Monitoring and evaluation manager

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Location: Lilongwe
Duration: 1 Year (Renewable)
Closing Date: 18.09.2024

JOB SUMMARY

The M and E Manager will be responsible for designing, coordinating, and implementing the monitoring and evaluation systems. The role will involve coordinating data collection, analysis, and reporting in line with the M and E framework, strategic plan, and key policies. He/She will be responsible for coordinating impact measurement, including coordinating baseline and impact evaluations. The role will also collaborate with M and E and Programme teams to ensure compliance and timely reporting to management and external stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Oversight

• Contribute towards strategic planning and implementation by providing technical M and E guidance on project design, implementation, and resource allocation.
• Ensure M and E activities are aligned with ACADES strategic plan and policies
• Design and implement a mechanism to ensure the use of data for decision-making across ACADES.
• Develop and refine M and E framework, tools, and systems to track program outputs, outcomes, and impact.

Data and Impact Management

• Coordinate data collection and ensure timely compilation and reporting of data.
• Manage ACADES Farmer Data Management System ensuring integrity and confidentiality.
• Coordinate routine data quality assessment activities to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and traceability.
• Identify, analyze, and document, success stories, lessons learned, and best practices from ACADES programs.
• Coordinate annual program evaluation including conducting baseline, midline, and end-line evaluations.

Supervision and Reporting

• Support internal and external reporting by producing high quality and timely project reports, and documentation of success stories.
• Coordinate development and dissemination of annual impact report
•  Supervise, mentor, and build the capacity of the M and E and Programs team to ensure quality and sustainable practices

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with the program team to ensure alignment of activities to the M and E framework and project objectives.
• Implement a mechanism to collect feedback from farmers and ensure program activities are responsive to their needs
•  Ensure compliance with donor M and E requirements including timely sharing of data and reports.\

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in statistics, development studies, monitoring and evaluation, data management, social sciences, or other relevant fields.
• Minimum of five years of work experience in monitoring and evaluation or development fields.
• Demonstrated analytical skills to measure project outcomes and support project supervision.
• Proficiency with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis software including ZOHO, Kobo, SPSS, STATA, PowerBI
• Strong writing and organizational skills for monitoring and reporting program outcomes and impact

Interested candidates who meet the qualifications are encouraged to submit their CV and Cover letter combined as a single PDF document by 18th September 2024, to recruitment@acadesmw.com.

When applying please clearly indicate the position you are applying for in the email subject line.

ACADES is an equal opportunity employer.