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25 Aug 2021

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Farm Africa

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PROJECT: FSD+ Bale Mountains Eco-Region REDD+ phase II Project

REPORTS TO: Bale REDD+ Deputy Project Team Leader

REPORTING TO POSTHOLDER: None

LOCATION: Bale Robe with frequent travel to project Intervention Woredas in Bale Eco-Region

DURATION & HOURS: 6 months with probation period of 60 working days with a high probability of extension based on availability of funds

BACKGROUND

Effective agriculture has the power to change lives. It underpins prosperity, food security and stability the world over. Farm Africa focuses on transforming agriculture and managing natural resources sustainably. We champion a holistic approach that boosts yields, protects the environment and connects smallholder farmers to thriving markets.

We work with different types of farmers in a range of regions. Their local situations vary, but the problems they face are all too familiar: lack of training and technology, inadequate inputs, no finance, vulnerability to climate change and poor links to markets.

We have an ambitious strategy to expand our work over the next five years. We’ll increase our impact. Lift more communities out of poverty. Work with more corporate partners who share our vision. Open up more agricultural markets. Provide more expertise. We’ll make change happen.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Farm Africa and SOS Sahel Ethiopia have been jointly implementing the Bale Mountains Eco-region REDD+ Project since 2012. The first phase of the project has demonstrated a model for institution building for integrated PFM-REDD+ implementation that has been adopted by the national REDD+ programme of the Government of Ethiopia. The current project, the Bale Eco-region REDD+ Project Phase II – funded by The Royal Norwegian Embassy is under implementation – builds on the progresses and achievements made in Phase I, and now at a crucial stage in ensuring the sustainability of Bale REDD+ project initiative through a gradual integration or nesting of it into the jurisdictional Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP). Phase II is also designed with the objective of making Bale REDD+ project to continue becoming the knowledge hub for REDD+ best practices in the country. Phase II applies a process of reviewing and learning potential; further developing forest product enterprises and access to markets to manage the high expectations of local community for carbon finance so as to make it a self-sustaining forest management scheme; continue building the capacity of CBOs and other stakeholders including law enforcement agencies, and strengthen the national REDD+ actors network to make it an effective platform for knowledge and experience sharing and policy debates and others. The project implementation requires collaboration with multiple REDD+ stakeholders in the country, principally MEFCC, Oromia Environment, Forest and Climate Change Authority *OEFCCA), Oromia REDD+ Coordination Unit (ORCU), The WBG, and the national REDD+ secretariat.

More specifically, the Bale Mountains REDD+ phase II project was planned to strengthen the managerial and organizational capacities of 64 PFM/REDD+ CBOs that have been organized within 11 woredas of Bale ecoregion and now planning to scale up/out to additional woredas of the Bale ecoregion and Guji Borana Woredas. The overall project implementation is coordinated by REDD+ coordination unit based in Addis Ababa while the direct activities implementation is carried out by the field team based in Robe, Bale and Guji-Borana field office to be established

The Community Development Facilitator (CDF) will be based in a specific project Woreda and work under the direction and guidance of the Bale and Guji-Borana Field Team Leader/Deputy Team Leader. The Woreda CDF is responsible for the overall implementation of project activities at community level. Specifically, the WCDF forms the link between the project field team and the communities and local government representatives. Major responsibility of the WCDF include: community/institutional capacity building activities, forest resource assessment and support forest CBOs on the proper carbon money utilization and ensuring sustainability of the project initiative through coordinating with woreda government relevant stakeholders and ensuring their active participation in the project implementation.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONISBILITES

Key areas of responsibilities are:

  • Establish a robust M&E system for data collection, analysis, feedback and reporting by working closely with Farm Africa’s Programme Team. Report after analysis can include OCAT results, cost benefit analysis on NTFP including coffee business, PFM business plan development, etc
  • Develop strategies for long-term, sustainable systems to support data production, storage, analysis, documentation, dissemination and use
  • Work in consultation and partnership with project coordinator, team Leader and partner staff to ensure consistency across the M&E system
  • Represent the organization in discussions and events relating to cross learning
  • Design tools and oversee implementation of Community/Beneficiary feedback
  • Support program team on preparation of annual work plan. Also, document & follow up of the implementation plan of action (where necessary) to strengthen the positive impacts on the lives of target communities/households
  • Actively engage in the design and execution of baseline, midterm and final evaluation surveys and documentation and dissemination of findings
  • Update records regularly and facilitate monthly project progress review sessions at field sub-office level
  • Review and ensure quality of baseline, logical frame indicators, reporting formats and contents and other relevant management tools from the perspective of knowledge management and learning
  • Support the establishment of and work closely with an M&E taskforce that will meet periodically
  • Assist in the preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports that will be used internally, and for government as well as for donor reporting.
  • Make sure the report answers the 5Ws, rich-in gender and other segregated data, that includes challenges during implementations and justifications for over/under achievements.
  • Follow up all training activities of the project are ended with joint plan of action with the view to help cascading and wider dissemination of the training given. Also, follow up and collect data for its implementation after planning.
  • Facilitate biannual and annual review meetings to help share progress and outcome level changes and seek solution for problems of the project. Assist in organizing and lead knowledge and learning events/workshops
  • Compile lessons learned & best practices of the project. Also, prepare case studies/stories and regular reports and submit it to supervisor timely
  • Capacitate project team in the area of monitoring and evaluation. Train, advice and coach project staff members and partners in proper planning, monitoring, data collection, and reporting.
  • Support the project Team Leader in market and related project activities
  • These essential functions are not to be interpreted as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related duties as required. All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established.

Job Requirements

Education, qualifications & other knowledge

  • BSc/BA/MSc/MA in social studies, Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Applied statistics or other related discipline
  • Training / knowledge on statistical software, and ability to interpret what conclusions can and cannot be drawn from data
  • Strong understanding of participatory approaches and current developments trends
  • Strong understanding of sustainable livelihood
  • Ability and interest to contribute in marketing and business development

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum five years’ related work experience for BSc/BA holders and three years for MSc/MA holders
  • Skills and hands on experience on conducting or commissioning qualitative and quantitative research methods, designs and impact evaluations
  • Working in multi partner environments to insure sufficient rigour in M&E.
  • Demonstrable experience of participatory development approach and Participatory forest and other resources management

Desirable

  • Experience of writing case studies, case stories
  • Experience working in rural settings
  • Experience of working in PFM project

Skills & abilities

Essential

  • Ability to analyse data to extract findings, lessons and recommendations and to further develop M&E systems
  • Ability to write and present analytically sound documents clearly to a wide range of audiences
  • Highly organised with attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and motivational skills
  • Firm belief in teamwork and gender equality
  • Good facilitation and coordination skills
  • Very good English language skills (written and spoken)
  • Excellent record keeping and report writing skills
  • Computer literacy, friendly with MS-Office packages, Excel,
  • Ability to work in a multi partner environment

Desirable

  • Skills in developing and implementing new creative strategies
  • Ability of data base creating and data managementOur VALUES

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Investing in smallholder farming is the number one way to combat poverty in rural Africa. Farm Africa is a leading NGO specialising in growing agriculture, protecting the environment and developing businesses in rural Africa.

BOLD. We model innovative new approaches and are not afraid to challenge strategies that are failing.

EXPERT. Deep expertise and insightful evidence-based solutions are at the heart of everything Farm Africa does.

GROUNDED. Positive change starts with Africa’s people, so our experts work closely with local communities, engaging them in every level of decision-making.

IMPACTFUL. We take a long-term view so we can deliver lasting changes for farmers and their families.

BOLD. We model innovative new approaches and are not afraid to challenge strategies that are failing.





Method of Application

Submit your CV and Application to  [email protected]
Use Monitoring and Evaluation Officer as the subject of the email

Closing Date : 31 August. 2021





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