M&E Consultant

1. Scope of work and deliverables

        The Consultant shall perform the following tasks:

• Prepare and develop reporting templates and tools
• Collaborate with SIDC to ensure a periodic supervision and data quality checks
• Provide technical support on monitoring and evaluation
• Prepare a quarterly report of the project implementation 

2. Tender requirements: Qualifications of proposed consultant

   General qualifications

Tool Development & Data Management:

• Contribute to the development of adequate and efficient logical framework for the project to meet the donors’ requirements.
• Develop a monitoring and evaluation systems that will ensure the tracking of project results at different levels (outputs, outcomes, and impact).
• Periodically review and suggest improvement to better fit the project context and the team’s needs.
• Develop qualitative and quantitative data collection tools.
• Develop baseline data.
• Ensure an adequate M&E plan.

  M&E implementation & coordination:

• Coordinate with field teams to ensure proper and timely implementation of the M&E framework, data collection methods and tools, and respect of the guidelines.
• Collect qualitative and quantitative data regularly from beneficiaries and other relevant stakeholders to measure achievement against the performance indicators.
• Collect and submit regularly to the Executive Director and project consultant, M&E quantitative and qualitative data to feed into the project.
• Maintain and update the database.
• Collaborate with the project team on qualitative and quantitative monitoring to provide relevant information for ongoing evaluation of project activities, effects and impacts.
• Conduct field visits to report project progress
• Incorporate field team feedback to ensure the continuous improvement of data management systems.
• Quality assure all data collected (timeliness, accuracy, validity, reliability, integrity, completeness)

Reporting:

• Consolidate field data to be submitted regularly to donors under the programme frameworks and indicators. 
• In collaboration with the Executive Director and the Project Consultant, write compelling narrative reports for donor, promptly.
• Support the mainstreaming of gender and conflict sensitivity throughout project activities and M&E processes, including reporting

Capitalization:

• Contribute to a constructive learning environment and promote good practices.
• Support the development of relevant accountability initiatives as well as strengthen the effort to document the impact of the SIDC’s activities by sharing lessons learned from reporting regularly with the team and communicating recommendations for enhancement of the projects/programmes.
• Extra tasks might be required by the Executive Director: Data collection (and coordination with the field), Reporting, Evaluation –feedback, Translations.

3. Qualifications and experience:

The successful Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant must be a self-directed individual with the following qualifications:

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• At least a master’s degree in Public Health, Information Management, International development, Project Management or any relevant field. Specific M&E course/degree would be an asset;
• At least four years professional experience in M&E with evidence of having undertaken similar assignments;
• Professional technical knowledge/expertise in theories, standards and models, quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference methods;
• Proven Experience in setting up M&E mechanisms and tools;
• Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating M&E systems from project initiation to close out
• Relevant work experience in data collection preferably in social work, community development, non-government, and/or outreach organizations;
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with technical teams to extract lessons learned from ongoing and completed activities and make adaptations for improved performance and impact
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Word and Excel
• Experience using Digital Data collection and  analysis applications (e.g., KoboCollect, SPSS, STATA)
• Previous experience in the area of Non-Governmental sector;
• Experience in gender issues;
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and reporting skills, with knowledge of and experience in the application of policy and procedures standards
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, specifically the ability to deliver succinct and persuasive analysis.
• Offer great organizational skills and efficiency in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving result

4. Personal specifications:

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• Must be result-oriented, exhibiting high levels of enthusiasm, tact, diplomacy and integrity;
• Ability to work with minimal supervision;
• Ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multi-cultural environment;
• Ability to work independently, as well as within a large, fast-paced team and to prioritize tasks.
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual;
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and discretion.