Local Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor - Tanzania

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs in improving people’s lives. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, theMillennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks,foundations, and non-profits.

Proposal Objective:

The upcoming proposed contract is to provide USAID/Tanzania with technical and advisory services for evaluation activities at the Mission (operating unit) level, including all democracy and governance, health, education, and economic growth program activities. This may include designing and implementing both quantitative and qualitative evaluation studies and assessments as well as providing evaluation technical assistance for USAID/Tanzania development programs. These efforts will facilitate informed program management decisions, shape the longer-term strategic direction of programs and decision-making within the Mission, and enable USAID/Tanzania to comply with USAID's Evaluation Policy. SI is looking for a local M&E specialist with direct experience working with the GoT & the System framework of MKUKUTA to fill this role.

Position Description:

SI is seeking a full-time Tanzanian M&E expert to be housed within the GOT in Dar Es Salaam, and lead Partnership for Growth M&E activities in correspondence with the MELP project.The successful candidate would be able to liaise within the GOT and USAID, as well as project staff, and would report to the Chief of Party.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate performance monitoring and evaluation as indicated in PFG work plans and score cards.
• Conduct and/or facilitate data collection and reports preparation.
• Follow-up on communication and logistical needs from pertinent ministries and agencies.
• Work regularly with the GOT-PFG secretariat housed at the President's Office of Planning Commission. Coordinate M & E efforts with the USAID/Tanzania mission and other GOT offices (e.g. PMO).
• Develop and implement a strategy that will ensure sustainability of performance monitoring & evaluation process even after the five-year implementation of PFG.
• Facilitate training and capacity building of M & E staff and/or units from different GOT ministries & agencies.

Please note: This is a local position. Only citizens of Tanzania will be considered.

Qualifications:

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Statistics or Economics with 10 years of demonstrated experience in M&E systems design, management and implementing development projects at a senior level or a Master’s degree with minimum five years of experience in the requested field.
• Experience and knowledge in working with GOT, monitoring and System framework of MKUKUTA (former GOT employee will be most preferred).
• Experience leading monitoring and evaluation efforts, designing monitoring and evaluation frameworks or strategies;
• Experience conducting and/or leading data collection efforts.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders in data collection and reporting efforts.
• Managing Monitoring & Evaluation personnel/teams.
• Experience leading efforts for reporting and dissemination of evaluation findings.
• Fluent speaking Kiswahili language is required.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your application to: http://chc.tbe.taleo.net/chc02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SOCIIMPA2...

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