Junior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor-Sustainable Aquatic Foods (SAF) job at GIZ | Apply Now

The Junior M&E Advisor will be responsible for:

• Development, Planning, coordination and implementation of a robust M&E system according to BMZ, GIZ and GP Fish requirement.

• Regular reporting according to the M&E system.

• Advising the program management based on M&E systems and knowledge management guidelines.

Specific Tasks

The Junior M&E Advisor performs the following tasks:

Management and Coordination

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual work plans and budgets, including milestones Develop and Organise quality assurance measures and suggest necessary changes, improvements and initiatives.

• Initiate the development of an M&E plan with standards and procedures to ensure collection of credible, reliable, timely and cost effective of data for strategic planning, uphold accountability and inform management decisions.

• Strengthens program evaluations and ensure they are enshrined into the project lifecycle routines and ensure they are timely, useful, ethical, and upholding the evaluation criteria and standard.

• Oversees the development and quality assurance of specific planning, assessment, M&E activities into projects based on needs, donor requirements, resources and capacities.

• Ensures collection of relevant and appropriate data needed by management and/ programme section for an effective planning and implementation of the project.

• Backstops all project funded partners on use of the Project M&E system.

• Laise with external organisations and M&E experts to identify and disseminate good M&E practices and contribute to Knowledge sharing.

• Ensures standard and ad hoc reporting on operational activities (e.g., upon request of Partners and donors.

• Ensures that programme monitoring is based on conflict sensitivity and the do-no-harm principles.

• Prepares appropriate inputs for various projects/program reports including annual and bi-annual reports and contribute to the other reports required by the project leader/manager and GIZ head office.

• Assists with research activities and studies which benefit joint programmes (PWA, Cluster).

• Facilitates capacity building for identified staff and partner organisations on M&E processes, tools, and frameworks.

• Assists in quality management of the program.

• Organises and supports short term experts and missions regarding M&E.

• Participates in team meetings, Jour fixes, conferences, etc as requested by the team leader.

• Participates actively in the GIZ Uganda M&E Community of practices.

Communication and Networking

• Develops and maintains contact with all important stakeholders.

• Provides technical assistance to local and international experts engaged by SAF.

• Ensures knowledge management by collecting, processing and distributing relevant information.

• Promotes and represents the programme, its activities and the organisation in relevant fora.

Other Duties/Additional Tasks

• Undertakes further job training related to his/her position and duties, if required. Special training programs shall be identified and selected jointly with the team leader.

• Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management.