SNV,M&E and Communications Officer Jobs Vacancy

long-term, local presence
in many of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. SNV’s
global team of local and international advisors work with local partners to
equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and
connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic
services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own
development. SNV has much experience in making agriculture more sustainable by
developing knowledge, tools, and solutions that maximise the benefits while
minimising the negative impacts of agriculture in the face of a changing
climate. SNV has worked on horticulture sector development – including quality
and safety improvements and certification – in 15 different countries.

• The
  horticultural sector’s relative contribution to the regional rural economy
  in the six target districts will have significantly increased.
• Improved
  food and nutrition security of poor households in North-west Rwanda.

• The
  M&E Officer will undertake the overall M&E activities including
  defining specific processes, methodologies and tools for M&E and
  reporting in line with SNV principles. In order to achieve this, the
  officer is required to undertake the following tasks:
• Act
  as a focal point for the planning, implementation and reporting of M&E
  activities throughout the HortInvest period.
• Oversee
  quality assurance of all field data collection exercises, data management,
  and analysis (e.g. baseline and endline data from AKVO FLOW)
• Support
  the design of surveys and data collection tools using digital data
  gathering platforms like AKVO FLOW.
• Advise
  on appropriate data collection technologies including database storage and
  management.
• Share
  accountability findings with programme teams and senior management,
• Facilitate
  capacity building process of (consortium) partners and SNV staff on
  knowledge, skills and competencies necessary for effective M&E through
  training and coaching,
• Design
  and manage evaluations in compliance with SNV evaluation policy,
  including: development of ToR and questionnaires
• Advising
  management on approval of final report, dissemination of evaluation
  findings and recommendations with intended audiences,
• Update
  the results target matrix in AKVO RSR and compile draft annual donor
  reports that are IATI compliant
• Support
  the project team and partners in extracting lessons learnt and good
  practices, and documenting case studies which demonstrate qualitative and
  quantitative changes,

• Identify
  project communication target audiences
• Create
  a strategy to reach these audiences, taking into account available
  communication channels
• Translate
  this strategy into practical action
• Produce
  marketing and communications materials as needed
• Create
  updates for the SNV international website: www.snv.org
• Liaise
  with project staff to gather testimonials and results (also as part of the
  M&E tasks) for publication on SNV owned channels
• Create
  visibility for the HortInvest project in local media
• Liaise
  with the SNV GSU Marketing Communications team on the project
  communication strategy
• Assist
  in SNV GSU Marketing Communications activities such as online campaigns
  and donor marketing activities
• Organize
  reviews and learning events, represent SNV on external working groups when
  relevant and ensure HortInvest/SNV has appropriate visibility through
  exploring all appropriate communication channels.

• Education:
  Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, development studies, agriculture,
  Horticulture, statistics or a related field.
• Experience:
  At least 5 years of similar work experience is required. Candidate should
  be able to work independently – with minimum supervision and guidance from
  supervisors. Demonstrated and extensive social media experience is an
  added advantage. Good knowledge and strong demonstrated experience in
  monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, including
  participatory approaches. Experience in and the ability to facilitate
  capacity building and training at different levels for M&E and
  NON-M&E staff.
• Skills:
  Excellent written and oral English communication skills are required,
  additional language skills are a plus, especially French, excellent
  coordination and organizational skills. Ability to plan workload and
  demonstrate accountability for outputs with minimal direct supervision.
  Ability to work under pressure, ability to prioritize and commitment to
  meet deadlines. Proven knowledge of computerised systems; high degree of
  computer literacy and word processing and spreadsheet/Excel skills.
  Experience with statistical packages (e.g. SPSS, STATA) and familiarity
  with IT applications to support M&E and information management is an
  added advantage. Experience with creating and implementing communications
  strategies, creating communication materials (brochures etc.), writing and
  editing texts, writing for the webs (blogs and project updates) use of
  online social media tools.