Senior Manager- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning AWARD at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Monitoring and evaluation

• Lead the development, management and updating of AWARD ME&L tools, strategy/frameworks and systems;
• Coordinate the design, implementation and reporting of ME&L activities under the different AWARD initiatives and programs to achieve desired outcomes and impact;
• Provide technical backstopping for project/program’s progress tracking, advise on project/program’s overall approach and adjustments, and prepare regular and ad hoc updates;
• Lead the development of sound indicators and ensure data is regularly generated, compiled, analyzed and appropriate  recommendations are formulated;
• Support the implementation of quality assurance and control protocols and ensure internal consistency and validity of project/program’s monitoring checks to enable improved capturing and narration of programmatic results and impact.

   Reporting, stakeholder engagement and fundraising.

• Contribute to sections of internal and external - technical and donor - reporting using appropriate formats to key stakeholders (AWARD team, Senior Management/Steering Committee, beneficiaries, partners and other stakeholders);
• Contribute to proposal development and grants’ negotiations including submission of quality ME&L inputs required to ensure successful proposals;
• Contribute to the review of existing grants’ overall performance and indicators against achieved cumulative results and make recommendations for performance improvemen
• Lead the updating and consolidation of knowledge on AWARD initiatives (research findings, lessons and best practices) and prepare information products (technical reports, policy briefs, manuscripts, etc.) for peer-review and publication;
• Coordinate the dissemination of findings/lessons learnt/best practices internally (strategic meetings, seminars and other sense making sessions) and externally (international conferences and other relevant forums)

  Capacity development for staff and partners.

• Facilitate the interpretation and use of M&E methods, systems, guidelines, data and findings through organised workshops and periodic meetings with partners and stakeholders.

  Team leadership and management.

• Supervise and coordinate unit staff members & consultants
• Contribute to solving complex problems and serve as a role model to others in the unit and overall team.

Requirements

• Master's degree or higher in a relevant field such as Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related disciplines;
• Relevant work experience of 10 years, with not less than 5 years in a management role for ME&L;
• Broad understanding of gender considerations in agriculture, social and policy-related issues, and opportunities for Africa’s agricultural development.