MONITORING AND EVALUATION AND PLANNING ASSISTANT – The Horticulture Enterprise Enhancement Project (HEEP) 394 views

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO.
DATE OF ISSUANCE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

PROJECT BACKGROUND
The Horticulture Enterprise Enhancement Project (HEEP) is an eight- year derotopment project financed jointly by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), CPEC Find and tba Government of Zimbabwe. HEEP supports the transformation of smallholder horticulture in Zimbabwe through Wage horticulture model and the 4P hub and spoke horticulture development The Project is focused in (cur provnces for tba VHGs: Matabetetand South, Masvingo. Manfcaland and Midlands. It axisrsts of three interlinked components Component 1: Wage Hcrtkukural Garden and 4P Mobilization and Development, Component 2 Access to Finance, and Component 3: Institutional Support and Project Coordination.
HEEP is in the process of recruting officers and service providers for its National Project Management Unit (NPMU) in Harare and in the three Regional Project Management Itois (RPMU) in the field. Io manage and ccordnate HEEP project activities. Whie the lead agency of the project is Ministry of Lands. Agriculture. Fisheries. Water and Rural Development (MLAFA’RDi, the Vilage Horticulture Gardens will he implemented through ARDA and HEEP 4P activities include pro-active co-operations wih the private sector, including the farming coirrourity, small and medium enterprises and larger precessing and marketing companies in key agricultural value drain.

Overall Scope of Work
Reporting to the M & E and Ptannng Specialist. the M & E Assistant wil provide support n the effectrre rnpementation of the Montonng and Evaluation (M & El system and contrfoute to the generation of evidence and knowledge for the Horticulture Enterpnse Enhancement Project (KEP)
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
The specific tasks of the M & E and Plamng Specialist wil include:
Support in Implementing the M & E system for KEP
⦁ Assist m the impfementabn of the revised project Legframe matnx, cnsurng inclusion of gender-sensitive indicators.
⦁ Ad n foe development of the resubs-aiented Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB)
⦁ Contnbute to the development and mantenance of the projects cr.eral M 4 E framework
⦁ Assist m the reporting process against project key indicators
Assistance in Managing the Management Information System (MIS)
⦁ Assist n developing formats tor data collection, analysis, and mterpretation to track project inputs and results.
⦁ Collaborate with project staff, particularly plannng and M & E personnel, to ensure effective implementation of the MiS system, inducting gender-dsaggregaled data management.
⦁ Partopale in defnng requirements for web-based onlne MiS and offine tablet-based devices.
⦁ Provide support in recruiting, guiding, and supervising organzaions or individuals contracted for sunreys and studies required for project evaluation.
Capacity Building and Training:
⦁ Contribute to the development of a capacity-building plan on M & E for protect staff at both tba national and provincial levels.
⦁ Assist in developing training moctates and operation manuals! guidelines on M & E processes.
⦁ Support in conducing training sessons for M & E staff at various levels using a cascade training approach.
Reporting and Communication:
⦁ Assist in consdidatng gender-sensitive project progress reports.
⦁ Provide support in identifying areas of ccrcem for the project’s M&E system and imptementaton arrangements, suggesting remedial measures if necessary.
Field Vises and Support:
⦁ Accompany the M & E and Planning Specialist on regular field visits
to project areas.
⦁ Provide support in implementing recommendations from previous supervision missions.
⦁ Support project impitementatfon in otter caperities as directed by the M&E Specialist.

Qualifications and Competences
⦁ Masters degree in Agriculture, Economics. Statistics, M & E. Development Studies, Rurel Development. Ptannng or a related feld
⦁ Sold knowledge ri participatory M&E approaches and tohmques.
⦁ Stirong knowledge in the development of performance-based indcricrs
Demonstrated expenence in the technques of data cdieocn. data entry, data analysis and design of management information systems to facilitate the planning and decision- making processes wthin the mstitolicm’s
Working knowledge of wntten and spoken English
Excellent analytical and report writing skills.
Excellent spoken and written Englsh.
Strong knowledge of computer applications. particularly MS Excel. Word. Axsss and PowerPoint. STATA and otbar software packages for data analysis and technical reports.

Required Work Experience
At least 5 years of work experience with (a) M&E Design, (b) planning and mplemerrabon of the M & E systems. (c) data management and analysis, (e) capacity building and training in M & E development and irrpiementaton. (f) use of Geographic lnfcrmar.bn Sysems technologies, and (g) knowledge management strategy development.
Mode and Duration of Contract
The contract will be three years, renewable based on performance.