Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

DAI Feed the Future Mozambique Value Clain is recruiting a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, to be based in Nampula, Mozambique.

Description

• The Nampula Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (MES) will be part of a team of three experts in charge of measuring the impact of project activities in the districts of: Mecuburi, Monapo, Malema, Gurue, Alto Molocue, Gile, Murrupula, Cidade de Nampula, Meconta, Mogovolas, Angoche, Moma, Larde, Mocuba, and Nicodala. The MES will lead the formulation of intervention results chains and measurement plans, as well as data collection to measure performance and impact. To achieve these tasks, the MES will manage and be supported by a number of short-term consultants. He or she will be supported by the program’s Maputo-based M&E Manager and Chief of Party

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 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
• Supervisor: The M&E Specialist - Nampula will report to the Maputo-based M&E Manager and Chief of Party

Notes

• Only short listed applicants will be contacted