Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at University of Missouri Assistance Program (UMAP)

Job Description

• Proven experience in leading and managing programmes and projects
• Strong communications skills required for extensive report and proposal writing
• Advance experience with Excel, demonstrated skills in statistical analysis and management information systems, Microsoft Office suite Access and other databases formats
• Support the design and development of mobile data collection apps/tools and databases
• Review existing external documents and data, contribute key learnings and findings to the company data knowledge database.
• Undertake regular field monitoring and data collection activities to track progress and impact.
• Develop data collection training materials, train enumerators, and manage field data collection teams and processes.
• Responsible for the design and review of M&E tools preferably in the Agriculture
• Assist in the development, adoption and usage of innovative M&E tools and equipment
• Use of GIS application and producing thematic maps relating to project implementation.

Requirements/Skill

• Minimum of five years professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of international development projects
• Bachelors degree in development planning, public policy, international development, agricultural economics or related field
• An advanced certificate in M&E preferred
• Ability to work on more than one project
• Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages
• Proven experience in managing data bases
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection and measurement, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing performance monitoring plans
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies
• Experience in planning sample surveys and conducting survey respondent interviews
• Experience developing and refining data collection tools, e.g. questionnaires, interview guides
• Experience with data quality assessments and oversight
• Experience managing and providing ongoing training to field staff in performance monitoring and reporting procedures
• Ability to facilitate and serve as a project liaison for external evaluators
• Experience in proposal writing
• Experience in project representation and advocacy
• Fluency in written and spoken English; French is an advantage
• Ability to work and report in a matrix environment and working with multiple consortium members will be a plus