Chemonics
International, an international development company, seeks experienced
professionals for the USAID-funded Soma Umenye (Literacy
Enhanced Across Rwanda Now). Soma Umenye’s objective is to improve reading
outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children in public and
government-aided schools in Rwanda by the end of Grade 3. The project will
commence in July 2016 and conclude in July 2021. The project is currently
seeking qualified candidates for technical and operational positions based in
Kigali, as well as the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Provinces.
International, an international development company, seeks experienced
professionals for the USAID-funded Soma Umenye (Literacy
Enhanced Across Rwanda Now). Soma Umenye’s objective is to improve reading
outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children in public and
government-aided schools in Rwanda by the end of Grade 3. The project will
commence in July 2016 and conclude in July 2021. The project is currently
seeking qualified candidates for technical and operational positions based in
Kigali, as well as the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Provinces.
Title:
Data
Collection Officer
Data
Collection Officer
Project:
Rwanda
Soma Umenye
Rwanda
Soma Umenye
Project
Summary
Summary
Soma
Umenye
will work to improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million
children in public and government-aided schools in Rwanda by the end of Grade
3. Specifically, Soma Umenye will target all children in Grades 1-3
attending public and government-aided schools nationwide and ensure that at
least 70 percent of students are able to read grade-level text with fluency and
comprehension by the end of Grade 3.
Umenye
will work to improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million
children in public and government-aided schools in Rwanda by the end of Grade
3. Specifically, Soma Umenye will target all children in Grades 1-3
attending public and government-aided schools nationwide and ensure that at
least 70 percent of students are able to read grade-level text with fluency and
comprehension by the end of Grade 3.
Principal
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist
project staff and project partners report on data inputs for the
monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) indicators and results. - Assist
in the collection of data in accordance with the project MEL plan. - Ensure
data quality and integrity by periodically conducting field visits and
spot checks to verify data and investigate any data anomalies. - Identify
and track any sources of information, outside of the approved project
monitoring and evaluation plan, that can and should be integrated into the
MEL system to help better manage project implementation (e.g. any work
that may generate data or information that could be incorporated into the
system). - Assist
the MEL team in maintaining the MEL system by inputting data reported by
field visits, grantees, and monitoring activities. - Assist
in collating and analyzing relevant data to demonstrate project progress
for contractual reports, including quarterly and annual reports and/or
presentations. - Assist
MEL team to gather and present data to the client in a timely manner. - Assist
MEL team in preparing reports and communications about progress on targets
to staff and USAID. - Assist
collection and dissemination lessons learned and best practices to
internal and external stakeholders, as appropriate. - Other
duties and tasks as assigned.
Job
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
strongly preferred. - Minimum
two years of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) experience required,
including using M&E data analysis and tracking systems and assuring
data quality. - Knowledge
of USAID funding and its contractual and reporting requirements required;
experience working on M&E for USAID-funded education programs highly
preferred. - Strong
data analysis skills required. - Ability
to work in team setting required. - Strong
written and oral communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills. - Excellent
problem solving and decision making skills. - Demonstrated
leadership, versatility, and integrity as well as exemplary diplomatic,
communication, and interpersonal skills. - Written
and spoken proficiency in English and French.
Location
of Assignment
of Assignment
The
location of assignment is Kigali, Rwanda with intermittent travel throughout
the country.
location of assignment is Kigali, Rwanda with intermittent travel throughout
the country.
To
apply for this position, please click the following link: Data Collection Officer
apply for this position, please click the following link: Data Collection Officer