MONITORING & EVALUATION AND PLANNING SPECIALIST – Ministry Of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, And Rural Development 423 views

Key Responsibilities

• i. Set up the Monitoring and Evaluation system for Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project: Revise the project logframe matrix and include gender sensitive indicators. Assist in developing the results oriented Annual Work Plan and Budget. Develop the overall framework for the project Monitoring and Evaluation. Guide the process of reporting against the project key indicators. Prepare the Monitoring and Evaluation matrix.
• ii. Set up a Management Information System that entails: Development of formats (for data collection, analysis and interpretation) to track project inputs and its results: production, consumption, sales and income of the producers and traders/buyers at household, group and value chain/cluster level. Coordinate with other project staff, especially planning and Monitoring and Evaluation staff, to ensure the Management Information System is appropriately designed and implemented such that they enable data-rich knowledge management, captures and analyses dis-aggregated data on gender and social inclusion. Define requirements for use of software for a web-based online Management Information System and off-line tablet-based devices.
• iii. Provide technical assistance to recruit, guide and supervise organisations or individuals contracted to implement surveys and studies required for evaluating project effects and impacts. e.g. Rolling baseline survey, Annual Cluster Tracking Survey, etc.
• iv. Develop a capacity-building plan on Monitoring and Evaluation for the project staff at NPMU and provincial level and for business skills and Gender Action Learning System (GALS) mentors from Agritex on the cascade training approach: Development of training modules for different stakeholders and partners; Development of operation manuals/guidelines on Monitoring and Evaluation processes; Use of software for Management Information System and GIS required for the functioning of the MIS system; Train Monitoring and Evaluation staff at national and local levels (Training of Trainers); and Set up a cascade training mechanism for Extension Officers seconded full-time to the project, Social Mobilizers and Business Skills Mentors and GALS Social Mentors.
• v. Assist the Project Manager in consolidating gender sensitive project progress reports.
• vi. Advise the Senior Management by identifying areas of concerns that might justify a review of the project Monitoring and Evaluation system and/or implementation arrangements, including adverse effects on target groups as a result of project implementation, and suggest remedial measures if necessary.
• vii. Undertake regular field visits to follow-up recommendations made from previous supervision missions and support the project implementation in other ways as requested by the Project Coordinator.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in either Monitoring and Evaluation or Statistics or Agricultural Economics or Development Studies or Rural Development **and** a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field;
• 8+ years of professional experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL); and planning within agricultural or rural development sectors;
• Expertise in M & E design (logframes, indicator selection, data collection design) and in evaluation methodologies;
• Demonstrated experience in the design and use of Management Information Systems (MIS, with emphasis on design and implementation of digital data collection tools and their application in agricultural projects;
• Experience in capacity building and training in M & E development and implementation;
• Demonstrated intermediate level use of Geographic Information Systems software;
• Proficiency with at least one statistical package and one data visualization tool, for example, Kobo Toolbox, Google Forms, Mentimetre, ODK, SPSS, R, Genstats, STATA, MS Excel, Power BI;
• Experience with data quality assurance, data governance, and ethical data practices;
• Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills;
• Knowledge management strategy development and demonstrated ability to translate data into clear recommendations for planning and decision-making;
• Demonstrated experience working with field stakeholders and implementing partners on data collection flows, data cleaning and reporting;
• Excellent written and oral communication in English.
• Experience with climate-smart agriculture, value chain development, or market access for smallholders.
• Background in participatory planning and gender-responsive programming.
• Track record of producing learning briefs and technical reports.

How to Apply