Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant Job Vacancy - Relief International (RI)

Job title: Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

Company: Relief International (RI)

Closing date: 09 Jan 2011

Location: Uganda


RI is seeking an M&E Consultant who has experience in setting up monitoring programs for rural household level projects. The consultant will have at least 10 years of field experience in Africa and preference will be given to those with East African experience. The Consultant will work with the local project M&E Coordinator to design and plan necessary surveys, data management, and reporting templates. Ideally the Consultant will be able to remain engaged in the project for its full course (3 years), providing support to the field team and participating in annual program reviews and suggest changes in implementation to improve the outcomes.

The project office is based in Mbarara, Uganda and will provide administrative and logistical support to the Consultant and the survey. Technical oversight will be provided from RI Headquarters in Washington, DC, USA.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Provide overall leadership for the design of a monitoring system for the project
* Work with the project M&E Coordinator to develop reporting templates, survey instruments, and monitoring plans for the project to track impacts.
* Provide follow-up to the project and support the ongoing data collection and interpretation of results.
* Participate in annual program reviews and review the annual monitoring report to be written by the project M&E coordinator.
* Provide suggestions for ways to improve the tracking of impacts.

OUTPUTS:

* Detailed monitoring plan for the project.
* Survey field guide and training tools
* Survey data collection tools
* Annual Evaluation Report, following thr May 2011 evaluation

REQUIREMENTS:

* Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the development of M&E plans for rural household monitoring and evaluation.
* Experience in training and managing field teams.
* Master's degree minimum qualification.
* Related experience in developing countries, particularly in the East African setting.
* Fluency in English.

DURATION:

* 2-week field visit to develop M&E Plan, November - December 2010
* 10 days of consulting in 2011 to provide backstopping support to M&E Coordinator
* 2- week annual evaluation, May 2011

Ideally the Consultant will remain involved in the project throughout the 3-years, taking the lead on the annual project evaluations.

How to apply

Please submit your Cover Letter, previous experience, and References to Uganda-Consultancy@ri.org

Subject line must include: M&E Consultant Uganda. Applications missing any of the above materials will not be considered.