Background:

Swisscontact strives to advance the socioeconomic integration of youth and young mothers in Tanzania. The organisation has recently been awarded with a new contract for the implementation of a private donor funded project for implementation in Tanzania.

The project builds upon and adds on the ongoing young mother´s Vocational Skills Development (VSD) and related support of the Skills for Employment Tanzania (SET) project, which is funded by the Swiss Government. Similarly, the new project will introduce VSD and entrepreneurship support programmes with the aim of contributing to the creation of sustainable and meaningful livelihoods for young mothers. In close collaboration with the private sector and local communities, this project will offer innovative solutions and successfully tested methodologies to empower these often-marginalized women and to connect them with entrepreneurial opportunities. The project will provide market-responsive technical training, counselling support, life and soft skills and coaching, as well as entrepreneurship and access to finance support. It will do this while not neglecting the specific requirements of young mothers who need to combine professional activities with the care of their often very young children.

Swisscontact is currently looking for a Junior Monitoring and Results Measurement Officer, to be based in our offices in Morogoro, Tanzania.

Tasks and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the MRM Coordinator, the Junior MRM officer will perform the following tasks:

Monitoring and Results Measurement (MRM)

• Assist with the implementation of the routine monitoring system in close collaboration with the EHS team and partner organizations
• Collect data and ensure quality of data collected (e.g. 6 month follow up and sub-project closing)
• Contribute to the revision of questionnaires and other data collection tools
• Support the management of relevant MRM databases and dashboards
• Support conducting MRM briefing sessions with each selected implementation partners

Studies and reports

• Support data entry, cleaning and analysis
• Assist with the preparation of project reports and presentation

Other tasks

• Participate in MRM meetings and other project related meetings.
• Perform other tasks as agreed with the MRM coordinator.

Required qualifications, competencies and experience

• Bachelor in statistics, economics, monitoring and evaluation or related studies.
• At least 2 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis in a similar position in the private sector or project.
• Basic experience in analyzing technical data and information and drafting related reports.
• Basic experience in a statistical analysis programme such as Excel or STAT is a distinct advantage.
• Good communication skills with adequate written and spoken English.
• Ability to interact positively with all stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Empathy, good sense of humor and drive to achieve results.

Submission

Interested candidates are invited to submit CVs with a motivation letter/cover letter in English including three (3) referees to recruitment.set@swisscontact.org not later than 17:00 (EAT) on 22^nd March 2024. The CV and/or the cover letter must include the expected monthly gross salary expressed in TSH.

Please note that:

• Swisscontact respects gender equality and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Applications received after the closing date and time will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
• Swisscontact is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.