Provincial Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Nampula
- Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Location: Nampula
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Civil Society and Local governance
- Closing Date: Closed
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- FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
- Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
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- All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
- All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
Organizational Setting
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), received funds from the European Union (EU) to implement the project PROMOVE Agribiz – Improving Rural Competitiveness in Nampula and Zambézia Provinces, Mozambique. The overall objective is to contribute to sustainable, inclusive, and broad-based economic growth and poverty reduction in the context of national food and nutrition security and climate change. In response to the food crises caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the project was expanded to the provinces of Manica and Sofala with additional funding from the EU.
The project aims to achieve its objectives by (i) improving food and nutrition security and resilience among smallholders through climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive agriculture, and (ii) enhancing rural competitiveness by increasing smallholders' participation in economic activities, fostering economic diversification, improving access to rural services, and promoting rural investment.
Under the project, FAO leads several components, including\: (i) market-oriented sustainable production systems development; (ii) agricultural policy dialogue; (iii) institutional and community capacity building; and (iv) market linkages by providing tailored innovative solutions that improve sustainable and resilient production systems. The project focuses on enhancing the production and availability of diversified food, establishing national cereal reserves, and promoting nutritional education and social behaviour change communication to encourage healthy and nutritional practices.
To this end, FAO is recruiting a Provincial M&E Specialist to support the implementation and delivery of PROMOVE Agribiz results in 10 districts of Nampula and Zambézia. This position is based in Mocuba, Zambézia province with frequent travel to the project implementation sites.
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Mozambique, with the direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for PROMOVE at central level, the incumbent main responsibility is monitoring and evaluation of the project activities in the assigned geographical area.
Technical Focus
Result-based monitoring and evaluation, documentation, communications and visibility, reporting
Tasks and responsibilities
Specific responsibilities\:
• Assist in developing periodic M&E plans and implementing regular M&E activities, database management, and reporting;
• Undertake regular visits to the project sites to ensure adequate implementation of activities;
• Actively oversee high quality and desegregated data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting;
• Identify needs and provide training and mentoring to partners and staff to ensure the implementation of strong M&E systems;
• Assist field technicians as needed in daily monitoring and data collection and contribute to their training;
• Ensure the timely delivery of quality reports and other deliverables related to M&E and performance management;
• Actively participate in impact evaluation activities through ensuring compliance with research and data collection protocols;
• Interact with the M&E specialist in PROMOVE in Maputo suggesting improvement in data collecting tools and strategy;
• Support in identification and documentation of project success stories;
• Collect communications material (photos, videos, statements) in the field and submit to the C&V specialist;
• Perform any other duty as required
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• University degree in Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, or any other related discipline;
• Three (3) years of experience in collecting and analysing data and generating sound reports;
• Working knowledge of English and fluency in Portuguese;
• National of Mozambique.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Ability to design and implement tools for data collection;
• Ability to maintain well-structured and up-to-date databases for complex projects
• Ability to effectively use standard office software, such as MS Office (Windows, Word, Outlook, Excel,), etc.
• Practical knowledge of data collection software (e.g.\: Kobo Toolbox, surveyCTO, ODK)
• Proficiency in use statistical software package for data analysis (SPSS, Stata, InfoStat, etc)
• Experience in conducting training for project staff with different backgrounds;
• Capability to write sound and comprehensive reports;
• Ability to conduct interviews with beneficiaries and partners
• Ability to take high quality photographs and make short videos.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
- Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
- Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http\://www.whed.net/
- For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website\: http\://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
- Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
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• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
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