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USAID-KAVES, a five-year agriculture program implemented by Fintrac
Inc.. is hiring an experienced M&E candidate for field based position in
Eldoret.
The M&E Specialist will be responsible for accurate and timely data
collection in the field including the
administration of sample surveys. S/he will balance field-based data collection
with office based data entry, cleaning and analysis in roughly a 50/20 split. Generally
based in a regional project office in Eldoret, this position reports to the
M&E Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop monthly reports, analyzing and monitoring data from your area
- Track and monitor sample farmer progress through regular farm visits
- Create bi-weekly work plans with M&E manager and regularly submit progress reports on work plan goals and objectives
- Visit partners/subcontractors and farmers regularly to monitor and assess data quality from source and monitor compliance on M&E protocol and tools
- Assist M&E manager or any subcontractors in evaluating partner or project performance in the field
- Train, support and build capacity of partner/subcontractor M&E staff including assisting with
- CIRIS, M&E procedures, proper use of tools, filing, database management, enumeration, and reporting
- Perform special studies or data collection exercises as required
- Spend at least 50% in the field, on farms or with partners
- Spend at least 20% of time entering data from sample, partners or other sources
- Assume responsibility for all figures reported from your region
- Manage flow of partner data from your region and its accurate entry into CIRIS
- Regularly update the M&E manager on achievements and progress
- Provide timely data and reports from region to allow effective tracking of PMP indicators for quarterly and annual reports to USAID (at least two weeks before report deadlines)
- Work across and with other departments to ensure effective use of M&E data and information in project communications, contracts, technical reports and other materials.
- Maintain an effective working relationship with project clients and stakeholders to enable the effective collection of trade statistics and other data.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Technical degree in an agriculture-related field, bachelor’s degree a plus
- Solid technical knowledge of agriculture (crops, terminology, good agricultural practices, etc.)
- Experience in and knowledge of field-based data-collection/enumeration
- Experience working with, and entering data into databases such as Microsoft Access
- Understanding of general monitoring and evaluation principles
- Demonstrated attention to detail with a respect for the importance of accurate data collection
- Highly proficient in MS Excel; ability to work in MS Word
- Ability to undertake extensive field-work, travel to remote locations
3-5 years of experience surveying, data entry, data management and
reporting a must.
Background in agriculture data or working with farmers a plus. Must be
prepared to travel extensively in rural areas. Experience working with USAID or
other large donors a plus. Remuneration based on experience.
Kindly email your cover letter & resume to kenrecruit@fintrac.com
by COB Friday, 2nd August 2013. Please include the position you are applying
for in the subject line of the email.
