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Job Title:  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Organisation: Fairtrade Africa (FTA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Project Coordinator

About the Company:

Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is the umbrella network organization representing Fairtrade certified producers and workers in Africa. It has four (4) regional networks – Eastern Africa; Southern Africa; West Africa; and Middle East and North Africa. Established in 2005, FTA aims to effectively represent producers and workers within the International Fairtrade System and provide services to them that contribute to the improvement of their livelihoods. The FTA Board directs policy and strategic development of the organization.

Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for ensuring comprehensive and effective monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for gender, huma rights and social protection projects. This includes setting up the system and ensuring effective monitoring of the implementation as well as documentation throughout the process, including the final evaluation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

MEL set-up and Monitoring

• Establish programme MEL data system and related documents and support regional staff to access and use
• Develop specific MEL documents (including theories of change and logframes), update as relevant and review its progress periodically.
• Work with the project managers to ensure full understanding of the donor/funder M&E reports requirements and support compliance.
• Review project specific reports to ensure that they adequately respond to the project approved indicators.
• Collate the stakeholder and partner’s feedback on the programmes, develop a report and share it as appropriate.
• Provide technical leadership to the process of collecting, analysis and dissemination of performance data, with a particular focus on areas such as agriculture, climate and energy.
• Provide technical backstopping to all monitoring, evaluation and research processes in the regions in consultation with the senior project officers while building the capacity of staff.
• Identify ways and means of sharing the data and information on MEL activities with Fairtrade producers
• In conjunction with the project coordinator and the programme team, coordinate reflection sessions with staff to identify lessons learnt.
• Coordinate the process of documenting best practices and case studies from the regions.
• Coordinate the process of compiling programmes reports.

Evaluation and Reporting

• Support the development of ToRs, identification of competent research firms or consultants for all evaluation and research activities.
• Play a leading role in the review of completed evaluations and research and ensure that they meet the minimum standards.
• Advise and recommend tools and strategies to improve tracking
• Analyse changes and patterns in data and performance reports

Data and Knowledge Management

• Provide up to date monitoring data and analysis thereof as and when required and ensure data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Identify ways and means of sharing the data and information on MEL activities with Fairtrade producer organizations.
• Support the programme team in data management at producer and local level from key interventions

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’ s degree in Statistics, economics, applied mathematics, research methods, monitoring and evaluation or other related fields.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Minimum of three (3) years professional experience in an M&E position and responsible for implementing M&E activities of international development projects.
• Hands-on experience at the national or international level in design, monitoring and evaluation of complex projects, preferably across multiple locations.
• Proven capacity to build the MEL skills of colleagues and/or partners
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g. qualitative, quantitative)
• Experience of working with smallholder farmers and workers on gender, human rights and social protection projects.
• Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing, working independently with minimal supervision, leading and designing projects autonomously

Skills

• Knowledge of principles and current approaches to MEL.
• Strong skills in collecting, analyzing, interpreting qualitative and quantitative data.
• Knowledge of stakeholder engagement
• Skills in using MS Office applications especially Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Excellent Interpersonal and negotiation Skills
• Excellent communication and reporting Skills
• Fluent in English and local language

How to Apply:

All candidates should send an Application form, Download Here

Completed applications should be saved in the applicant’s name and the position (Monitoring and Evaluation Officer) and be e-mailed to recruitment@fairtradeafrica.net

All applicants should state how they meet the essential requirements of the post and include their email address, telephone contacts, and three referees with contact details on the application form.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 5th August 2024

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