Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

ACDI/VOCA Since 1963 and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 93 projects in 40 countries and revenues of $124 million.
We are currently seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for a USAID-funded program based in Nairobi with frequent travel to program areas in Kenya. The M&E Specialist will be responsible for monitoring the performance of agriculture program activities and managing the systems for collecting M&E information. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that monitoring and reporting of all program activities and outcomes are in place, effectively implemented and well synchronized between program locations and components.

Responsibilities:
• Manage and direct data collection activities; guide technical direction of the M&E approach and strategy in consultation with KMDP’s Chief of Party and ACDI/VOCA headquarters.
• Coordinate and design the baseline, midterm, and final evaluations, and ensure that the recommendations from the midterm evaluation are implemented.
• Design, implement, and lead comprehensive, efficient, and effective M&E training and capacity-building programs for international and local grantees, partners, and program staff.
• Build capacity of staff and partners on M&E tools and analysis, data management, data analysis, basic surveying and sampling techniques, report writing techniques, etc.
• Develop and improve upon organizational grant monitoring and survey tools as well as other data collection forms and information tracking tools to realize effective programming.
• Design a beneficiary-tracking database that will allow us to disaggregate all our indicators by sex, location, crops cultivated, training attended, etc.

Qualifications:
• Minimum of five years of development experience with international donor-funded projects.
• A master’s degree in social sciences or other related field; significant experience in the design and implementation of M&E systems for capacity-building interventions.
• Previous experience designing and implementing M&E training for international organizations and USAID-funded projects and familiarity with USAID rules and regulations.
• Strong facilitation skills, including the design and management of effective trainings, workshops and meetings with diverse participants.
• Experience working with international donors, as well as counterparts and beneficiaries.
• Demonstrated experience in data collection, statistical analysis, and reporting, including experience with computer-based statistical packages and databases (Epi Info, ACCESS, STATA, SPSS, SAS, etc.).
• Fluency in English is required.

No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE.

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