Expression of Interest For Recruitment For Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist

Expression Of Interest Are Invited For Recruitment For Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist The M&E Specialist Will Serve As The Main Focal Person For All Monitoring And Evaluation Related Activities For The Project. The M&E SpecialistS Responsibility Is To Coordinate, Support And Strengthen Implementation Of Monitoring And Evaluation Systems And Practices Of All The Project Activities To Be Conducted In Accordance With The Results Framework Of The Project. The M&E Specialist Will Be Responsible For The Following: Lead Development Of And Oversee The Review Of Project Level M&E Plan And Associated Work Plans For Each Component/Activity (As Reflected In The Project Appraisal Document And Results Framework); Establish The M&E System And Strategy, Including Design, Data-Collection Formats, Data Collection, Data-Analysis, And Reporting Format And Systems; Design And Set Up Databases As Appropriate To Meet The Needs Of M&E Of The Project; Design, Prepare, Compile The Reports And Present Them For The Approval Of The Project Manager; Collect Data And Other Information From Relevant Sources To Prepare And Submit Periodic Consolidated Reports Of M&E Activities Of The Project (Including Half-Yearly And Annual Performance Reports And Other Reports Requested); Develop A Database For The Project Performance Indicators, Collect Appropriate Data From The Sources, And Maintain The Database And Prepare Reports To Meet The Reporting Requirements Of The Project, Including Beneficiary Feedback; Participate In The Monitoring Of The Project Activities Through Site Visits, Review Of Project Reports And Review Of Secondary Data; Coordinate And/Or Execute Special Studies And Ad Hoc Evaluations, As Needed, To Assess Activity Impacts And Collect Key Outputs And Process Indicators For The Project Components Based On The Project Description And Consultations With Teams; Track And Analyze Progress Towards Agreed Outputs Of Each Of The Components In Line With The Monitoring Framework; Assist In Organizing Beneficiary Surveys Envisaged Under The Project, Including Development Of The Tors And Management Of The Surveys; Monitor The Implementation Of Evaluations And Studies To Assure Maintenance Of Technical Specifications And Quality; Ensure That The M&E Plan Is Modified And Updated As Improved Information Becomes Available (Updating Indicators, Baselines, And Targets Upon The Receipt Of Information From Technical Studies Or Better Statistical Information On Gender, And Others); Support The Project Manager With Project Facilitation ; And Support The Development And Implementation Of Capacity Building Training Programs Related To Monitoring And Evaluation. The Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist Shall Be Required To Produce The Following Outputs/ Deliverables; Monitoring And Evaluation Strategy/Plan Developed; Monitoring And Evaluation Data Collection Tools Developed/Reviewed; A Database Of Project Indicators Developed And Updated; Project Team And Relevant Officers Trained In Monitoring And Evaluation; Quarterly, Biannual And Annual Monitoring Reports Produced; Joint Project Monitoring Reviews Conducted And Reports Produced; And Project Monitoring Missions Coordinated. Qualifications: The Applicant Should Have At Least MasterS Degree In Statistics, Economics, Or Any Field That Is Related To Economics And Statistics. Experience: The Applicant Should Have The Following Experience: Minimum Of 5-7 Years Of Progressive Work Experience In Project Planning, Monitoring And Evaluation; Work Experience With Donor Funded Projects Implemented By The Government Is An Advantage,; And Experience In Conducting And Managing Monitoring And Evaluation Activities In The Education Sector In Malawi Or In The Sadc Region.