Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation Expert

From the Daily News of 14th May
The Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) is implementing a five year second phase of the project titled, "Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (CAVA II). CAVA II is being implemented in five African countries, namely Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania with the objective of supporting sustainable and equitable cassava value chains in these countries thus improving the livelihood and incomes of small farmers and stakeholders in macro, small and medium scale enterprises. Cassava: Adding Value for Africa, (CAVA II) is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and coordinated by the University of Agricultural Abeokuta Nigeria.

In order to carry out its role, TFNC announces applications from suitably qualified Tanzanian citizens in the following position:

Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation Expert (1 POST) Based in Dar es Salaam,

Reporting to the country manager the ML&E is responsible, for guiding the overall M&E strategy and implementation of related activities within the project and via partners, plus providing timely and relevant information to project stakeholders,
Critical tasks for the ML&E expert are setting up the M&E system and ensuring it is implemented effectively by the key stakeholders, namely the primary stakeholders and implementing partners,

Duties and responsibilities
Device and establish monitoring mechanisms to help Coordinate activities along the value chain as well as improving communicatio understanding within the value chain.
Guide the process for identifying and designing the key indicate each objective, to record and report physical progress
Identify and document successes, risks, challenges, and opportunities the course of project implementation.
Communicate identified risks or threats to the CM, BDEs, CTE(P) so as to make and implement recommendations for guidance to the actualization of the overall project objectives.
Prepare reports on M&E findings, as required, working closely with ZOI coordinator, technical staff and implementing partners.
Facilitate regular meetings of project beneficiaries and groups for information dissemination, shared Learning experience and project monitoring & Evaluation purposes.
Undertake any of her activities relevant to the achievement of the project objectives as may be assigned

Experience and qualifications
An experienced development professional with strong understanding and passion for M&E. post holder should have the followings:

Technical skills:
At least 3 years Proven experience in Development Project monitoring and evaluation,
• Strong experience in the development and review of log frames,
• Understanding of quality and impact agenda;
• Participation in baseline and evaluation studies,
• Ability to translate theory of change into development projects.
• Experience of statistical analyses.
Core attributes
Strong conceptual and analytical skills with the ability identify key issues and identify cause and effect relationship in agricultural development projects;
• High level of verbal and written communication, negotiation, facilitation and training skills.
 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Mode of application
All applications should have a letter of application, CV, photocopies of certificates and names of two referees submitted to the following address:

The Managing Director Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre
P.O. Box 977, Dar es salaam.
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
The deadline for the application is 27 May, 2014.
cavatanzania.tfnc@yahoo.com