Twaweza, a dynamic East
Africa wide organization, is looking for a competent, effective and energetic Learning,
Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer
Job Title: Learning,
Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer
Unit: Monitoring
Cluster: Learning, Monitoring
and Evaluation
Mandate: Country
Salary Level: 6
Supervises: Usually none, except as
assigned by the Supervisor
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Overall Responsibility: Under the guidance of
the Monitoring and Feedback Coordinator, and as relevant of the LME Director,
the LME Officer is responsible for overseeing and implementing the monitoring
activities as articulated in the Twaweza monitoring plan, documenting lessons
learned and communicating those within Twaweza, and in close consultation with
the Monitoring and Feedback Coordinator at times outside Twaweza.
Specific Responsibilities
1. 1.
Oversee the implementation of the various monitoring studies commissioned as
part of the Twaweza monitoring portfolio, working closely with the relevant
implementing units and the Monitoring and Feedback Coordinator, and as relevant
with LME Director
2. 2.
Significantly contribute to developing and improving methods for monitoring
that will produce (quantitative and qualitative) data relevant to Twaweza’s
Theory of Change
3. 3.
Analyze monitoring data and translate creatively into well documented lessons,
working closely with the Program Officers and Monitoring and Feedback
Coordinator.
4. 4.
Promote learning from the monitoring work through active communication for both
internal use, as well as an external audience (e.g., writing first drafts of
Monitoring Briefs, writing blogs, etc.)
5. 5. On
a continuous basis liaise and collaborate with LME Director, particularly to
provide monitoring data, reports, assessments, lessons, and other monitoring
and feedback documentation as relevant to the evaluation portfolio.
6. 6.
Organize and oversee the implementation of the internal learning agenda in a
creative and effective manner, including taking leadership in and management of
the country-based learning sessions.
General Responsibilities
1. Successfully
implement above responsibilities and assigned activities in work plans and
budgets, consistent with Twaweza Policies.
2. Contribute
effectively to planning, monitoring, reporting and information dissemination of
Twaweza’s work.
3. Collaborate
with Twaweza staff across units and countries in a spirit of mutual respect and
cooperation to get things done.
4. Communicate
your work through active use of internal platform (SalesForce), electronic
calendar (Gcal) and being accessible on electronic chat (Skype) as per Twaweza
requirements.
5. Participate
actively in organization-wide learning and other joint activities.
6. Comply
with and foster adherence to the established Twaweza values, policies,
regulations, guidelines and procedures.
7. Undertake
any other lawful tasks as may be assigned by your Supervisor and/or Executive
Director
Core Qualifications &
Competences
1. A
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; a Master’s degree preferred;
2. At
least five (5) years of relevant work experience;
3. Keen
understanding of Tanzania’s political and social dynamics;
4. Demonstrated
knowledge and practical application of monitoring approaches and methods (mixed
methods preferable);
5. Demonstrated
strong analytical and conceptual skills; proven data analysis skills (both
quantitative and qualitative) a strong plus;
6. Excellent
verbal, writing and communication skills in English;
7. Strong
affinity with the thinking behind the Twaweza concepts;
8. Demonstrated
team working qualities, and ability to deliver quality results;
9. Curiosity
and passion to learn, push the envelope, innovate, take thoughtful risks and
get things done.
Changes and Amendments: This job description
may be amended by Twaweza after consultation with the employee and the
supervisor.
Application process:
To apply for this position,
please submit your CV (max 4 pages) tojobs@twaweza.org, including a cover letter
explaining your interests/motivations to work for Twaweza, and 2 samples of
your written work and names of 3 referees, in MS Word or PDF file.
In the subject of your email
write your name, the position you are applying for and country
Deadline for the submission is 15th January 2017.