Job Opportunity
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION:
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist is responsible for all monitoring and evaluation and strategic information in the Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) Office. This includes monitoring, evaluation and reporting, and information dissemination on progress towards achieving the results, targets and benchmarks of the Operational Plan (OP), the Famine Prevention Fund (FPF), and various applicable earmarks and initiatives that REGI participates in and contributes to, including:
- the African Growth and Opportunities Act, the African Growth and Competitiveness Initiative (AGCI)
- the initiative to end hunger in Africa
- the Global Food Security Initiative
- the Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act
- the Biodiversity Earmark
- Global Climate Change
- Other relevant initiatives for the REGI Office
The M&E Specialist will be responsible for developing and maintaining the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP). He/she will provide high quality assistance to USAID/EA in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to meet the needs of the REGI Office programs and requirements. He/she will take leadership in advising and guiding the REGI team on actions needed to facilitate PMP development and reporting. The M&E Specialist will be responsible for the development and selection of indicators and targets for monitoring program activities, evaluation, reporting and for information dissemination on progress towards achieving results. He/she will undertake analysis, track and report on progress and impacts of REGI programs, and will advise teams on options to improve programming impact in the region. He/she will coordinate REGI’s reporting into the Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System (FACTS) and into other databases as required by the special initiatives. He/she will work with the team to develop and maintain success stories, briefing materials and PowerPoints for the REGI Office, and will create web-based systems to share information. The M&E Specialist will liaise with USAID-Washington funded entities such as the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS), the Knowledge Sharing and Analysis and the International Resources Group (IRG) on data and reporting for specific initiatives. He/she will work closely with other USAID/EA offices, regional partners such as COMESA, EAC and ASARECA, as well as with stakeholders in the private and public sector, USAID bilateral missions, and USAID/Washington in providing M&E technical assistance and leadership to inform regional policy development and strengthen regional systems.