Background

Africa Inland Church Tanzania (AICT) is an evangelical church registered in 1965. The Diocese of Mara and Ukerewe, commonly known as MUD or AICT-Mara, was established in 1993 and is located in the northern part of Tanzania. The Diocese operates across nine administrative districts: Musoma Municipal Council, Musoma District Council, Butiama District Council, Bunda District Council, Bunda Town Council, Rorya District Council, Tarime District Council, Tarime Town Council, Serengeti District Council, and the Ukerewe Islands.

In addition to its evangelical mission, AICT-Mara, in collaboration with development partners, implements various community development programmes aimed at empowering communities to address economic, health, educational, and socio-cultural challenges. Through capacity-building initiatives and the promotion of sustainable development approaches, the Diocese supports communities in strengthening their resilience, addressing their own development needs, and improving their livelihoods.

Project overview

With approval from its funding partner, World Renew Tanzania, AICT-MUD plans to scale up the five-year Integrated Climate Smart, Food Security and Resilience Livelihood (ICFL) Project, covering the period 2027–2031.

The project aims to improve household food security, nutrition, sustainable livelihoods, and climate resilience among vulnerable smallholder farming households across the Mara Region, with a particular focus on Butiama District Council, Bunda Town Council, and Serengeti District Council.

The project will promote integrated and sustainable approaches to food security and livelihood improvement, including Conservation Agriculture, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), Nutrition, and Gender and Development.

Purpose of the position

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will lead the design, establishment, implementation, and management of a comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system for the Integrated Climate Smart, Food Security and Resilience Livelihood (ICFL) Project.

The position will ensure the availability of reliable, accurate, and timely project data to measure performance, track progress against targets, assess outcomes and impact, inform evidence-based decision-making, support adaptive project management, and meet donor reporting requirements.

Key duties and responsibilities

The M&E Officer will:

• Develop, refine, and implement results-based MEAL systems, Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMFs), and indicator-tracking tools tailored to the project’s agricultural development, food security, and livelihood interventions.
• Establish and implement robust Data Quality Assurance (DQA) procedures, including routine data cleaning, verification, validation, and analysis to ensure accuracy, consistency, reliability, and timeliness.
• Coordinate and oversee baseline, mid-term, and endline assessments, as well as routine project monitoring visits to verify reported progress and assess implementation quality.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data and prepare clear dashboards, data visualizations, and high-quality performance reports for management, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure farmers’ profile is well updated and maintained.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and continuous support to project staff and field officers to strengthen their capacity in data collection, management, reporting, and utilization.
• Establish and oversee community feedback, complaints, and response mechanisms to promote accountability and community participation.
• Facilitate regular reflection, review, and learning sessions to ensure that monitoring findings inform project planning, implementation, and improvement.
• Ensure that project monitoring and evaluation activities are conducted in accordance with approved project frameworks, donor requirements, and organizational policies.

Required education, qualifications and experience

Education

• A master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Agricultural Economics, International Development, Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, or another relevant discipline.

Professional experience

• At least six (6) years of progressive professional experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, preferably in food security, livelihoods, agriculture, resilience, or community development programmes.

Technical competencies

• High proficiency in mobile data collection platforms such as Kobo Toolbox and Open Data Kit (ODK).
• Strong practical experience in statistical analysis software such as SPSS, Stata, or R.
• Proficiency in data visualization and reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI or Tableau.
• Demonstrated experience in developing monitoring frameworks, indicators, data collection tools, and performance tracking systems.

Language requirements

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.

• Develop, refine, and implement results-based MEAL systems, Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMFs), and indicator-tracking tools tailored to the project’s agricultural development, food security, and livelihood interventions.
• Establish and implement robust Data Quality Assurance (DQA) procedures, including routine data cleaning, verification, validation, and analysis to ensure accuracy, consistency, reliability, and timeliness.
• Coordinate and oversee baseline, mid-term, and endline assessments, as well as routine project monitoring visits to verify reported progress and assess implementation quality.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data and prepare clear dashboards, data visualizations, and high-quality performance reports for management, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure farmers’ profile is well updated and maintained.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and continuous support to project staff and field officers to strengthen their capacity in data collection, management, reporting, and utilization.
• Establish and oversee community feedback, complaints, and response mechanisms to promote accountability and community participation.
• Facilitate regular reflection, review, and learning sessions to ensure that monitoring findings inform project planning, implementation, and improvement.
• Ensure that project monitoring and evaluation activities are conducted in accordance with approved project frameworks, donor requirements, and organizational policies.

• High proficiency in mobile data collection platforms such as Kobo Toolbox and Open Data Kit (ODK).
• Strong practical experience in statistical analysis software such as SPSS, Stata, or R.
• Proficiency in data visualization and reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI or Tableau.
• Demonstrated experience in developing monitoring frameworks, indicators, data collection tools, and performance tracking systems.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.

• A master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Agricultural Economics, International Development, Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, or another relevant discipline.
• At least six (6) years of progressive professional experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, preferably in food security, livelihoods, agriculture, resilience, or community development programmes.