for cocoa and coffee. The project will focus on both production and marketing in an inclusive manner through a value-chain and market-oriented approach. STCRSP will foster production of high quality produce and will support smallholder farmers in linking with the market in order to receive higher price for their produce, increase their income and improve their livelihoods. The STCRSP will be implemented over 5 years. The total cost of the project is USD24.26 million.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Under the direct supervision of the Institutional Specialist and the Project Coordinator, the M&E Officer shall carry out the following specific duties:
• Establish and maintain the projects management information and monitoring and evaluation system;
• Establish a Geographical Information System (GIS) as a basis for the management information and monitoring and evaluation system;
• Define the requirements for information gathering, sources of verification and the means of collecting them;
• Define the needs/activities and prepare the annual budget of the M&E unit for purposes of the AWPB;
• Contribute to the preparation of the overall AWPB for each project based on proposals submitted by IFAD projects’ technical staff;
• Ensure consistency of planning and planning documents (logical framework, AWPB);
• Undertake systematic analysis of data collected through the M&E system so as to establish the impact of the projects, in particular on the target groups;
• Generate Lessons, highlight key issues and bring them to the attention of PMU management;
• Define the need for specific studies including base line surveys and oversee design and execution;
• Conduct strategic planning and define/review direction and content of project activities to ensure compatibility with project approach and guidelines;
• Present findings and issue M&E reports regularly and according to need to the PMU management;
• Finalize and consolidate the progress reports based on the input provided by the project technical staff;
• Provide to IFAD annual reporting on RIMS (cf. PIM, M&E aspects);
• Undertake other activities as requested by the Project Coordinator of STCRSP, Director of the PMU and the Minister of Agriculture.
JOB REQUIREMENT:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Sociology, Economics and other closely related discipline;
• Knowledge in participatory approaches, and gender mainstreaming;
• Proven record in the field of project implementation integrating strengthening of public and farmers based institutions and Gender mainstreaming activities/strategy;
• Good writing skills and computer literacy will be an advantage.
Application Procedure:
Applications, with detailed curriculum vitae (CV), including telephone and email contacts, copies of educational diplomas/certificates and names and contact details of three references should be sent by courier or E-mail to:
Director, Program Management Unit Ministry of Agriculture Somalia Drive, Gardnersville
Monrovia, Liberia E-mail: mmzinnah57@yahoo.com
Application Deadline: January 27, 2012