Design Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor at World Vision International

Position: Design Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor – Integrated Impact Measurement and Reporting

Reports to: Programme Effectiveness and Quality Assurance Associate Director

Location: World Vision Zambia National Office

Purpose of Position

Lead cross-organizational work to define Programme Effectiveness standards and monitor the performance of our technical programmes in line with Child wellbeing outcomes. Provide high quality advisory and capacity support to Technical Programme, Grant, Private Non-Sponsorship Funds (PNSF), Design, Monitoring and Evaluation and programmes staff to develop and deliver effective Monitoring & Evaluation systems and indicators that help Programmes to measure progress towards set targets and objectives. Communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.

Major Responsibilities

Programme Design and Development

• Provide technical leadership to Area Programmes (APs) still implementing Evaluation Accountability and Planning (LEAP) 2.0, to ensure they have functional Monitoring & Evaluation systems that can inform programming.
• Provide technical leadership in Grants proposal writing
• Participate in the design, development and review of World Vision Zambia Limited National Office Strategy to ensure programme are aligned to it and World Vision international strategies.
• Lead the measurement of the World Vision Zambia (WVZ) National Office Strategy
• Work with Technical Programme Managers and Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists to develop and contextualize the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation strategy for strengthened measurements of Child Well Being Targets and Outcomes
• Lead the development of the annual Child Well Being Report
• Lead the horizontal integration among Technical Programmes, Grants and VisionFund to enhance evidence measurement, monitoring, reporting and organizational learning.
• Work with the Technical Programmes staff and Design, Monitoring and Evaluation specialists to ensure Area Programmes are aligned to the country and National Office strategy.

Capacity Building

• Develop a capacity building strategy for improving programme effectiveness, Design, Monitoring and Evaluation systems, child monitoring, and Sponsorship processes for to enhance delivery of technical programs and child wellbeing measurement and reporting
• Support Design, Monitoring and Evaluation specialists to conduct trainers of trainers for Area Programme Managers and Development Facilitators(DFs) for effective implementation of Technical Programmes (TP) across the National Office
• Provide ongoing Monitoring & Evaluation technical assistance to all Technical Programmes, Sub grantees, and other partners

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Conduct periodic Data Quality Assurance (DQA) for technical programmes to ensure production of high quality data by Area Programme (AP), partners and sub grantees.
• Produce consolidated quarterly, semi-annual/annual Child Well Being Performance Reports for all Technical Programmes for sharing with stakeholders and guide positive change in Child Well Being target
• Conduct baseline and evaluation processes of Technical Programmes and Grants to measure status, impact and scale with Design, Monitoring and Evaluationspecialists.
• Lead the annual Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) monitoring exercises

Networking and Liaison

• Establish networks (within World Vision) and alliances with external partners (research institutions, Universities, other NGOs, etc) for the purpose of enhancing program quality.

Research Learning and Innovation

• Coordinate the consolidation of lessons learnt and work with Technical Programmes and Grants to guide for learning events
• Support the development of Technical Programme Briefing Papers for innovations to draw lessons learned for sharing with relevant stakeholders
• Support strategic leadership in the implementation of Learning, Evaluation Accountability and Planning (LEAP) 3.0 and Horizon 3.0 to ensure reliability and utilization of information inputted into systems.
• Support programs to effectively use child well-being outcomes measurement tools in innovative ways that enable enhanced learning provide meaning to programming in their projects.

People Management

• Support staff recruitment and orientation in order to attract and retain talent to deliver programmes interventions
• Build capacity of technical staff through coaching and mentoring to increase/enhance competency.

Qualifications/Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• Degree in Demography, Project Management, Statistics, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Engineering, Mathematics and any other related field with minimum 7 years’ experience in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in Demography, Project Management, Statistics, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Engineering, Mathematics and any other related field is an added advantage with minimum 3 years’ experience in the relevant field
• Experience in Project Management or PMD pro in a complex, international organisation preferably NGO context
• Experience in USAID, DfID and/or similar donor grants and projects
• Knowledge and understanding of World Vision operations would be an added advantage,
• Must have experience in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, analytical, report writing, and publishing skills
• Must have excellent communications, interpersonal, decision making, conflict management,
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment, and must be a mature Christian.

• Computer literate in statistical packages including Microsoft applications and others such as Word, Excel, Power point, EPI Info, CS Pro, and SPSS
• Capacity to function well in a team and contribute effectively to team efforts.

Other Attributes:

• Must be a committed Christian and inspire other, able to stand above denominational diversities and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Perform other duties as required.