Company Description

SHELADIA Associates is a multi-disciplinary international professional consulting firm with demonstrated experience in the successful management and implementation of development projects worldwide. SHELADIA believes practicality and sustainability in development projects require flexible resource management, active participation of all stakeholders, and a shared goal of strengthening institutions and operational systems to optimize available resources.

Job Description

Sheladia Associates, Inc. is seeking experienced professionals to join its proposed team for an MCC-funded roads assignment in Zambia. The consultancy covers feasibility studies, outline designs, environmental and social impact assessment, and Employer’s Engineer services for improvements to the T5 and D274/R185a Roads under Zambia Compact II.

The M&E Expert will support the development of project monitoring information and provide data and analysis to inform reporting and evaluation.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the development and refinement of monitoring indicators, baseline data, and targets.
• Coordinate relevant surveys, data analysis, and reporting.
• Compile road condition, traffic, and other infrastructure performance data.
• Provide information to support the Client’s quarterly monitoring reports.
• Collaborate with independent evaluators and teams conducting data quality reviews.
• Coordinate with engineering specialists to maintain consistent and reliable project information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or another relevant discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional association or institution.
• At least 10 years of post-qualification experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in monitoring and impact evaluation of infrastructure investments, including surveys, baseline data determination, data analysis, and reporting.
• Experience developing monitoring indicators for three road investment or maintenance projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Participation in monitoring or supervision of two interurban road investment projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Fluency in English.

Additional Information

This is a proposal-stage opportunity, subject to contract award and Client approval. Full-time residence in Zambia is not required during the feasibility study phase; however, frequent and extended visits will be necessary for data collection and Client meetings.

The assignment includes travel and fieldwork in Northwestern Province.

• Support the development and refinement of monitoring indicators, baseline data, and targets.
• Coordinate relevant surveys, data analysis, and reporting.
• Compile road condition, traffic, and other infrastructure performance data.
• Provide information to support the Client’s quarterly monitoring reports.
• Collaborate with independent evaluators and teams conducting data quality reviews.
• Coordinate with engineering specialists to maintain consistent and reliable project information.

• Monitoring indicator development
• Baseline data determination
• Survey coordination
• Data analysis
• Reporting
• Road condition and traffic data compilation
• Infrastructure performance monitoring
• Data quality review collaboration
• Fluency in English

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or another relevant discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional association or institution.
• Experience developing monitoring indicators for three road investment or maintenance projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Participation in monitoring or supervision of two interurban road investment projects in sub-Saharan Africa.