Employment Opportunity at TWAWEZA- Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

 

Job Title:         Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Unit                   Monitoring

Cluster:            Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Mandate:         Country

Salary Level:  5

Reports to:     Feedback and Monitoring Coordinator

Supervises:    Usually none, except as assigned by the Supervisor

Location:         Tanzania

Overall Responsibility:

Under the guidance of the Monitoring and Feedback Coordinator, the LME Officer is responsible for overseeing and implementing the monitoring activities as articulated in the Twaweza monitoring plan, documenting lessons learned and communicating those within Twaweza, and in close consultation with the Monitoring and Feedback Coordinator at times outside Twaweza.

Specific Responsibilities

1.   Oversee the implementation of the various monitoring studies in the Twaweza monitoring portfolio and as outlined in the Annual Plan (including the sourcing and management of external consultants and partners, as appropriate, and in close collaboration with the Monitoring Coordinator)

2.   Significantly contribute to designing and testing innovative monitoring approaches, tailored

to Twaweza’s implementation, combining both qualitative and quantitative methods

3.   Analyze quantitative and qualitative monitoring data and translate creatively into high-quality well documented lessons, working closely with the Program Officers and Monitoring Coordinator.

4.   Promote learning from the monitoring work through active communication for internal use through pro-active liaising with other organizational units; create learning products also for external audiences (e.g., writing first drafts of Monitoring Briefs, writing blogs, etc.)

5.   On a continuous basis liaise and collaborate with the Evaluation Fellow, particularly to provide

monitoring data, reports, assessments, lessons, and other monitoring and feedback documentation a s  relevant to the evaluation portfolio.

6.   Organize and oversee the implementation of the internal learning agenda in a creative and effective manner, including taking leadership in and management of the country -based learning sessions.

General Responsibilities

1.    Successfully implement above responsibilities and assigned activities in work plans and budgets, consistent with Twaweza Policies.

2.    Contribute effectively to planning, monitoring, reporting and information dissemination of Twaweza’s

work.

3.    Collaborate with Twaweza staff across units and countries in a spirit of mutual respect and cooperation to get things done.

4.    Communicate your work through active use of internal platform (SalesForce), electronic calendar (Gcal) and being accessible on electronic chat (Skype) as per Twaweza requirements.

5.    Participate actively in organization-wide learning and other joint activities.

6.    Comply with and foster adherence to the established Twaweza values, policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures.

7.    Undertake any other lawful tasks as may be assigned by your Supervisor and/or Executive Director

Core Qualifications & Competences

1.   Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of monitoring approaches and methods

(mixed methods preferable)

2.   Demonstrated strong analytical and conceptual skills; proven data analysis skills (both

quantitative and qualitative) a strong plus

3.   Excellent verbal and writing communication skills in English; Kiswahili a plus.

4.   Keen understanding of Kenya/Tanzania’s political and social dynamics;

5.   At least three (3) years of relevant work experience;

6.   A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field;

7.   Strong affinity with the thinking behind the Twaweza concept;

8.   Demonstrated team working qualities, and ability to deliver quality results;

9.   Curiosity and passion to learn, push the envelope, innovate, take thoughtful risks and get things done.

Changes and Amendments:

This job description may be amended by Twaweza after consultation with the employee and the supervisor.

Application process:

To apply for this position, please submit your CV (max 4 pages) to  jobs@twaweza.org,  including a cover letter explaining your interests/motivations to work for Twaweza, and 2 samples of your written work and names of 3 referees, in MS Word or PDF file. In the subject of your email write your name and the position you are applying for.

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