Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant
Ngo & Social Services Jobs
- SNV Netherlands Development O…
- Expires 04 Mar 2021
- Bulawayo
- Full Time
Job Description
SNV is the leading partner in the establishment Village Savings and Loans (VSL) groups, fostering financial behavior change through financial education training, development of smallholder farmers’ capacity to access financial and output markets and the promotion of Post-Harvest Handling and Storage technologies to reduce post-harvest losses.
Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities
Job Description
The Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant (MEA) will be appointed as part of the R4/Zambuko Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Unit. Working directly under the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor's supervision, the incumbent will be responsible for monitoring the quality of products implemented by SNV in the context of the assigned projects. The MEA will provide technical expertise and guidance, creating a supportive environment to maximize and effectively report on the R4/Zambuko programme results. The MEA will provide strategic direction and guidance for designing and implementing PME systems, disseminating best practices, training and coaching relevant staff, and developing PME frameworks and technical inputs to project proposals. The objective of this position is to build on the evidence base for planning, implementation and learning.
Setting up PME system
Assist in developing and finalizing project M&E work plans and keeping them updated according to project activities and timeframes as relevant.
Develop the assigned project's overall monitoring and evaluation framework/s, including project performance monitoring plan/s and data collection systems in line with SNV deliverables.
Review the quality of existing data in the subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide useful baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
Develop baseline data for each project component and all project indicators.
Coordination of PME procedures and tools
Device means and standardized procedures for routine data collection to measure achievement against performance indicators.
Ensure quality of all data reported by Project Field Officers (PFO).
Maintain and administer the M&E database whilst analyzing and aggregating findings.
Support project progress reporting, project mid-term review and final evaluation as shall be facilitated by SNV.
Identify lessons learned and develop case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the project.
Provide advice to the supervisor on improving project performance using M&E findings.
Capacity development
Develop planning, monitoring and evaluation capacity development initiatives and implement them according to plan.
Share and stimulate sharing of relevant PME topics and best practices within the assigned project/s, through the PME community of practice and other relevant learning and knowledge sharing initiatives platforms.
Analysis & reporting
Produce reports on M&E findings and prepare presentations based on M&E data as required.
Provide the Project Manager and Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor with management information they may require.
Check that monitoring data are discussed in appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussions to fill any gap.
Backstopping services
Data capturing and uploading of project data into selected Information management systems.
Design and consolidate data collection tools.
Liaising with Project Field Officers (PFO).
Report writing and consolidation
Success stories
Project research
Performance measurement
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics related field, Social sciences, Development studies or equivalent,
Minimum of 2 years working experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation,
Knowledge of the logical framework approach and other strategic planning approaches,
Experience with M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory), Report Writing and editing,
Analytical skills,
Ability to work independently and within a team,
Deadline driven,
Strong attention to detail,
A clean class 4 driver's license is a prerequisite.
