Vacancy title:
MEL Officer

Jobs at:
USAID

Deadline of this Job:
06th June 2018

Duty Station:
Iringa,Tanzania

JOB DETAILS:
USAID Feed the Future Tanzania Advancing Youth Activity is a programme designed to support youth individual, groups and business in Iringa, Mbeya and Zanzibar region of Tanzania Specifically the programme will support youth in Livelihood, Leadership and life skills targeting employability, entrepreneurship, increased incomes, youth as a voice in their community and softer skills leading to better planning and self-management, in order to further expand the scope and reach of the programme Feed the Future Tanzania Advancing Youth Activity is seeking the following team member. Job Title: MEL Officer
Reporting to: MEL Manager
Location: Iringa

Job descriptions

• Support the MEL Manager in the development of effective M&E tools that can be implemented by field start and partners.
  
• Review and maintain the projects monitoring and evaluation plan, based on the projects document log frames and indicators. This will include following:
  
• identify sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it.
  
• Develop criteria and evaluation scheme for the project impact, benefit and sustainability. Oversee and execute M&E activities included in the Annual Work Plan, with focus on results and impacts. This will include the following: Design the framework for the physical and process monitoring of project activities
  
• Promote a result based approach for monitoring and evaluation, emphasizing results and impacts.
  
• Prepare consolidated progress reports for project management including identification of problems, causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation, and providing specific recommendations.
  
• Check that monitoring data are discussed in the appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action.
  
• Facilitate, act as resource person, and join if required any external supervision and evaluation missions. . identify areas for program improvement based on data collected and report back to COP/DCOP and M&E Manager.
  
• Ensure data quality through regular data quality assessment visits to LIPs/sub-grantees and beneficiaries
  
• Promote learning and the use of data to improve YEEA and Producing qualitative and quantitative reports. Monitor and track all project indicators throughout the life of the project
  
• Providing capacity building to sub-grantees regarding implemented project activities

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor or Master’s degree in a development field, social science, economics, or relevant discipline.
  
• Prior Work Experience: Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in a performance monitoring and/or evaluation role with an international development organization.
  
• Language Proficiency: Fluent in English and Kiswahili
  
• Job Knowledge: Demonstrated ability in data analysis, project design, monitoring, and evaluation of development activities. Experience developing results frameworks, logical frameworks, or Similar tools for project design is required. Experience developing and/or using performance management plans or similar tools is required. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in monitoring and evaluating» programs--including indicator development, study design, and data analysis--in multiple sectors,
  
• Experience using mobile data collection tools such as; ODK, Survey CTO, Kobe Collect etc. Experience in computer applications for data analysis such as SPSS, State, MS-Excel etc.
  
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to summarize disparate information in a clear and concise manner
  
• Excellent research and data collection methodology skills Ability to create organizational work plans based on higher-level goals
  
• Skills in supporting staff with a variety of levels of knowledge and capabilities
  
• Ability to work independently to efficiently meet deadlines
  
• Oral and written communication skills to deal effectively with local implementing partners
  
• Excellent computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet programs and data base management
  

Job application procedure
Please submit your cover letter and CV ta n AYA__HR@dai.com  or VeronicaWJustine@dai.com  on or before 06th June 2018 if you wish to be considered for this position. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.