given timeframe.
Experience in Somalia is preferred.
Additional Information
The position will be based in Kenya at Integrity’s Nairobi office.
The role will be full-time
Candidates must be fluent in written and spoken English
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