Monitoring and evaluation Officer
Ngo & Social Services Jobs
- Zimbabwe Women's Bureau
- Expires 29 Feb 2024
- Harare
- Full Time
Job Description
Duty station: Harare
Reports to: Programs Manager
Deadline: 29 February 2024
A local nonprofit making organization is seeking a suitable trained and qualified applicants to fill the post of Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. The organization is a national membership private voluntary organization that was formed in 1978, with the main goal of promoting, facilitating and supporting the achievement of socio-economic rights of women in Zimbabwe. It is registered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare as a PVO (PVO 45/78) and has a membership of over 25 000 women countrywide. Since its inception, it has adopted a pluralistic, participatory, sustainable and holistic approach to women’s empowerment and development. Through its programmes in agriculture and food security, entrepreneurship and business development, capacity strengthening, research, information dissemination as well as advocacy and lobbying. The organization has contributed to policy changes and made a life changing positive impact to thousands of households around Zimbabwe.
Duties and Responsibilities
Overall duties:
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer provides methodological and technical support to the organization in order to ensure the quality of M&E tools in projects and programmes, in management and coordination of project information, and effective accountability to the beneficiary population. The M&E Officer ensures that PM&E approaches, methods, tools are relevant and consistent across all organization activities/sub-projects. He/she helps plan and implement activities requiring specific M&E expertise. Specific duties are as listed below:
Specific Duties
• Participate in the development of baseline, end of project evaluations and annual result assessment tools
• Helps to develop and write sections on M&E in project proposal (covering indicators, budgets and M&E framework).
• Provides technical support during the design of monitoring tools and the collection and analysis of data, working with the Information Management and programme teams.
• Helps prepare and organise routine monitoring activities of the projects.
• Ensures monitoring tools are used correctly during the implementation phase, and provides support during data collection activities.
• Supports data analysis processes and assists in drafting qualitative reports for effective programme management.
• Provides technical support to ensure that M&E information is used successfully and adapted to target audiences during operational and strategic decision-making
• Directly supports the organisation by conducting baseline studies, result assessments, performing situation analyses, designing intervention strategies, capitalizing on lessons learned and creating the necessary conditions to inform, involve and communicate with partners (accountability).
• Supports the org to develop and maintain a datatabase for the org
• Trains other staff and community field people in data collection and correct use of the database tools.
• Supports the organisation to develop other tools required to collect data and information for all activities.
• Participate in the production of audio visual materials related to activities in the project
• Compile narrative monthly, half yearly and annual reports as may be required, document case studies and produce specific event reports.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications, Skills and Experience required
- Degree in any social science (Business / Development Studies, Agricultural Economics / Agronomy / Livestock or any other related field), M&E certification from a reputable institution and proven experience on M&E
- Certificate in monitoring and evaluation is an added advantage
- At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role in the NGO Sector
- Excellent training and communication skills
- Clean class 4 driver’s licence / Riders experience
How to Apply
To apply
Interested candidates meeting the above specifications and willing to start in the shortest possible time should submit their applications, CVs , contactable references, certified copies of all certificates and with the position Monitoring and evaluation Officer clearly marked in the subject section of the e-mail to: recruitment@zwbonline.org
