Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Posted date: 07-Jul-2010

Location: Ranchi, Jharkhand

Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Location(s): Ranchi, Jharkhand
ACTC: consolidated 35000 PM professional fees.
Exp range: About 2-3 years of demonstrated experience in Monitoring and Evaluation assignments
Specifications:
Age range: Above 27 years

Qualification:
Preferred:
• Working with Govt. department and understanding on Govt. Planning process is desirable
• IT literate – proficiency in MS Office particularly Excel (essential), SPSS or other data analysis software (desirable);
• Demonstrate competence in a variety of computer applications, including database, spreadsheet and word processing programs.
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Exposure on flagship schemes, their MIS, gaps in MIS etc. (essential)
• Good understanding of MDGs, targets, indicators ( essential)
• Excellent networking skills with community members, Government and Non-Government functionaries required.
• Good numerical, analytical skills, interpretation skills with a deep knowledge of the Jharkhand State
• Excellent skills in verbal and written Hindi and English and documentation is desirable

Acceptable:
• At least a master degree in Social Science/ MBA from an reputed institute/College/University

Job Description/Responsibilities:

• Support the monitoring and evaluation activities, identifying the key performance indicators and parameters for monitoring of the flagship programmes and schemes.
• Identify gaps in existing MIS of flagship programmes
• M&E tools design and implementation
• Good understanding of key social policies, MDGs, targets, indicators
• Establish DevInfo as a tool for evidence-based planning and decision making
• Identify the plan and prioritize for excluded populations eg. tribals
• Review existing policies related to key sectors
• Develop capacity building plan to facilitate State level functionaries to strengthen areas like use of data for planning and implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Coordinate and facilitate research and documentation for policy level decision making.
• Create a resource pool (database) of institutions, academia, research institutions, and trainers who would undertake assignments on studies/surveys/evaluations, participatory Planning, monitoring, evaluation at the state level
• Ensure documentation of best practices and success stories.
• Any other responsibilities as and when will be asked by the Principal Secy., nodal officer of Planning and development Dept. and M&E Officer, UNICEF