MEAL/MIS PROJECT OFFICER

TANZANIA COUNTRY PROGRAM
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental agency specializing in relief and community development activities through working with local partners. CRS provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability or handicap. As an equal opportunity employer, CRS selects persons based solely on their qualifications and abilities, and as such strongly encourages women, minorities and disabled persons to apply.

BACKGROUND  
Since 2006, CRS/TZ has been introducing its unique microfinance approach, called Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC), to communities typically excluded from formal microcredit services as a standalone project and integrated into its agro-enterprise, health and water/resilience projects. CRS is planning for expansion to 120,000 new SILC clients in seven cotton growing Lake Zone districts, employing its signature Private Service Provider (PSP) model. As part of this expansion effort, CRS is recruiting for three key project positions, to be based in Mwanza Urban, with significant travel to rural areas. Please note these positions are depending on the grant approval from the donor.

MEAL/MIS PROJECT OFFICER
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the development, implementation and management of the project’s MEAL system and MIS to enable timely and accurate data collection, analysis, decision-making  and reporting
Support and strengthen the capacity of CRS and four local implementing partners by developing/training on MEAL tools, guidelines and providing other direct technical assistance
Conduct regular monitoring field visits and analyse data in MIS to prepare monthly and quarterly trend analysis reports for the Project Manager
Lead the project’s baseline, mid-term and final evaluations
Collaborate with project staff and local implementing partners to develop and disseminate lessons learned, best practices, promotional and marketing materials to key audiences
Assist in the compilation of annual work plans and ensure the MEAL system enables the collection, analysis and reporting of project outcomes against work plans.

QUALIFICATIONS
•Education:  MS or MA in a relevant (Statistics, Economics, MIS) or related field(s); minimum 3-years of practical experience in M&E/MIS or equivalent experience.
•Experience/Skills:  At least three years professional experience in M&E; familiarity with principles and current approaches to M&E of development programs using both quantitative and qualitative methods; strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills with proven ability to work with statistical software such as SPSS; experience in GIS mapping; excellent inter-personal skills; demonstrated personal accountability and drive to serve others; affinity for partner relationships; familiarity with and commitment to addressing gender equality in programming; ability to work well independently and as part a team; ability to travel nationally and internationally as required; experience in working in partnership with local organizations ; competency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook; fluency in Swahili and English.

The ideal candidate is someone committed to making a difference working with and for the poorest. S/he will be a growth-oriented person, ready to work with a dynamic team of CRS staff and partners to promote and implement the scale-up of SILC in the Lake Zone. S/he will be able to set ambitious but achievable targets and objectives and will assume full responsibility for results and outcomes. S/he must be a quick learner, able to adapt to different operating environments and ready to learn from colleagues, partner staff and clients. S/he should be able to demonstrate the necessary managerial and technical expertise but remain flexible to absorb and disseminate best practices based on field experience and innovations within the savings-led MF industry.
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If you are interested and meet these minimum qualifications, please submit your cover letter and curriculum vitae of no more than 3-pages by 3rd April 2014 to the Human Resources Officer,  at tz_hr@global.crs.org or through below address;
Human Resources Officer
P.O. Box 34701 
Catholic Relief Services 
Dar es Salaam