JOB DETAILS:
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

Job Summary:
The MEL Officer supports the Head of M&E in establishing and maintaining an effective M&E system for the project and provides technical input on project design and development. She/he works closely with the Head of M&E in designing and conducting assessments, evaluations, and collection of monitoring data for projects. The position works closely with the Project Manager to ensure compliance to M&E standards of excellence and quality reporting, as well as documentation of project achievements, success stories, etc. She/he reports to the Head of M&E, technically and the Project Manager administratively. As with all project staff, she/he is also accountable to primary stakeholder groups. This is a management position, and the MELO may therefore be required to perform administrative and communication functions. These may include management of personnel, report writing, presentations, meetings with government and other partners, and any other duties needed to support project management and the achievement of planned results.

Reporting and relationships
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer (MELO) reports to Project Manager.

Job Responsibilities:
• Assist in revising the project objective hierarchy and log frame matrix (activities, processes, inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impacts).
• Participate in the development of Annual Work Plans and Budgets (AWPB).

• Assist in identifying and designing performance questions, key indicators, and targets for each project component and for each level of the objective hierarchy.
• Participate and contribute to the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each project component, to record and report physical progress against the AWPB and designing the format of such progress reports.
• Assist in designing and budgeting of Annual surveys and impact assessments, implement surveys, impact assessments and special studies.
• Train and coordinate enumeration teams for surveys and assessments.
• Help roll out management information system to facilitate electronic tracking of project performance.

• Ensure timely submission of field data from Specialists and Field Coordinators.
• Collect, compile and analyze progress reports prepared by the Project Manager and Specialists and/or Field Coordinators and prepare a consolidated progress report.
• Conduct field data quality audits.
• Review field monitoring reports to assess interim impacts and identify causes of potential bottlenecks in implementation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop feasible and effective discussion events where M&E data are analyzed, and corrective actions can be agreed upon.

• Provide training on M&E tools, implementation, expectations, and requirements of M&E to Specialist, Field Coordinators, and other stakeholders relevant to the M&E system step up.
• Support Specialists and Field Coordinators to implement the M&E plan, regularly revising and updating performance questions, indicators, methods, formats, and analytical processes.
• Identify, document, and share programmatic successes, best practices, challenges, solutions, and lessons learned.
• Create and regularly update a database for the project within the sites
• Ensure that Project team have the right tools/templates for data collection and reporting.
• Train FCs in the use of the M&E toolkit, data collection and reporting, including the use of the web-based M&E system and GIS techniques.
• Coordinate quarterly review meetings to evaluate drivers for adoption, constraints to technology uptake and draw lessons for scaling up,
• Assist FCs and be responsible for the final documentation of success stories and lessons learnt,

• Coordinate the compilation of monthly visitation schedules at site level.
• Coordinate the implementation of MRV activities for carbon component of the project.
• Submit quarterly appraisal plans and quarterly performance appraisal reports to the Project Manager.
• Perform any other duties as directed by TLC Management.

Job requirements:
We are looking for a candidate with:
• Bachelor’s degree in social science, or related discipline with emphasis on rural development, agriculture, or natural resource management (a master’s degree will be an added advantage).
• Demonstrated skills in M&E design with previous experience in application of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• Minimum of three years of professional experience in implementing/managing integrated development programming, with knowledge of practices in monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in implementing/managing M&E for programs related to landscape restoration, agroforestry, value chains, entrepreneurship, agriculture or food and nutrition security.
• Successful work experience related to Forestry, NRM, Livelihoods and carbon projects is a strong asset.
• Ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training.
• Excellent oral and written analytical communication skills, ability to work well with diverse group of people.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines under pressure.
• Leadership skills with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Fluency in English and at least one locally spoken language.
• Demonstrated computer literacy in MS Office packages, SPSS, EPI Info.
• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of time to remote areas of the country to interact with field staff and project partners (farmers and others).
• High level of professionalism, trustworthiness, confidentiality, and integrity.

Applications including up-to-date curriculum vitae giving names, telephone numbers, physical and email addresses of traceable referees and age of the applicant should be sent in one PDF file to: Email:

totallandcaretz@gmail.com

All applications should be
addressed to:
Country Manager,
Total LandCare Tanzania
P.O. Box 1911,
Morogoro, Tanzania.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted