Working principally under the MEASURE Evaluation Project and the Department of Social Welfare, the Community Care M&E Advisor will work with the Director, DSW and Senior Technical Director, MEASURE Evaluation to:
- Work closely with the Department of Social Welfare Zanzibar on overall M&E activities including working from the DSW office as appropriate, attending DSW meetings and regularly meeting and collaborating with DSW staff on related M&E activities.
- Work with the Department of Social Welfare in Zanzibar on the development and implementation of the Most Vulnerable Children M&E System, including but not limited to supporting development and implementation of the National MVC M&E System Strengthening plan.
- Provide technical assistance to Local Government Authority staff on strengthening the National MVC M&E System
- Assist to develop and apply tools and curricula to build M&E capacity especially among MVC program staff to collect, report and use appropriate program data at the national, and community levels.
- Provide technical assistance to the development and implementation of rapid assessments and/or evaluations on community-based programs.
- Facilitation of trainings. Assist in the development of the MVC M&E training manual and support its implementation
- Perform other duties within the community care portfolio as assigned
- Support implementation of the M&E plan
- Attend program review meetings
Qualifications
- Minimum of a master’s degree required; degree should be in child development, social work, community development, public health, psychology or a related field
- 5+ years in the field of orphans and vulnerable children, community development or community outreach with direct program experience in developing countries; experience in monitoring and evaluation, including performance monitoring plans and indicator development
- Experience working with USAID or other USG agencies and programs or other international donors preferred
- Experience in capacity-building, facilitating trainings and/or supportive supervision preferred
- Ability to function independently
- Ability to work in challenging field settings
- Good team player and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
- Good communication skills and ability to work with counterparts from community members to government officials and researchers
- Proficiency in English and Swahili
- Citizen of Tanzania living in Zanzibar strongly preferred
