JOB ADVERT : Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Summary

Nascent Solutions is seeking two qualified M&E Specialists to direct data collection, management, analysis, and quality control in their regions.

Location: Ngaoundere and Garoua, Cameroon

Type of Employment: Salaried, full-time

Travel: Approximately 15% travel for field work

Reporting: Reports to Nascent’s M&E Officer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities for development programs, including hands-on practical experience setting up and managing M&E systems.
• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to measure the performance and impact of existing programs.
• Develop methodology, tools/protocols, and implement key informant interviews and focus groups.
• Contribute to developing tools for managing and visualizing data.
• Develop and monitor output and outcome indicators.
• Write evaluation reports in accordance with clients and other donor evaluation policies and standards.

Skills and Attributes

• Degree in economics, statistics or other relevant subject with strong quantitative background
• 2+ years of experience in progressively increasing M&E responsibility in international development projects.
• Experience in training on M&E concepts.
• Experienced in developing data quality assurance strategies, data management, and data visualization.
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in data utilization strategies and can creatively think about active data sharing techniques.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French.
• Demonstrated ability to work in physically and mentally challenging conditions.
• Highly self-motivated and autonomous; ability to work with little guidance.
• Ability to thrive in an informal, dynamic culture and be comfortable with ambiguity.
• Experience supervising and mentoring people of various ability levels.
• Ability to communicate effectively in cross-cultural situations.
• Superior teamwork ability.

About Nascent Solutions

Nascent Solutions (Nascent) is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit international development organization. Its mission is to enable vulnerable people, especially women and children in rural Africa, to develop skills for self-sufficiency. The organization’s areas of focus are food security and nutrition, health, literacy and skills development, and gender equity.

Interested?

Please submit a CV and cover letter to apply@nascents.org. Write “Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists” in the subject line. CVs without cover letters will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is 8 December 2018, but candidates are encouraged to apply early as we are looking to fill the position quickly.