Development Alternatives Initiative(DAI) 2024 Job Opportunity

The Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub project (“the Hub”) is helping the Southern Africa region, including the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Member States, the private sector, and civil society organizations to realize greater regional and global trade linkages and export-oriented business opportunities. These objectives are underpinned by an improved regional trade and investment-enabling environment coupled with increased agricultural value chain competitiveness supporting intra-regional trade.
Job Title: The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer
Job Location: South Africa
Objectives and Duties:
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will support the Regional ME&L Manager with drafting, monitoring, and reporting on the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (PMEP). The M&E Officer will also report on progress against each activity, monitor/facilitate sub-activities and ensuring technical support to each activity area is effective and efficient.
He/she will provide support of the information management and design of a monitoring and reporting system including development of program indicators to help inform USAID, the Chief of Party, and Project Technical Team of program status and progress toward achievement of key results. The individual will report to the Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager.
He/she will be responsible for the following

Monitor the systematic data collection and analysis of program indicators
Ensure data quality criteria are met at all levels of the data management process
Coordinate and support on-site data verification visits and ensure that formal data quality audit findings
Coordinate internal Routine Data Quality Assurance (RDQA) sessions and ensure that findings are shared with M&E manager
Ensure that indicator data evidence is submitted by technical teams in a timely fashion, is reviewed for completion, and is filed as per standard operating procedures
Liaise with program teams on data collection, entry and quality assurance queries
Ensure implementation and maintenance of project databases (Fulcrum and TAMIS) and maintain a functional physical document management system.
After quarterly reports are submitted ensure that all data is filed accordingly, conduct a review of the exercise.
Work with team to ensure M&E accurately captures curriculum objectives and field needs
Work with M&E Manager to analyze data for donor-requested reports
Support the communications team with data reporting for success stories, quarterly reports and annual reports.
Work with the M&E manager to develop survey administration protocols, implement evaluations and surveys to assess project impact
Provide ongoing capacity building to staff members on M&E and data management principles and processes
Support partners in monitoring and reporting of indicator data
Assist in designing and providing training for local partners on M&E
Assist in conduct performance reflection, learning and review meetings with technical leads
Maintain records of program and project data, lessons learned, and best practices and share with all concerned
Perform other duties as assigned by the M&E Manager

Qualifications and Skills:

Bachelor’s in Development, economics, or similar field required.
Three or more years of experience in project monitoring and evaluation
Experience with donor-funded programs required, experience with USAID and Feed the Future data reporting is preferred
At least one year of experience in survey development is preferred
Proficiency in database management and data analysis
Strong writing abilities
Fluent English required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have no supervisory responsibilities.

Base of Operations:

Pretoria, South Africa with potential travel within the Southern Africa region.

To Apply
Send CVs and cover letter to email SATIH-Recruitiment@dai.com. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Application Deadline: Friday, 12 April, 2024