CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on women and girls. CARE began working in Zimbabwe in 1992 in response to severe regional drought and has since expanded programming to address longer-term development issues.

About the project.

The Sustainable Roots Program is a nutrition promotion program funded by The Light Foundation implemented in Buhera and Tsholotsho districts of Zimbabwe for a 5 year period. The program seeks to support rural communities to increase nutritional status of women, children, and their households by promoting production and consumption of traditional and local foods. The program will apply regenerative agriculture, soil and water and sustainable use of forest products to meet dietary and health needs. The SRP program will support communities with improved access to water for domestic and productive use and will work closely Government Departments to ensure appropriate and synergistic implementation. The program is implemented by a consortium led by CARE Zimbabwe and includes Organization of Rural Associations for Progress and Nutrition Action Zimbabwe.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist will provide Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning technical expertise and hands-on support that contributes to the effective delivery of quality services and the achievement of sustained outcomes. As the Specialist, he/she will provide develop tools needed to track progress, ensure appropriate measurements and review to support the achievement of transformational and sustained project outcomes. Additionally, the role includes responsibilities for work planning, which encompasses developing schedules and monitoring progress, leading in qualitative and quantitative assessments to ensure timely and efficient delivery of the planned activities and outputs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical leadership for robust MEAL System:

1. Train staff on the use and implementation of refined strategies, checklists, and guides.
2. Create coaching and mentoring guides to enhance staff capacity.
3. Conduct results-based monitoring to ensure the effectiveness of interventions.
4. Solicit feedback from field teams and stakeholders to inform the continuous improvement of technical tools.
5. Analyze program trends, data, and feedback to inform strategic decisions on program refinement.
6. Analyze new technologies, methodologies, or practices and make informed decisions for adaptation.
7. Support innovation initiatives for the program
8. Lead in the development of survey tools and participate in the surveys

Work planning and tracking:

1. Collaborate with consortium partners to ensure appropriate program level detailed activity planning.
2. Facilitate district quarterly review and planning meetings.
3. Represents CARE in relevant technical forums
4. Track program output and outcome level results
5. Develop checklists and guides to standardize processes and ensure quality control.

Documentation for Continuous Improvement:

1. Consolidate lessons learned to inform ongoing improvements.
2. Provide supportive monitoring to consortium staff to ensure adherence to best practices.
3. Initiate and lead field level qualitative reviews of program impact to ensure key progress is tracked and documented
4. Analyze qualitative and quantitative data and produce comprehensive reports.
5. Participate in pause-and-reflect sessions to foster a culture of continuous learning and adaptation.
6. Develop and review manuals as needed to address identified gaps.
7. Compiles and submits quarterly reports

Implement and support strong community feedback and learning systems:

1. Support the community consultation processes to ensure appropriate approaches and engagements in program implementation
2. Provide technical support to the team on establishing and maintaining effective feedback mechanisms for decision making,
3. Lead the implementation of methodologies to consult communities on their preferences based on the operational context.

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Monitoring and evaluation, Information Science, or a related field
• 4-5 years working experience of monitoring and evaluation in emergency response related projects at senior level with extensive knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies.