Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Manager needed at Agribusiness Development Agency

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have completed matric
• Degree in Monitoring and evaluation or any relevant qualification
• A minimum of 3 – 5 years’ experience in designing and implementing organisational level systems for monitoring and valuation and/or adaptive management learning, applying monitoring and evaluation techniques and/or organisational learning designing and /or implementing data collection and data management systems, engaging and supporting others to contribute to monitoring and evaluation work, data analysis and evaluation and translation data into accessible report for diverse audiences, administration and financial management, manage detailed budgets in the fulfilment of specified activities, outputs, and objectives, manage expenditure and taking corrective action for variances, knowledge of relevant legal prescripts.
• A valid driver’s license
• A post-graduate qualification in a relevant field would be an added advantage.

Key Performance Areas:

• Provide leadership and management in the planning of monitoring and planning.
• Developing and implementing a monitoring & evaluation system for ADA, including: Developing close working relationship with the ADA staff members, and other key stakeholders (including funders) to establish a shared vision of ADA’S systems for monitoring and evaluation and adaptive management learning,
• Leading in completing the design and implementation of ADA’s organisational strategic plan,
• Developing and implementing cost-effective and efficient data collection systems, developing and implementing a central monitoring and evaluation data management system (including identification, implementation, and oversight of necessary IT support /tools),
• Undertaking data analysis and reporting for all relevant purpose (e.g. annual report, funder report, board,
• Identifying and implementing innovative approaches in monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management learning systems.
• Provide timeous reports on actual achievements against service delivery targets.
• Supporting the effective engagements of ADA staff in monitoring and evaluation, including: Providing technical support in developing and monitoring progress towards programmatic indicators (based on programmatic strategies),
• Developing the framework and procedures for the evaluation coordination and management across ADA programmes areas,
• Ensuring good internal communication of progress and impact of ADA’S monitoring and evaluation system.
• Providing technical input into other ADA programmes where monitoring and evaluation expertise is of relevance (e.g. targets and indicator approaches for scaling-up the impacts of sustainability standards movement),
• Ad hoc duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor.