Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer 1 at RTI International – January 2024

Organization: RTI International
Location: Dar es Salaam

Job Description: RTI International, a non-profit, independent research institute with over 30 years of experience, is looking for a Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer 1 for its International Education Division. This role is part of the USAID Jifunze Uelewe activity, focused on sustainably improving literacy and numeracy outcomes for all learners in Tanzania. The position is based in Zanzibar and involves building the capacity of Government of Zanzibar (GoZ) counterparts in evidence-based planning and budgeting, emphasizing curriculum delivery and learning outcomes.

Responsibilities:

1. Regional Lead for Outcome 2: Strengthened capacity of local and regional governments to sustain improved learning outcomes. 2. Data Collection, Analysis, Reporting, and Use:

• Provide oversight on data-related activities at schools, Local Government Authorities (LGAs), and Ministry levels in Zanzibar.
• Build the capacity of the Regional Secretariat (RS) for planning and delivering activities based on data from the School Information System (SIS) and Decentralized Periodic Learning Assessment (DPLA).
• Oversee the rollout of SIS and build system capacity for data utilization in planning, budgeting, and decision-making.
• Strengthen the capacity of Regional and LGA Education offices to use SIS and DPLA data for setting expectations and improving learning outcomes.

3. Capacity Building:

• Build the capacity of Regional and LGA Education offices in various aspects, including assessing material replacement needs and allocating resources.
• Collaborate with Regional and LGA Education offices to collect program data, report against performance indicators, and manage continuous professional development databases.
• Provide support to ensure evidence of teachers applying trained strategies to improve pupils’ learning outcomes.

4. Reporting:

• Contribute to the writing of quarterly and annual program reports.
• Provide administrative and logistics support to the implementation of regional activities.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 10 years of experience in data collection and evaluation activities, particularly in school or community settings. Or Master’s degree with 6 years’ experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of M&E and application of its tools.
• Good understanding of capacity assessment methodologies.
• Database development and retrieval.
• Development of data collection tools.
• Data analysis using SPSS or any other software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent written communication skills in Kiswahili and English.

Experience:

• Development and implementation of M&E Strategy.
• Organization’s capacity assessment.
• Sub-national social sector monitoring and evaluation.
• Early grade literacy and mathematics.
• School level data collection.
• Electronic data collection (on tablet) and fieldwork supervision.
• Coordinating adult training.
• USAID programming.

Abilities:

• Communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment and diplomatically manage collegial relationships.
• Support and respond to program data needs promptly.
• Work productively in a team environment and meet unexpected demands.
• Pay attention to details and set priorities.

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