Tuesday, September 9, 2014

MONITORING AND RESULTS OFFICER



MONITORING AND RESULTS OFFICER
From the Guardian Newspaper of 5th September
The Legal Services Facility (LSF) offers a fast growing, high performance working environment which provides support for the enhancement of legal aid and legal empowerment in Tanzania, with emphasis on the protection of women's rights. Through 47 implementing partners, the LSF presently funds in all districts ofTanzania the setting up or improvement of basic legal aid services. Additionally the fund is involved in and supports capacity building of legal aid providers, advocacy for recognition of paralegals through legal aid legislation, innovative approaches to legal aid and increasing awareness about the importance of legal aid and legal empowerment in the development process.
The LSF is an equal opportunity employer and invites both women and men, who think they fulfil the requirements and who are willing to go the extra mile, to apply for any of the positions below.


Monitoring and Results Officer
The Monitoring and Results (M&R) Officer will report to and support the Monitoring and Results Manager in data collection, analysis, and results oriented learning activities. S/he will provide technical field support to the program partners (grantees) and provide M&R capacity building, including training, mentoring and coaching on data collection and usage of the web-based M&R system. The Monitoring and Results Officer will work closely with grantees to assess results of the project and to assist in delivery of quality legal aid services and legal empowerment in Tanzania.The position is based in Dar es Salaam with very regular travel to the field. M&R Officer will be offered and initial contract for 1 year which will be renewable.
The position will be dealing with the following responsibilities and tasks:
• Support M&R activities of implementing partners including monitoring data quality and tracking progress of activities.
• Support the M&R Manager in defining and refining project indicators of implementing partners as well as monitoring them.
• Perform regular field visits to ensure the quality of data collected by implementing partners and verify the accuracy of reported data.
• Monitor and perform quality assurance spot checks in project implementation sites.
• Guide data input into the web-based M&R system and check data quality
• Provide technical assistance to grantees to process and use data of the web-based M&R system.
• Assist in drafting and revising M&R documents and tools (e.g. logical framework; performance monitoring plan, data flow charts and M&R manuals, data collection forms). ~
• Support implementing partners on ways to properly document, organize and capture the progress of the project towards results, including success stories.
• Organize and provide training in M&R for implementing partners.
• Review grantee quarterly reports to identify lessons learned and implementation problems.
• Document findings of baseline reports conducted by grantees in project areas and guide the end of project evaluation.
Qualifications
• Bachelor'S degree in Statistics, Project Management, Social Sciences and other relevant academic background. Master's degree is an advantage.
• Experience in making M&R systems work in large programs.
• At least three years experience in M&R and project management: participatory assessment and monitoring, data collection, processing or analysis.
• Demonstrable understanding of both qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Experience in data processing with use of Excel, Access, SPSS, STATA, etc.
• Experience in using web-based or application system for M&R activities.
• Willing to undertake very regular field visits
• Fluent in Kiswahili and English


APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

If you think you are qualified for and interested in one of the above positions, than please send, or, preferably, hand deliver in an envelope on which the position for which you apply is written and which at least contains:
your printed and signed application letter, (V, copies of certificates and the names of three referees to the address below:

Fund Manager
Legal Services Facility
Bima Street, Nyati Rd, Mikocheni B P.O.Box 31480
Dares Salaam,Tanzania
Tel:0222781061
The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday 12 September 2014 at 4:00 p.m.


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