Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Hinga Weze Activity. Deadline 5th November 2021

MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) DIRECTOR

Program Description – Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze

The primary objective of the Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze activity is to sustainably increase smallholder farmers’ income, improve nutritional status of Rwandan women and children, and increase the resilience of the agriculture and food systems to the changing climate.

Position Description

CNFA is currently seeking applications from qualified Rwandan candidates for the role of M&E Director. Reporting to the Chief of Party, the M&E Director will lead all Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) activities. The M&E Director is a senior member of the program technical team. S/he will be responsible for overseeing all daily work and routine data collection related to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting activities of the project, as well as overseeing the impact assessments and ongoing learning activities. The M&E Director will lead the MEL Unit, which will develop and manage efficient systems that monitor progress and impact and capture, analyze, and share evidence-based results and lessons learned. S/he will ensure both the M&E system and results reporting meet the requirements of the Contract and USAID Feed the Future. The M&E Director is based in Kigali.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and operational management of the various MEL components of the program and ensure the completion of all M&E activities;
• Oversee MEL Manager, Learning Advisor, Environmental Advisor, Communications Officer, and District M&E Officers;
• Develop and implement the MEL strategy (i.e. MEL Plan) outlining M&E systems for data collection, targeting and tracking custom and USAID/Feed the Future indicators, knowledge management, impact assessments, learning activities and reporting in compliance with the requirements provided in the Activity contract, USAID regulations and CNFA standards;
• Work closely with the other technical units to establish and manage a GIS referencing, cloud-based MEL System and ensure data requirements are integrated into project management processes;
• Manage the Hinga Weze module of the CNFA MEL Platform, including ensuring regular upload of Hinga Weze performance data;
• Plan and conduct routine assessments that track, analyze, and synthesize project data useful for program learning and adaptive management;
• Through regular review of monitoring data, organize and lead periodic learning days and annual learning summits to enable managers to identify successes and make decisions about adapting activities and approaches to achieve results;
• Collaborate closely with other technical units to analyze M&E findings, determine any needed adjustments, and identify and disseminate key learning messages/findings to internal and external audiences, including the Government of Rwanda and wider development community;
• Engage with senior technical staff on program impact data collection and research opportunities;
• Provide support for internal and external evaluations and data quality assessments;
• Utilize critical inputs, feedback, and assessments from external evaluation partners to inform changes in program approaches and scale-up when necessary;
• Collaborate with the Finance, Operations, and Compliance Unit to develop a system to track and report cost-related data for each program element to reinforce financial and budgetary strategies and allocations during planning periods;
• Ensure compliance with all USAID, CNFA, and, where applicable, host country government reporting requirements;
• Complete other duties as necessary and assigned by the Chief of Party.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in business administration, economics, or related area of study (specialized training in M&E is required).
• Seven (7) years of progressive professional experience (some of which took place in Sub-Saharan Africa) in monitoring and evaluation of development projects (experience working on USAID-funded program(s) is highly desirable);
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, willingness to innovate, and ability to think systematically;
• Experience designing and overseeing M&E data collection and reporting for agriculture/food security projects.
• Demonstrated ability to implement, operationalize, and manage information collection and analysis systems.
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage information databases using appropriate software applications.
• Familiarity with gender issues in monitoring and evaluation; understanding of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) would be a plus.
• Working experience in training, coaching, and mentoring teams in monitoring-related techniques and methods is desirable.
• Proven experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining quality of deliverables within deadlines;
• Advanced oral and written communication skills in English required, including the ability to write clear and concise reports.

 All interested and qualified candidates are invited to send their applications with cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of degrees, and certificates sent in PDF or Word Document to hingaweze@cnfarwanda.org with the subject: “Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director “. 

Application submission deadline is Application submission deadline is November 5, 2021, at 5:30 pm.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.