Summary
Date Posted: 19th February 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: RwF

JOB DETAILS:
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Tracking Code: 613-752
Job Description
Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
**This position is contingent upon donor funding award**
FUNCTION:
Heifer International is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for a USAID-funded market systems oriented livestock project in Rwanda. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (MES) is accountable for leading the design adjustments, implementation, roll-out, and maintenance of this project focused on increasing livestock production and increasing the consumption of Animal Source Food (ASF) within Rwanda. Duties will include ensuring the integrity of business functions, leading the collection and analysis of project data and ensuring that learnings are incorporated and taken into account of the project design throughout implementation.
ESSENTIAL CHARACTER TRAITS:
Self-starter, stellar communication skills, collaborative, creative thinker, organized, and realistic with timelines and deliverables.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES
Lead the monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities for the project, ensuring that learning are incorporated into any implementation adjustments throughout the life of the project.
DELIVERABLE
• Documented monitoring, evaluation, and learning business processes.
• Developed and effectively implemented monitoring with a clearly defined process for course corrections when data is not in line with expected results.
• Completed timely and high-quality progress reports and documentation.
• Report on well-defined success measures and indicators including output, outcome, and impact levels in coordination with field teams to monitor and report on a regular basis.
DELIVERABLE
• Contributes towards an effective program management system that includes the full spectrum of monitoring and evaluation functions.
• Program management system up-to-date with project data.
• Clear and accurate data detailing progress and impact of the project.
• Collaborates and coordinates with learning and evidence partners
DELIVERABLE
• Presented Heifer’s work and impacts at strategically defined USAID and related fora.
• Cultivated relationships with research, evaluation institutes and learning labs and capitalize on internal learning and learning from others within the industry.
• Provided specific data to support resource mobilization teams and other organization-wide initiatives including data analysis and packaging for follow on projects and interim donor updates
Required Experience
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in evaluation, public policy, and/or related field is desirable.
• Five (5) years of progressive professional experience, including in Sub-Saharan Africa, in monitoring and evaluation of international development activities/projects is highly desirable.
• Experience working with private sector, civil society and government sectors on monitoring and evaluation programs, as well as building the capacity of local organizations to be effective in knowledge management and learning, is desirable.
• Knowledge of different M&E tools, approaches, and methods in addition to experience working with grant-making organizations, is desirable.
• Experience in training, coaching and mentoring teams in monitoring-related techniques and methods is desirable.
Most Critical Proficiencies
• Well-grounded in the discipline of project monitoring and evaluation, quantitative and qualitative data capture and representation methodologies, applied project management practices in international development.
• Proven ability to build capacity in junior staff levels in monitoring and evaluation of business standards.
• Ability to focus, prioritize, and deflect distractions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Systems – thinking, a demonstrated ability to operate in complex environments, with multiple developments, and manage for actions and unintended consequences by employing feedback mechanisms and review processes.
• Confident in and experience with the use of technology in development.
• Knowledgeable of current and emerging ideas, research and developments in the field of international development and a commitment to continuous learning and development.
Essential Job Functions and Physical Demands
• Develop an understanding of and become a strong proponent of Heifer’ s Values Based Hoilistic Community Development (VBHCD) throughout her/his tenure as MES.
• Proven teamwork and cooperatively with a diverse staff.
• Constant face-to-face, telephone and electronic communication with colleagues and the general public.
• May require constant sitting; working at a computer and focusing for extended periods of time and performing office environment activities while on the road and/or in remote conditions.
• Working with sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality.
• Ability to manage and execute multiple tasks with little supervision while meeting sometimes inflexible deadlines.

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