The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is a
not-for-profit Pan-African institution, dedicated for the last 20 years to
enabling the advancement of economic policy research and training in
Africa.
This will package and disseminate lessons and best practices
from WFP procurement of food from local and regional sources.
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Reporting to the Project Manager, you will work closely with the
Project Manager and relevant Regional Coordinators on all matters of data
collection, analysis, reporting and quality assurance.
Specifically, you will:
- Supervise
cleaning and analysis of data by Hub analysts;
- Ensure
timely preparation, validation of country reports and review reports in
consultation with the Managers;
- Conduct
periodic technical support visits to the pilot countries;
- Coordinate
activities of Regional Project Coordinators;
- Coordinate
with Information Technology (IT) specialist for the design of a web based
data system that facilitates up-load, storage and down load of the data;
- In
consultation with the Project Manager, Data Analysts, and others as
appropriate, identify key implementation issues for follow-up ;
- Assist
in preparation of reports for dissemination at country level;
- Assist
the Project Manager in preparing periodic progress reports.
The successful candidate must have the following at a minimum
- Masters
of Science degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics or related
discipline;
- Proficiency
in SPSS/STATA;
- Strong
background in quantitative analysis;
- 3
years’ experience in M&E, ideally covering food security and
smallholder farmer issues;
- Ability
to frequently and in different styles translate and communicate research
findings to programme managers, donors and other stakeholders;
- Competency
in French and Spanish languages is an added advantage.
If you believe you have the qualifications and experience to
match this role, please submit your application via email with a detailed
curriculum vitae, stating your current position, remuneration, email, telephone
contacts, and names and addresses of three referees.
To be considered your application must be received by 20th March
2013 addressed to:
The Manager, Human Resources and Administration
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Email: recruitment@aercafrica.org
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Email: recruitment@aercafrica.org
For more information on AERC, you can visit our website onwww.aercafrica.org