Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer (Intern)

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Closes : March 7, 2023

Vacancy

 

Position: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer (Intern)

Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, 07th March 2023 (Midnight)

Start Date: Tuesday, 14th March 2023

Location: Lilongwe (Opulence Country Office: 364 Mbavi Road, Area 47, Sector 4)

Length of Commitment: Maximum of one year

 

 

About Opulence Malawi

Opulence Malawi is a local Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Organisation (TMBRS1014235) based in Lilongwe, Malawi and works across the country. The focus of Opulence is to mobilise communities towards sustainable and resilient development. Opulence Malawi believes in building community-based assets that enable rural communities to build resilience to shocks and stresses.

Opulence Malawi uses a bottom-up approach where communities identify the development deficiencies and collaborate to find solutions to the challenges. Therefore, the organisation prioritises education and capacity building, health and nutrition, sustainable agriculture (permaculture) and economic empowerment as its major programme areas. Opulence’s project target perspective has four strategic priorities in the areas of 1) Improved household food and nutrition security and resilience, 2) Improved literacy and vocational skills, 3) Improved health and hygiene 4) improved economic empowerment in communities.

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Intern will be responsible for developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation strategies, frameworks, and tools for Opulence Malawi projects and programmes. In addition, the MEL officer will ensure accurate, comprehensive, and timely information and feedback to stakeholders, planning and conducting data quality assurance, and monitoring activities and reports.

 

Main Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Main Tasks
Research
  • Manage research activities and ensure outcomes and lessons learned are integrated into the project and shared with relevant stakeholders.
Technical assistance to project implementation
  • Lead in overseeing enumerator training, data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting, ensuring that data is of high quality and audit worthy.
  • Support all M&E initiatives for assigned projects including monitoring data quality, and tracking the progress of activities.
  • Create a framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of project activities.
  • Define and track the key project performance indicators and monitor them throughout the duration of the projects.
  • Assist in the collection and compilation of M&E reports.
  • Coordinate with the consultants to produce data dashboards for each program area, which present real-time program data on progress toward output, outcome, and objective targets in a visually appealing and easy-to-understand format.
  • Coordinate with consultants to conduct periodic assessments and evaluations such as baseline, midline and end-line surveys as applicable
  • Manage Opulence Data Management Information System (MIS) to collect, process, store and edit data in line with all relevant data protection legislation
  • Contribute to the M&E knowledge management by keeping records and documentation of M&E activities, success stories and lessons learned.
Administrative support ·         Participate in various meetings held within the organisation.

·         Support administrative duties along with other members of the organisation.

·         Assist in organising M&E meetings.

·         The MEL intern will support the handling of complaints raised by beneficiaries through phone calls, monitoring visits and assessments.

·         Perform any other duties as may be directed by the supervisor from time to time.

 

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in statistics, demography, public policy, international development, economics, Agricultural sciences or closely related development discipline from recognised institutions.
  • Should have knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies and experience with data collection, analysis and visualisation software.

 

TO APPLY:

  • If you are interested and meet the above requirements, apply by sending your cover letter and updated curriculum vitae (CV) to the following email: [email protected]
  • Opulence shall provide a monthly stipend (NOT salary) as a contribution towards personal costs such as transport and food.

 

DISCLAIMER:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the MEL Officer (Intern) for Opulence Malawi. The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Opulence reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet the needs as necessary.

 

Please note that Opulence and its contractors will never request any form of payment from an applicant at any stage of the recruitment process.

 

To apply for this job email your details to [email protected]

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