Senior Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Officer - CIFOR at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

• 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.