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• Work closely with the Project Manager,
  lead the project team in finalizing the M&E system and oversee routine
  program monitoring activities that are aligned to program outcomes and
  meet donor expectations
• Ensure the quality and relevance of the
  project’s monitoring and evaluation design with the technical design and
  overall goals of the program
• Manage the collection, verification and
  quality assurance of data
• Document program results and develop
  templates and a process for feeding quantitative and qualitative M&E
  data into program improvement and donor and other stakeholder’s reports.
• Actively participate in developing weekly,
  monthly, quarterly and annual work plans
• Provide supervision to staff and partners
  to facilitate continuous improvement in data quality, and ensure proper
  implementation of planned activities/interventions
• With the technical team, identify and
  integrate any areas for tracking and monitoring aligned to Bantwana’s
  strategic plan
• Take the lead in identifying training
  needs for staff, partners, schools and community resource persons in
  maintaining records, documenting and reporting
• Mentor and support staff, partners and
  community resource person’s sufficient documentation of project activities
  and report writing.




• Tasked with maintaining an up-to-date
  database for all beneficiaries and ensure all relevant data collection
  documents are administered appropriately.
• Provide updates from monitoring and data
  analysis to the project manager as required.
• Perform any other duties as assigned

• The applicant for the USAID Project  M&E Specialist job
  placement must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in statistics,
  demographics, public policy, international development, economics, or
  related field. Master’s degree or Bachelor plus an advanced certificate in
  M&E, statistics, or economics preferred.
• At least five years of professional
  experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E
  activities of international development projects.
• Significant experience in designing,
  implementing and operating project M&E systems
• Previous exposure and experience in
  strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator
  selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing
  M&E and/performance monitoring plans.
• Broad knowledge of the major evaluation
  methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact)
  and data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Previous experience in developing and
  refining data collection tools.
• Prior exposure and experience in managing
  and providing ongoing training to M&E field officers.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal
  skills;
• Fluent in oral and written English and
  excellent writing skills
• Ability to work in a challenging
  environment, under high pressure and ability to cope with tight deadlines;
• Ability to work both independently and
  collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team.

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