Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

AdvertiserRight To Play Tanzania

Location Tanzania
Job Category NGO, Community & Social Devt
Work Type Full Time

Salary Not specified

Position Description:

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Background:

We are a global organization that uses the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, We help one million children weekly in more than 20 countries to build essential life skills and better futures, while driving lasting social change. Founded in 2000 by four-time Olympic gold medalist and social entrepreneur Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national offices in Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and regional offices in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Our programs are facilitated by more than 600 international staff and over 13,000 volunteer Coaches.

Location:Country Office- Dar Es Salaam

Job Summary

We are recruiting a Country Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (CMEO) for the country office program. The primary roles and responsibilities of the CMEO are a) to manage and implement the country-level M&E plan, within the RTP global M&E framework and specific to country. strategies, needs and contexts; b) to coordinate and implement the monitoring of program activities, participants, and outcomes and support the development of program reports; c) to support program planning at the country level by conducting appropriate assessments and baseline and through the provision of technical assistance; d) to support program evaluations; and, e) to help the country office utilize the findings in their planning and decision making. The ultimate goal of the CMEO is to lead the M&E system across the country and to be an active part of the global Right To Play M&E community by contributing to Right To Play's understanding of how its programs are effective and by determining how they can be continuously improved.

Responsibilities and Tasks

•Assess RTP's global indicators and M&E tools for relevance and appropriateness within country's context and propose revisions as required.
•Develop M&E frameworks for new programs and regularly review M&E frameworks for existing programs to ensure relevancy and effectiveness
•Coordinate and implement regular monitoring of program outcomes by leading outcome studies at least once a year.
•Utilize the global monitoring system to track program outputs
•Develop qualitative and quantitative tools to collect data with target beneficiaries
•Identify innovations and improvements to enhance effectiveness of the Global M&E framework and systems
•Develop and submit output, outcome, and evaluation reports to the Country and the Regional Office.
•Assess country level capacity for successful implementation of M&E frameworks and develop strategies for increasing capacity      .
•In collaboration with other staff in the Country Office and the Regional Office, identify program and decision-making implications from the findings.
•Develop summary materials and deliver presentations on findings to staff, partners, beneficiaries, and/or other stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

•Master's degree in international or community development or related field or Bachelor's degree in social sciences, development, or related field with specific training in Monitoring and Evaluation.
•At least 2 years practical experience developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks
•At least 1 year of practical experience working with social programs (programming with children is an asset)
•2 or more years leading and conducting qualitative and quantitative studies
•Experience in designing data collection tools and managing data sets (e.g. coordinating data entry, ensuring data quality, managing data confidential storage, etc.)
•Proven written communication and presentation skills, presenting evaluation findings through a variety of mediums¬data visuals (e.g. graphs), reports, presentations
•Fluency in English and Swahili (written and verbal)
•Expertise and experience in training and capacity building (e.g. developing and delivering workshops, mentoring and supporting colleagues, etc.)
•Strong analytical and conceptual skills to think and plan strategically and to identify trends
•Ability to work appropriately with a variety of populations and stakeholders, including children, youth, parents, teachers and school administrators, government, and other partners.
•Understanding of quantitative and qualitative research approaches and best practices of child-friendly data collection methods.
•A strong working knowledge of issues related to development and humanitarian programming (sport for development, health, education, community development, gender equity, inclusion and advocacy).
•Substantial experience and knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes for NGO programs.
•Basic computer skills (e.g. MS Word, MS Excel, SPSS etc.)

Application Instructions:

If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, please send your CV and Letter of Interest to the Email Link below and kindly include the position title, location and your name in the subject line. The deadline for submission of the application is Wednesday 18th September 2013 at 17:00.