CNFA , Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist Jobs Vacancy

Feed
the Future Rwanda HingaWeze

Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

CNFA

CNFA
is a US-based nonprofit nongovernmental organization (NGO) that works to
stimulate economic growth and improve rural livelihoods by empowering the
private sector through five core capabilities: (1) Productivity, Food Security
and Nutrition; (2) Input Supply and Farm Services; (3) Economic Resilience an

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Rapid Recovery; (4) Value Chain Development; and (5) Volunteer Technical
Assistance. CNFA assists smallholders in increasing household-level food
security and nutrition through improved agricultural practices, introduction of
new varieties, diversification of crop production, food preservation and
storage, development of farmer-based organizations (FBOs) and strengthened
linkages to markets.

Program
Description Feed the Future Rwanda HingaWeze

The
primary objective of the Feed the Future Rwanda HingaWeze activity is to
sustainably increase smallholders farmers income, improve nutritional status of
Rwandan women and children, and increase the resilience of the agriculture and
food systems to the changing climate.

Position
Description

Reporting
to the Chief of Party,the M&E Specialist will lead all Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities. The position is open to Rwandan
nationals. The M&E Specialist is a senior member of the program technical
team. S/he will be responsible for overseeing all daily work and routine data
collection related to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting activities of the
project, as well as overseeing the formative research, impact assessments, and
ongoing learning activities. The M&E Specialist will lead the MEL Unit,
which will develop and manage efficient systems that monitor progress and
impact and capture, analyze, and share evidence-based results and lessons
learned. S/he will ensure both the M&E system and results reporting meet
the requirements of the USAID Feed the Future initiative. The M&E
Specialist is based in Kigali.

Duties
and Responsibilities

The
main duties of the M&E Specialistinclude, but are not limited to:

Provide
strategic leadership and operational management of the various MEL
components of the program and e
Oversee
Senior M&E Officer, M&E Officer, Financial M&E Officer, and
Provincial M&E Coordinators;
Develop
and implementan MEL strategy (i.e. MEL Manual) outlining M&E systems
for data collection,targeting andtracking custom and USAID/FTF indicators,
knowledge management, impact assessments, learning activities and
reporting in compliance with the requirements provided in the Activity
contract, USAID regulations and CNFA standards;
Work
closely with the other technical units to establish and manage a GIS
referencing, cloud-based MEL System and ensure data requirements are
integrated into project management processes.
Plan
and conduct routine assessments that track, analyze, and synthesize
project data useful for program learning and adaptive management;
Through
regular review of monitoring data, organize and lead periodic learning
days and annual learning summits to enable managers to identify successes
and make decisions about adapting activities and approaches to achieve
results.
Collaborate
closely with other technical units to analyze M&E findings, determine
any needed adjustments, and identify and disseminate key learning
messages/finding to internal and external audiences, including the GoR and
wider development community;
Engage
with senior technical staff on program impact data collection and research
opportunities;
Utilize
critical inputs, feedback, and assessments from external evaluation
partners to inform changes in program approaches and scale-up when
necessary;
Collaborate
with the Finance, Operations, and Compliance Unit to develop a system to
track and report cost-related data for each program element to reinforce
financial and budgetary strategies and allocations during planning periods;
Ensure
compliance with all USAID, CNFA, and, if/where applicable, host country
government reporting requirements;
Complete
other duties as necessary and assigned by the Chief of Party;
Will
ensure that these and other program components are results-oriented.

Qualifications

Master’s
degree required in relevant field, or equivalent combination of education
and work experience in a relevant competency area, including statistics,
international development, economics or other;
Minimum
of 10 years’ experience working on the monitoring and evaluation team for
donor funded projects; USAID-funded program(s) is highly desirable;
Experience
developing monitoring and evaluation systems;
Ability
to write concise and clear reports;
Strong
communication skills;
Demonstrated
ability to collaborate, willingness to innovate and ability to think
systematically;
Demonstrated
ability to interact and communicate with wide range of stakeholders both
verbally and in writing;
Proven
experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining
quality of deliverables within deadlines;
Advanced
oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda required.

Job
location

The
M&E Specialist will be based at Kigali but with frequent travel to the
districts

How
to apply

Applicants
must apply through the following link with “Rwanda FTF HingaWeze – M&E
Specialist” in the subject line:https://jobs.lever.co/cnfa.org/7e5e8600-39ce-44ed-af99-2c64feae5b16