Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Ref: DDG-R4D/ME/03/12
Division: IITA: Maize and Cassava
Location: Ibadan
Organisation: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture – IITA
IITA is looking for an M&E specialist to work in a project that is operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria. The project will focus on four components: 1) Generation of agricultural technologies and innovations, 2) Sustainable dissemination and adoption of agricultural technologies and innovations across the value chain, 3) Sustainable capacity strengthening of project stakeholders and 4) Efficient management of the project.
Position/Responsibilities
• Define key indicators to monitor according to timeframe (productivity, production, income, access to input and product markets).
• Develop a gender sensitive/mainstreaming framework for monitoring and evaluation with proper feedback processes and indicators/metrics which affect the project priority targets and activities.
• Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of project activities, outputs and outcomes.
• Assess adoption and diffusion of key innovations and report on major constraints and opportunities.
• Dialogue with all key actors within and outside the project for performance assessment of the project output, outcome and impacts.
Educational Qualifications
M.Sc. or Ph.D in social sciences, agricultural economics, or related field and some knowledge in sociology plus at least five (5) years of experience in the field of M&E.
Core Competencies:
• Knowledgeable in performance analysis indicators, logical framework approach, theory-based evaluation, formal survey techniques, rapid appraisal methods and other participatory methods, cost-benefit analysis and impact assessment approaches.
• Conversant with database development, storage and management.
• Objective judgment of opinions; facts and target group preferences.
Method of Application:
Please complete our online application form using this link: IITA Ibadan Job Portal.
Please note that application letters not accompanied with evidence of current remuneration and age will not be treated.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 25 April 2012.
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