Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Officer PACT Shinyanga
Job Type: Full-Time
Closing Date: 30th October 2023
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Job Summary

Serve as an active member of the Sauti regional program team with the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and reporting

  • Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
  • Experience Level: Mid-level
  • Experience Length: 3 years

Job Description

Job Title:            Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Officer

Location:             Shinyanga

Reporting To:     Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor- Structural Interventions

 

Job Objective:           

Serve as an active member of the Sauti regional program team with the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and reporting on CSO Structural Interventions implementation. H/she will serve as a mentor to CSO M&E staff monitoring and reporting on Structural interventions; coordinate Structural Intervention M&E activities and  track progress on the implementation of the Sauti 5 year Sustainability plan

Pact Overview

At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow.  The promise of a healthy life.  Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities.  Now more than ever in its 42 -year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.

Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Work closely with Sauti CSOs through the Sauti M&E coordination unit to identify and monitor Structural targets in compliance with the M&E plan,
  • Mentor CSO officers on verifying and auditing WORTH Savings and Loans banking forms/data collection tools (Savings and loans, forms, savings and loans journals, passbooks) and ensure that required data entry is completed within the expected timelines.
  •  Verify saving and loans data from the CSO WORTH+ groups banking forms cross- referencing the WORTH beneficiaries register.
  • Facilitate the development of baseline and end line tools for assessing literacy (numeracy), micro-enterprise development levels and knowledge of WORTH+ group according to the relevant project timeframes.
  • Conduct Organizational Performance endline for CSOs and selected Local Government Authorities Performance
  • Gather and analyze structural data for the project M&E and facilitate the regular reporting of the data and results on a weekly basis to internal and external customers through development of customised reports
  • Periodically monitor the implementation of the Sauti sustainability plan
  • Prepare training materials and stories for posting on websites as requested by Sauti
  • Participate in drafting of structural interventions annual work plans under the Sauti
  • Compile regular status, progress and final reports regarding M&E training and support to CSOs
  • Collate data for Pact’s Global Indicators and Balance Score cards on CSO/LGA Organization Performance index  and Savings and loans indicators

MERL system management: Contribute to the design of and implement with the Sauti M&E team a knowledge management system that allows program teams to review and analyse data and information on relevant technical areas as a basis for providing up to date information on impact, outcomes, outputs and inputs to program. 

  • Support building a modern digital information management system allowing real-time portfolio analysis
  • As part of the Sauti M&E team, provide technical support to Sauti CSOs in developing reporting formats and communication tools
  • Support documentation of the results and impact of the structural interventions and its sharing with wider audiences through success stories, abstracts etc.
  • Assist in making sure that M&E undertakings and findings positively inform programming
  • Other work-related duties as assigned by both the Supervisors and related to Sauti M&E 
 

Qualifications:

 Bachelors or Master's Degree in social science (Sociology, Project Planning, and Management, Statistics, Economic Planning or Development Studies) and other field(s) relevant to the fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities as described above  

 

 Experience

  •  Energetic team player with M&E Experience 

  •  At least three years of progressively responsible experience as a program development professional, with experience of working with CSO

  •  Been involved in donor-funded development programs    

Skills:

  •   Creative thinker 

  •  Ability to work in partnership with team members, partner agencies and community members of both the international and national communities 

  • Training in Results-Based Management (RBM) and/or Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) 

  • Computer literacy especially competence in MS Excel and Statistical packages and database management.  

  •  Excellent written and oral communication abilities.  

  •  Facilitation, training and public speaking skills  

  • Strong Language capability in both Kiswahili and English.

  Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. 

To learn more about Pact Tanzania visit: http://www.pactworld.org/country/tanzania

 Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.