Drakkar Ltd is a Rwandan businessbased in
Kigali. As Rwanda’s exclusive distributor for Pearson, the leading publisher
for English language school books worldwide, Drakkar’s main activity is selling
and distributing books to schools, higher educational institutes, teachers,
students and other customers in need of learning books.
Drakkar
Foundation grew out of Drakkar Ltd with the hope of expanding our educational
and community activities. Drakkarwas
recently awarded with a USAID grant to run a 20 month literacy project in the
Southern Province. Through this project, we will distribute
Kinyarwanda readers to Primary Schools, and train teachers how to use those
books in their classrooms to teach literacy.
We will also host a story writing competition.
Foundation grew out of Drakkar Ltd with the hope of expanding our educational
and community activities. Drakkarwas
recently awarded with a USAID grant to run a 20 month literacy project in the
Southern Province. Through this project, we will distribute
Kinyarwanda readers to Primary Schools, and train teachers how to use those
books in their classrooms to teach literacy.
We will also host a story writing competition.
About the position
This is a full-time position we need
to fill as soon as possible. We are
looking for someone to fill the role of Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
for this USAID project. The M&E
specialist will design assessments and evaluations, oversee data collection,
and ensure that both the performance monitoring plan and results reporting meet
the requirements of USAID. The
specialist will be the main project point person, working in coordination with
the Project Manager and other staff.
Previous project management experience with USAID is a great advantage.
This is a full-time position we need
to fill as soon as possible. We are
looking for someone to fill the role of Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
for this USAID project. The M&E
specialist will design assessments and evaluations, oversee data collection,
and ensure that both the performance monitoring plan and results reporting meet
the requirements of USAID. The
specialist will be the main project point person, working in coordination with
the Project Manager and other staff.
Previous project management experience with USAID is a great advantage.
Responsibilities
- Provide
overall management for the design and implementation of the program’s
M&E system, including baseline, mid-term, and end-of-term evaluations - Serve
as the primary point person for all monitoring and evaluation related
work, as well as oversight of and planning of program operations - Develop
a detailed Performance Monitoring Plan with associated indicators - Manage
the information-gathering process for quarterly and annual results and
performance reports, in addition to other briefings, summaries, papers,
presentations, etc. for various audiences as needed. - Ensure
that monitoring and reporting occur in a timely fashion and all deadlines
are met - Document
good practices, lessons learned trends, cross-cutting policy and
implementation issues, etc. - Serve
as an in-house journalist researching and collecting content and stories
about the project’s achievements.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced M&E
professional with significant experience with USAID reporting and preferably
experience in project management. This
is a relatively small project and our ideal candidate could combine the roles of
Project Manager and M&E Specialist.
We need to fill this role in the immediate future, so we are also open
to the possibility of a short-term M&E consultant, while we search for the
ideal candidate.
We are looking for an experienced M&E
professional with significant experience with USAID reporting and preferably
experience in project management. This
is a relatively small project and our ideal candidate could combine the roles of
Project Manager and M&E Specialist.
We need to fill this role in the immediate future, so we are also open
to the possibility of a short-term M&E consultant, while we search for the
ideal candidate.
Required qualifications include:
·
Advanced degree with a minimum of 3
years of experience working in M&E, preferably in a management role
Advanced degree with a minimum of 3
years of experience working in M&E, preferably in a management role
·
Proven experience in M&E of USAID
projects
Proven experience in M&E of USAID
projects
·
Extensive knowledge of USAID reporting
requirements, indicators, policies and guidelines
Extensive knowledge of USAID reporting
requirements, indicators, policies and guidelines
·
Demonstrated capacity to oversee
development and implementation of work plans
Demonstrated capacity to oversee
development and implementation of work plans
·
Demonstrated experience in writing
development project reports and evaluations and concise technical documents (We
will ask to see examples of these.)
Demonstrated experience in writing
development project reports and evaluations and concise technical documents (We
will ask to see examples of these.)
·
Experience managing/supervising staff
Experience managing/supervising staff
·
Ability to work in diverse settings
with a broad mix of people, including government officials, NGO staff, primary
school teachers and students, etc.
Ability to work in diverse settings
with a broad mix of people, including government officials, NGO staff, primary
school teachers and students, etc.
·
Knowledge of the education sector and
literacy projects is a significant advantage
Knowledge of the education sector and
literacy projects is a significant advantage
·
Strong computer skills, including
proficiency with Excel
Strong computer skills, including
proficiency with Excel
·
Fluent written and spoken English. This position requires extensive
writing of extremely technical documents.
writing of extremely technical documents.
Interested?
If you would like to apply, and you have both M&E and USAID experience,
please send:
If you would like to apply, and you have both M&E and USAID experience,
please send:
–
A recent CV
A recent CV
–
A cover letter explaining why you are a good match for this position
A cover letter explaining why you are a good match for this position
–
A sample of a PMP, work plan, or project report you authored.
A sample of a PMP, work plan, or project report you authored.
to our current
Project Manager at: jenny@drakkarfoundation.org. You will only be contacted if you
meet the above criteria.
Project Manager at: jenny@drakkarfoundation.org. You will only be contacted if you
meet the above criteria.
