Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist (m/f)

Duties

• Contribute to the development of the vision and strategy of each project intervention
• Contribute to the development and update of the project’s overall results chains and measurement plans, as well as value chains specifically
• Lead the development of intervention results chains and measurement plans
• Support the M&E Manager and the Chief of Party to assess the implementation of specific project activities, testing intervention hypotheses and identifying areas for improvement
• Review and monitor the implementation of partnerships with intervention partners (e.g., private sector, government, NGOs) to understand whether expected results are delivered
• Contribute to the development of intervention concept notes
• Support the Value Chain Specialists in defining, drafting, and negotiating Deal Notes with intervention partners, including due diligence
• Lead the systematic collection of information and evidence on the project’s impact under guidance
• Lead the update of the monitoring database, data analysis and reporting
• Lead the preparation of field inputs into the quarterly and annual reports as required by the program
• Contribute to establishing a team culture grounded in collaboration, openness, and learning

Requisites

• Master’s degree in an Agriculture, Economics or a Business related field
• At least two years of experience as M&E expert in a donor-funded value chain, Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) and/or Market Systems Development project
• Demonstrated analytical and writing skills
• Fluency in both Portuguese and English
• Familiarity with the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) impact measurement standards is preferred
• Conversant in statistical analytical packages (e.g. STATA, SPSS, Nvivo)
• Experienced in data collection using mobile
• Experience in conducting research bout qualitative and quantitative

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
• The M&E Specialist - Chimoio will report to the Maputo-based M&E Manager and Chief of Party