Junior-Advisor Monitoring, Evaluation and Communication at GIZ
GIZ - Location: Zambia, Lusaka
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Contract type
Permanent
Application deadline
21/05/2019
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Position
Junior-Advisor Monitoring, Evaluation and Communication at GIZ
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Description
As part of its support to the agriculture sector in Africa, in 2014 the German Development Cooperation launched the Special Initiative “ONE WORLD-No Hunger” which aims to sustainably eradicate hunger and malnutrition. Under the framework of this special initiative, the project Green Innovation Centres (GIC) for the Agriculture and Food Sector in Zambia aims to contribute to sustainable rural development by empowering small-scale farmers and cooperatives with skills and capacities to improve their income and employment situation. To reach these goals, GIZ promotes a holistic set of innovations along the groundnut, soya bean and dairy value chains. As an extension module “Animal Health” has been identified.
Your tasks
- Implement outcome oriented monitoring concept, follow progress on achievements of goals as well as review and feedback on progress reports
- Support the data collection processes of the outcome indicators (questionnaire creation, data collection design, training and supervision of enumerators, data cleaning, calculate outcome indicators) and other relevant data (also qualitative)
- Provide data to report outcome indicators yearly and output indicators bi-annually and participate actively in monthly GIC Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) meetings
- Support M&E activities with implementing partners and create M&E framework (logframe) with new partners
- Conduct field visits when necessary and review studies (i.e. baseline etc.) implemented by partners
- Accompany the process of introducing information and communication technology (ICT) based M&E tools in the partner’s M&E structure
- Create and maintain up to date project related communication material such as brochures, flyers, fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
- Storing of information regularly in document management system as well as take on other technical, administrative and logistical tasks for general support of the team
Your profile
- Master degree in (agriculture or development) economics, sustainable/rural development, agricultural sciences or a related field
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation (particularly data analysis, data base management and questionnaire design) including sounds statistical knowledge base
- Basic knowledge in agriculture and good understanding of the rural, agricultural environment, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience in digital solutions and their applications in rural development
- Experience in managing, processing and communicating data and qualitative information in a user-friendly way, using ICTs if suitable
- Ability to design and manage efficient and effective flows of information and mastery of the necessary technical tools
- First experiences with GIZ standards in project management and CapacityWORKS is beneficial
- Good analytical skills and good writing and editing skills, ability to work accurately under time pressure as well as strong intercultural competencies and ability to work with local partners
- Mastery language skills in German and English (C2)
Requirements
Min education
Primary school
Required experience
4 Years
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