Senior Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Officer - CIFOR

·Supporting the CIFOR RTI team to refine and implement a suite of monitoring tools.

·Supporting research project teams to collect and manage required monitoring information, including data from the field.

·Conducting and assisting in the design of qualitative and quantitative surveys using Open Data Kit (ODK).

·Undertaking qualitative and quantitative data analysis (using STATA, R, Excel, Nvivo)

·Supporting information synthesis across CIFOR’s monitoring and evaluation work to support institutional learning.

·Supporting Theory of Change planning processes at project inception or in preparation for project evaluation.

·Undertaking literature reviews to investigate common project assumptions in CIFOR theories of change.

·Maintaining CIFOR and FTA monitoring data information systems and support CGIAR annual outcome and impact reporting.

·Support additional RTI team institutional tasks as required.

Requirements

·Master’s degree in development studies, social sciences or economics.

·Minimum 5 years’ experience working with bilateral and international overseas development assistance funded projects.

·Statistical analysis and narrative report writing skills.

·Experience designing, organizing and conducting fieldwork using structured (quantitative) and semi‐structured (qualitative) interview techniques.

·Excellent spoken and written English, working French would also be desirable.

·Knowledge of Theory of Change as a monitoring tool, and experience in developing project and programmatic Theories of Change.

·Experience developing monitoring frameworks for multi-year development programmes and conducting longitudinal evaluations preferable.