Monitoring and Evaluation Officer At Fairtrade Africa

Key Performance Areas

MEL set-up and Monitoring

• Establish programme MEL data system and related documents and support regional staff to access and use

• Develop specific MEL documents (including theories of change and logframes), update as relevant and review its progress periodically.

• Work with the project managers to ensure full understanding of the donor/funder M&E reports requirements and support compliance.

• Review project specific reports to ensure that they adequately respond to the project approved indicators.

• Collate the stakeholder and partner’s feedback on the programmes, develop a report and share it as appropriate.

• Provide technical leadership to the process of collecting, analysis and dissemination of performance data, with a particular focus on areas such as agriculture, climate and energy.

• Provide technical backstopping to all monitoring, evaluation and research processes in the regions in consultation with the senior project officers while building the capacity of staff.

• Identify ways and means of sharing the data and information on MEL activities with Fairtrade producers • In conjunction with the project coordinator and the programme team, coordinate reflection sessions with staff to identify lessons learnt.

• Coordinate the process of documenting best practices and case studies from the regions.

• Coordinate the process of compiling programmes reports.

Evaluation and Reporting

• Support the development of ToRs, identification of competent research firms or consultants for all evaluation and research activities.

• Play a leading role in the review of completed evaluations and research and ensure that they meet the minimum standards.

• Advise and recommend tools and strategies to improve tracking

• Analyse changes and patterns in data and performance reports

Data and Knowledge Management

• Provide up to date monitoring data and analysis thereof as and when required and ensure data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner.

• Identify ways and means of sharing the data and information on MEL activities with Fairtrade producer organizations.

• Support the programme team in data management at producer and local level from key interventions

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’ s degree in Statistics, economics, applied mathematics, research methods, monitoring and evaluation or other related fields.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Minimum of three (3) years professional experience in an M&E position and responsible for implementing M&E activities of international development projects.

• Hands-on experience at the national or international level in design, monitoring and evaluation of complex projects, preferably across multiple locations.

• Proven capacity to build the MEL skills of colleagues and/or partners

• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g. qualitative, quantitative)

Desirable

• Experience of working with smallholder farmers and workers on gender, human rights and social protection projects.

• Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing, working independently with minimal supervision, leading and designing projects autonomously

Skills

• Knowledge of principles and current approaches to MEL.

• Strong skills in collecting, analyzing, interpreting qualitative and quantitative data.

• Knowledge of stakeholder engagement

• Skills in using MS Office applications especially Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

• Excellent Interpersonal and negotiation Skills

• Excellent communication and reporting Skills