Senior Monitoring Officer, USAID/Tanzania Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning Support Platform, Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam, TZ-TZ, Tanzania, United Republic of |
International Development
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Project Summary:
The USAID/Tanzania Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and
Adapting (T-MELA) project will provide these services to the USAID/Tanzania
Mission and its implementing partners. The work will include strengthening
Mission staff’s ability to employ data to make strategic decisions, advancing
Mission learning on youth development challenges via evaluations and
assessments, developing the M&E and collaborating, learning and adapting
capacity of Mission, implementing partner and Government of Tanzania staff and
building the capacity of local M&E organizations.
**Please note: Only citizens of Tanzania are eligible for
this position**
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Chief of Party, oversee component 1 of the
project which focuses on: performance monitoring and reporting, data
verification and data visualization. The Senior Monitoring Officer (SMO) will
support performance monitoring tasks such as the creation of performance
indicators, development of activity and project MEL plans, setting of targets,
collection of program data. The SMO will also oversee data quality assessments
and data visualization efforts.
Responsibilities:
Oversee performance monitoring design and implementation,
including data collection and analysis.
Provide expertise and support for the design and management
of indicators, MEL plans, performance targets, data quality assessments, data
collection, analysis, and reporting.
Review implementing partner MEL plans and provide advice on
how they can be strengthened.
Support the management of performance indicator tracking
systems/databases.
Oversee the data quality assessments; train project staff
and consultants in data quality assessment processes.
Coordinate and contribute to data visualization efforts.
Ensure the inclusion of gender dimensions in all monitoring
efforts.
Provide guidance and assistance to support use of
performance monitoring data for the improvement of ongoing project/activity
management.
Provide group (of various sizes), one-on-one, and remote
training and mentoring on monitoring- related subjects (i.e., results-based
management).
Help build the capacity of MEL staff and supervise certain
professionals, as required.
Liaise with GOT and USAID, as useful, to advance the
purposes of the project.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in development, evaluation, development
analytics, economics, knowledge management, or a related field.
A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively professional
experience in monitoring and evaluation within international development
contexts in more than one of the following areas: Youth Development, Health,
Democracy and Governance, Economic Growth, Natural Resource Management,
Education, and/or Agricultural Development.
Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, verbal and written
communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
The ability to work in complex situations or environments
and serve as facilitator and mediator for diverse groups with varying skill
levels.
Fluency in English and Swahili required.
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