Terms of Reference: Associate, Monitoring and Evaluation

Classification: D3 

Direct Report: Country Director, Tanzania

Work Location: Tanzania

Travel Required: Up to 20%, within country

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.

Overall Purpose:

The Associate, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) will provide monitoring and evaluation support to the Tanzania team. This position will report to the Country Director, Tanzania with a secondary report to the Senior Project Manager, Knowledge Leadership (KL).

This position will be based in Dar Es Salam with occasional traveling (up to 20%) across the country. The duration of the position is until December 2021.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Monitoring and research

• Collaborate and communicate with in-country M&E section and other relevant government entities and key stakeholders 
• Work with the GAIN country and KL team and other partners in-country to develop results frameworks/logical frameworks and monitoring plans, develop and ensure adequate use monitoring tools 
• Monitor the collection of routine monitoring data by implementing agencies and governments to track progress of program activities towards objectives
• support the quality control system and enforcement mechanism for the food fortification program, including the development of tools for monitoring the quality of food production and imports
• Visit field as required to ensure that program progress is on track
• Collaborate with the KL team on other program evaluations and research studies as needed, in all aspects of planning, implementation, analysis, and dissemination of such projects  
• Review, analyze data and prepare reports on indicators  

Reporting 

• Contribute to analysis of information collected and support all dissemination efforts including writing reports, briefs and other materials. 
• Support dissemination of results to appropriate audience, interpretation of data and follow-up / corrective action 
• Prepare reports for GAIN, donors and other partners on program activities, as needed
• Keep GAIN project management team and the country director regularly updated on project status (on track or off track) with critical analyses and possible solutions to challenges based on interactions with partner organizations 
• Ensure appropriate completion and systematic storage for general project documents as well as datasets and assessment specific documentation. 
• Participate in diverse activities to support sharing learnings  Project management
• Work collaboratively with project team members to ensure necessary program planning and M&E activities function smoothly and efficiently
• Support work with selected implementation partners in country on all aspects of project planning and implementation including technical (finalizing protocols, data collection tools, conducting trainings, supervising field work), process (implementation plan development and monitoring, tracking deliverables).  

Other relevant activities may be added as identified.

Key Organizational Relationships:

The person will work closely with

• GAIN’s Tanzania country team, including Project Manager, Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) •       KL team

Job Requirements

Experience:

• Experience in the development and operationalization of result frameworks and monitoring plans 
• Relevant experience in analysing data, tracking indicators and developing and/or strengthening performance monitoring systems
• Experience in performance management of nutrition/health programs 
• Research and/or program evaluation design, implementation and dissemination 

Education:

• Minimum Masters level training in nutrition, public health, or a suitable equivalent 

Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills in English, Swahili
• Proactive with a commitment to quality and accuracy with close attention to detail
• Analytical with the ability to effectively liaise with research agencies and government offices 
• Able to prioritize, multi-task, work independently, and work well under pressure with frequent deadlines
• Pragmatic, dynamic and autonomous person
• Willingness and ability to work in a multi-cultural, high pressure, results-driven environment

Other Requirements:

• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally in country
• Fluency in English, Swahili