Title: Senior
National Monitoring and Evaluation Expert
Reference: Monitoring and Evaluation
(m&e) Capacity Building for Democratic Governance Institutions
Duration: 18 days
BiRD is looking for
a Senior National Monitoring and Evaluation Expert as part of its Democratic
Goverance Programme (DGP) under the EU 11th EDF.
The global objective
of this assignment is to contribute towards the achievement of Result Area 3 of
the Democratic Governance Programme: Progressive
realisation and implementation of a better coordinated Governance Sector.
Specific objectives
a) To revise and
update a learning-needs assessment of a sample of senior managers in DG Sector
institutions which was previously done with a particular focus on gaps in
knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding Monitoring and Evaluation.
b) To revise and
update existing learning materials and modules and facilitate learning sessions
on Monitoring and Evaluation for senior managers of sector institutions in
order to address the capacity gaps.
The consultant team
will consist of 2 experts, with the team leader being an International
Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, while the second position will be filled by a
National (Malawi-Based) expert in the field of M&E. The team leader will be
responsible for overall planning, coordination and management of the mission as
well as the overall analysis, conclusions and recommendations as drafted and
presented in the final mission report.
National
Monitoring and Evaluation Expert
Qualifications
and skills:
University degree in economics, political
science, public/business administration or related field;·
Excellent facilitation and training expertise,
with proven knowledge and experience of adult learning methodologies;·
Excellent analytical competence, interview-
and report writing skills;·
Fluent in spoken and written English;·
General
professional experience:
Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional
experience;·
Proven experience in conducting sector
specific reviews,·
institutional assessments and/or training/evaluation/monitoring missions.
Specific
professional experience:
Knowledge and experience of a range of
Monitoring and Evaluation (M·&E)
tools, methods, approaches and concepts;
Knowledge and experience in the design and
development of M·&E
systems/processes as well as their application in Malawi;
Proven experience in the design and/or
implementation of public·
Sector Reform Strategies in the Malawian context, with a particular emphasis on
institutional capacity building and M&E;
Knowledge of the Democratic Governance Sector
in Malawi will be an added advantage.·
The estimated start
date for this mission is October 2015. The main mission period is one calendar
month spread over a period of roughly 2 months: from October 2015 to November
2015.
Applications and
updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 12
July, 2015 to: jobs@birdmunich.de.
Please note that
only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an
excellent and verifiable track record will be considered
