Monitoring and Evaluation
Expert - Assets to Adolescent Girls in Kenya
About DAI
DAI is an
employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the
frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and
economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective
governments, and instability.
Our
integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together
fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple
disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance
and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector
development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease
control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change.
Our clients
include international development agencies, international lending institutions,
private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
Objective of the Programme:
DAI is
preparing for an anticipated DFID and the Nike Foundation funded Programme;
Assets to Adolescent Girls. The Programme will aim to address constraints to
the economic empowerment of adolescent girls in developing countries.
It will be
based in Nairobi, Kenya and operate across Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Grantees of the Programme will receive
financial and non-financial support to develop their products and business
models.
Scope of Work:
The
Monitoring and Evaluation Expert will be responsible for the design and
implementation of the monitoring and evaluation systems for the Assets to
Adolescent Girls Programme.
The role
will work closely with the independent M&E contractor.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement gender sensitive M&E systems and processes
- Ensure baseline data collection is conducted at the start of the programme and that data is collected regularly against indicators
- Work with the grantees to establish effective business relevant monitoring and learning systems
- Develop and drive a sound project performance monitoring and evaluation plan
- Develop monitoring and evaluation reports. Monitor overall initiative on a monthly basis to inform six monthly recommendations for programme improvements and adaptations
- Develop monitoring and evaluation strategy so lessons learned are incorporated into activities to achieve greater impact. Produce six monthly summaries of lessons learned from all aspects of the programme to package and disseminate results
- Develop sound performance management indicators
Requirements:
- 7 - 10 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation
- Excellent project management skills
- Strong understanding of key approaches to monitoring and evaluation and the delivery of value for money
- Experience working on donor funded projects, ideally with DFID
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating Grant Fund/ Challenge Fund Projects
- Fluency in English is essential
- Experience working in Africa and South Asia is preferred
- Good people and communications skills
Education: Advanced Degree in Monitoring and
Evaluation or other related field preferred
Anticipated
Project Start Date: April 2014
Project Duration: Three to four years
Project
Location: Nairobi, Kenya with occasional travel
How to Apply:
*Please
note that all profiles are indicative only and therefore subject to change.*