Chemonics International,Data Collection Officers Jobs in Rwanda

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.

Title:
Data
Collection Officer
Project:
Rwanda
Soma Umenye
Project
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.
Principal
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
  • 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
The
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

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