Monitoring and Evaluation Manager: World Education Inc. / Bantwana (WEI/B)

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager: World Education Inc. / Bantwana (WEI/B)
Deadline: 3 August 2018

Based in Harare (1 Year  Contract)

World Education Inc. / Bantwana (WEI/B) is an international non-governmental organization with a proven track record of designing and implementing successful interventions for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and youth in Zimbabwe with community-based models of service provision in health, education, child protection and economic strengthening. Having been in operation in the country since 2008, WEI/B leverages its deep knowledge of and extensive experience with Zimbabwe’s OVC context and operational landscape to address the long-term needs of vulnerable children and their families.  To that end World Education Inc. /Bantwana is recruiting to fill the following position in the Strategic Information Department.

WEI/B is seeking to recruit a senior and strategic level M&E manager to lead and provide oversight to all the levels of data management, analysis and utilization. The main roles will be to continue to align the design of the WEI/B M&E system to emerging requirements from donors and Government (including the database and tools); support and strengthen M&E systems of relevant government systems, oversee and/or coordinate with any internal or external research and evaluations being carried out; and analyze, monitor and prepare relevant data for all project reporting requirements. He/She will also have overall oversight on the Monitoring and Evaluation function of the National case management system and the NAP2 M&E framework as a whole and supporting mainly the national level data management processes (collation, consolidation and analysis for decision making).

Responsibilities
Collaborate with the Chief of Party (COP), Programs Manager and other Technical Specialists to revise the project M&E framework and plan, including the Performance Management Plan (PMP) and all project indicators when needed including operationalizing the NAP2, NCMS and MIS M&E Framework; Develop program and M&E tools (forms and registers for data capture) and maintain systems to ensure high quality data collection, analysis and reporting by team and local partners; Review and refine current standard operational procedures for the data collection tools and reporting tools, and work closely with the programs manager to refine and update tools as needed to meet donor expectations; Support the consolidation and analysis of national level data for strategic planning, decision making and performance management, and for monthly, quarterly, semiannual reporting; Spearheading the Technical Capacity Assessments, DSW National office skills transfer, Oversee the NCMS MIS support, data quality audits, and joint national supervision and verification visits; Support the DSW with the identification of policy level data and its presentation for management reports; Coordinate with any external researchers conducting research on the project (including any evaluations to assess program impact), and provide guidance, input and information as needed; Coordinate bi-weekly national trouble shooting meetings and tracking project milestones; Participate in resource mobilization initiatives

Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Required
Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, development management, project management or other relevant field (essential); A Master’s related to Epidemiology, Statistics or development studies, international development, economics or other (desirable); Minimum 6-8 years of experience working on monitoring, evaluation and learning for donor funded projects, USAID and UNICEF experience is highly desirable, 3 years of these to be in management roles in USAID funded programs; Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate with wide range of stakeholders (including government) both verbally and in writing; Proven experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining quality of deliverables within deadlines; At least 3 years’ experience in systems strengthening, particularly in government systems; Strong proficiency in Windows Excel and quantitative data analysis; Ability to design monitoring tools, surveys protocols and evaluations; Demonstrated ability to train, facilitate and build capacity of staff; Strong interpersonal skills and managerial capacity; Knowledge of digital data collection software including DHIS, STATA, and CS-Pro

To apply
Interested candidates should submit their motivation letters demonstrating their suitability for the position and detailed CVs, clearly stating the position being in the subject section to: [email protected] by close of business on Friday 3 August 2018. WEI/B is an equal opportunity employer – Female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.