Monitoring and evaluation Officer
Ngo & Social Services Jobs
Job Description
Monitoring and evaluation Officer: Local NGO
Deadline: 16 April 2021
Duty station: Harare
Reports to: Programs Manager
Background
A local nonprofit making organization is seeking suitable trained and qualified applicants to fill the post of Monitoring and Evaluation Officers. The organization is a national membership private voluntary organization that was formed in 1978, with the main goal of promoting, facilitating and supporting the achievement of socio-economic rights of women in Zimbabwe. It is registered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare as a PVO (W.O.45/78) and has a membership of over 25 000 women countrywide. Since its inception, it has adopted a pluralistic, participatory, sustainable and holistic approach to women’s empowerment and development. Through its programmes in agriculture and food security, entrepreneurship and business development, capacity strengthening, research, information dissemination as well as advocacy and lobbying. The organization has contributed to policy changes and made a life changing positive impact to thousands of households around Zimbabwe.
Overall duties
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer provides methodological and technical support to the organization in order to ensure the quality of M&E tools in projects and programmes, in management and coordination of project information, and effective accountability to the beneficiary population. The M&E Officer ensures that PM&E approaches, methods, tools are relevant and consistent across all organization activities/sub-projects. He/she helps plan and implement activities requiring specific M&E expertise. Specific duties are as listed below:
Duties and Responsibilities
Specific Duties
Participate in the development of baseline and annual result assessments tools; Helps to develop and write sections on M&E in project proposal (covering indicators, budgets and M&E framework); Provides technical support during the design of monitoring tools and the collection and analysis of data, working with the Information Management and programme teams; Helps prepare and organise routine monitoring activities of the projects; Ensures monitoring tools are used correctly during the implementation phase, and provides support during data collection activities; Supports data analysis processes and assists in drafting qualitative reports for effective programme management; Provides technical support to ensure that M&E information is used successfully and adapted to target audiences during operational and strategic decision-making; Directly supports the org by conducting baseline studies, result assessments, performing situation analyses, designing intervention strategies, capitalizing on lessons learned and creating the necessary conditions to inform, involve and communicate with partners (accountability); Supports the org to develop and maintain a database for the org; Trains other staff and community field people in data collection and correct use of the database tools; Supports the org to develop other tools required to collect data and information for all activities; Participate in the production of audio visual materials related to activities in the Green EBDP; Compile narrative monthly, half yearly and annual reports as may be required, document case studies and produce specific event reports.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications, Skills and Experience required
Degree in Business / Development Studies, Agricultural Economics / Agronomy / Livestock or any other related field; Certificate in monitoring and evaluation is an added advantage; At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role in the NGO Sector; Excellent training and communication skills; Clean class 3 driver’s licence and riding experience.
How to Apply
To apply
Interested candidates meeting the above specifications and willing to start in the shortest possible time should submit their applications, CVs , contactable references ,certified copies of all certificates and with the position Monitoring and evaluation Officer clearly marked in the subject section of the email to: zwbtc2@gmail.com
