Monitoring and Evaluation Manager Lifeline/Childline Zambia

Location: LUSAKA

Reporting to: Gender Advisor

Duties, Experience, Academic Qualifications and Skills

Reporting to the Gender Advisor, the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will support all Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities. S/he will be responsible for implementing  M&E systems including indicator targeting, tracking and reporting according to USAID, managing a data collection system, leading impact assessments and a learning strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties of the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager include, but are not limited to:

• Support the development and implementation of the MEL strategy (per the approved MEL Plan) outlining M&E systems for data collection, targeting and tracking custom and USAID indicators, knowledge management, impact assessments, learning activities and reporting in compliance with the requirements provided in the activity contract and USAID regulations;
• Working closely with other technical units in establishing and managing a GIS referencing, cloud-based MEL system and ensuring data requirements are integrated into project management processes;
• Provide oversight to Provincial Gender Coordinators on data collection and analysis, and to ensure the timely completion of M&E activities;
• Facilitate Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) strategies to support the use of data and information from the M&E system for real-time decision-making to improve project implementation
• Regularly review monitoring data and help organize periodic learning days and annual learning summits with sub-national staff to help managers identify successes and make decisions about adapting activities and approaches to achieve results.
• Ensure compliance with all Pepfar if/where applicable, host country government reporting requirements;
• Complete other duties as necessary and assigned by Gender Advisor and Project Director

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience working on monitoring, evaluation and learning for donor funded projects; USAID experience is highly desirable;
• Master’s degree required in relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience in a relevant competency area, including statistics, international development, economics or other;
• Experience using monitoring and evaluation systems with USAID-supported indicators;
• Willingness to collaborate, innovate and ability to think strategically;
• Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate with wide range of stakeholders both verbally and in writing;
• Proven experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining quality of deliverables within deadlines;
• Strong communication skills and ability to write clear and concise reports in English;
• Advanced oral and written communication skills in English required.