Consultant/Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

About the role

The Public Sector Reform Secretariat (PSRS), within the Office of the President, is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist for its Research, Statistics and Information Management Systems division. The post is a one-year contract appointment as Coordinator and a nine-month contract appointment as Consultant, reporting directly to the Coordinator of the division. It supports the public sector reform programme in areas such as procurement, financial management, resource mobilization, communication, project analysis, project financing and M&E.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement evaluation frameworks and tools for tracking progress on public sector reform programmes, consistent with guidelines for monitoring and evaluating IDA/donor-funded projects
• Provide technical advice at the design stage of new or reviewed programmes and projects
• Set up frameworks with defined indicators so that appropriate assessments and evaluations are carried out
• Evaluate the performance of ministries and agencies in the reform programmes
• Prepare donor reports supporting public sector reforms and conduct annual public sector performance review workshops
• Prepare monthly M&E reports and other reports required by donors
• Manage evaluation briefings and reviews of evaluation reports
• Backstop reform work by helping develop and refine monitoring and evaluation methodologies
• Liaise closely with implementing agencies in the reform portfolio
• Analyse evaluation findings to inform future programme design, project management and measurement of donor funding impact, and verify performance of reform initiatives

Required profile

• Advanced university degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Social Sciences or a related field
• Minimum of seven years of experience monitoring and evaluating international development programmes
• Demonstrated track record of modernizing procurement, financial management, resource mobilization, communication, project financial analysis and M&E, and of coaching and mentoring others

Required skills

• Excellent knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methods, standards and practices, especially in programme design and implementation
• Ability to lead and manage results-oriented and thematic evaluations
• Strong analytical, written and oral communication skills for presenting complex data to policy makers
• Ability to interact with senior government officials, civil society and international organizations and development partners

Remuneration is described as attractive and commensurate with the position. Applications include certified copies of qualifications and two referees, sent to the Chief Programme Coordinator of the Secretariat; interviews are held only after selection. The closing date was 2 August 2012.