Position title

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist

Hiring organization

Employment Type

Full-time

Industry

Agriculture

Job Location

Khartoum, Sudan

Description

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support

Help to plan, operationalize, and implement the project MEL system in collaboration with the Project Manager, USAID Monitoring and Evaluation teams, partners and the CIMMYT MEL team.
Ensure documentation of project processes, research data collection, analysis, and archiving, and contribute to periodic evaluation of progress and the drawing of lessons learnt.
Liaises with project partners and other stakeholders in Sudan on an ongoing basis to coordinate efforts to strengthen a results-based culture within the SASAS project and to build the capacity of staff and consultants, national counterparts, implementing partners in strategic planning, results-based monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, applying relevant USAID and CIMMYT tools and systems.

Reporting and Communicating

Help coordinate donor reporting and communications.
Collaborate with the Project and CIMMYT MEL team to ensure alignment between the project and USAID Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks.
Assist to develop regular reports based on the systematic collection and analysis of monitoring information; and contribute to periodic evaluations of progress in project implementation.
Support Project Management and implementation teams in analysis of M&E data.
Coach field scientists on the proper management and archiving of research information according to CIMMYT protocols.
Contribute to the development of practical tools / support materials to empower scientists and partners to use and mainstream good MEL principles.
Support project management team in formulation of Detail Implementation Plans (DIP) that allows systematic monitoring of progress.

Other Responsibilities

Facilitate and contribute to the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans, monitoring plan and joint annual work plans for the SASAS project.
Conduct Data Quality Assessment (DQA) as regular basis.
Contribute to regular Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) reports based on the systematic collection of qualitative information and analysis of monitoring information.
Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

MSc in Agricultural or Rural Development, Data Management, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, or related field, with particular interest in Monitoring & Evaluation of planned interventions or equivalent.
Knowledge of Stata, R, CSpro, Kobo, Survey Solutions (or any other data capturing software) or any other standard statistical software package.
Class 4 Drivers licence is a must.
At least 3 years’ experience in project management in an international organization
Good communicator, excellent spoken and written English.
Good experience in M&E systems working in the context of large bi-lateral donor funded projects, especially for USAID.
Strong understanding of, and experience with, USAID M&E requirements evaluation indicators.
Familiarity and experience with project management concepts (Logical Frameworks, Theory of Change, or similar approaches)
Familiarity with data archiving systems, databases, and experience training researchers or M&E specialists in their use.
Demonstrated experience with use of participatory and gender sensitive methods for rural appraisals and data collection.
The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Organization, Critical thinking, Teamwork, Client Orientation, Problem Solving decision making, Negotiation and Conflict resolution.

Job Benefits

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