USAID/Private Sector Driven Agricultural Growth (PSDAG),Deputy Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Jobs in Rwanda

United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) funded initiative implemented by
International Resources Group (IRG) – a subsidiary of RTI International. The
goal of PSDAG project is to increase incomes of smallholder farmers by
promoting private sector investment. PSDAG has two primary complementary
objectives:  (1) To assist the Government of Rwanda to increase private
sector investment, and (2) To facilitate increased private sector investment by
upgrading agricultural value chains.

• Participate
  in preparation of annual M&E Plan and Annual Work Plan;
• Assist
  in provision of coaching, direction, and leadership support to project
  teams in achieving set targets;
• Participate
  in writing monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports;
• Assist
  in the implementation of USAID M&E standards and requirements such as
  reporting using AID Tracker Plus and Feed the Future Monitoring Systems
  (FTFMS);
• Support
  the project partners and grantees to develop and implement their own
  monitoring systems;
• Follow
  up with project partners and or grantees to ensure collection, compilation
  and reporting of monitoring data;
• Assist
  in the management of PSDAG M&E database;
• Assist
  in the implementation of Consolidation Networks and Farmbook ICT
  solutions;
• Conduct
  Data Quality Assurance processes of project generated data and grantee
  reported data;
• Collaborate
  with external project monitoring and evaluation missions; and
• Carry
  out any other duties within the position responsibilities assigned by the
  Chief of Party or M&E Specialist.

• A
  Master degree in statistics, economics, M&E, or a related field.
• Minimum
  of 5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of development
  projects/programs.
• Proven
  experience of database management, Microsoft Office software’s (Excel, MS
  Word, PowerPoint).
• Proven
  experience of working in Rwanda.
• Demonstrated
  of experience of working with the private sector is an important asset.
• Experience
  in use of statistical software such as SPSS, or Stata.
• Strong
  oral and written communication skill in English, French and Kinyarwanda.
• Past
  experience on a USAID funded project is preferred.