Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Job Vacancy at East African Development Bank

Job Title:        Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Job Location:   Kampala, Uganda
Employer:    East African Development Bank (EADB)

About EADB:
The East African Development Bank (EADB) is an international development finance institution, whose mandate is to promote the sustainable economic development of East Africans. Shareholders of the EADB are Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and other international financial institutions.

Job Overview:
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is primarily responsible for monitor project progress, evaluating effectiveness/ impact of EADB’s initiatives to regional development and disseminating evaluation results and other findings.

Job Requirements:

• Master’s degree in economics, finance or commerce, with a strong research orientation as could be determined by quality of dissertations and/or publications
• A minimum of  five (5) years (post qualification) of active economic analysis in a demanding environment in terms of quality and strict deadlines.
• Prior experience in international financial institutions is an asset
• Comprehensive knowledge of economic, social, political and development issues in the region
• Past experience in carrying out high quality research and presentation of findings at national and international levels.
• Good familiarity with statistical/econometric software (e.g. PCGIVE, EVIEWS, STATA, etc.) and ability to use the same for analyses.
• Excellent modeling skills
• Statistical/econometric skills
• Excellent communication skills (including oral, written and presentation skills).
• Good interpersonal skills including diplomacy, tact and ability to negotiate and influence
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Strategic and conceptual thinking
• Excellent analytical and logical thinking
• Attention detail
• Ability to network
• Extensive knowledge acquisition and sharing

Job Duties:

• Provide an objective assessment of the Bank’s contributions to regional development through assessment of EADB’s projects and operations, including advisory services, knowledge management, technical assistance, coordination and partnerships.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation plans to effectively analyze and present project results in a synchronized manner.
• Develop tools and processes that support quality project monitoring and evaluation, meet international standards and comprehensively analyse project output.
• Build up processes, tools and instruments, in close coordination with respective projects and ensure that a proper and establish standards for monitoring and reporting.
• Ensure that these are internalized and utilized at country office level.
• Devise terms of reference for carrying out base line studies as well as routine and periodic monitoring of outputs and outcome.
• Document and disseminate activities and accomplishments of different interventions in the form of reports and oral presentations.
• Carry out project surveys for impact level indicators.
• Take lead in field-testing, data collection and analysis of all projects, and report findings.
• Carry out appropriate analysis, including the use of complimentary data sets and secondary analysis.
• Draft, edit and produce written briefs or reports on project as necessary to promote project objectives and disseminate information to stakeholders.
• Identify and analyze factors for project success or obstacles to meeting objectives and in liaison with project management teams, identify, define, and validate the performance measures most appropriate and useful to project management.
• Evaluate what works and why, as well as what does not work, and unintended outcomes.
• Support the Bank in providing accountability to its shareholders to inform decision-making of the Bank’s impact and enable it to better manage development results.
• Work closely with the communications team to ensure that project and evaluation results are properly disseminated internally and externally, communicated in a controlled and efficient manner to stakeholders and a positive public image of the Bank is created.
• Support the project managers in monitoring and reporting projects outcomes and ensure that findings from monitoring and reporting exercises are of high quality and are communicated to internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Create an avenue for learning and knowledge improvement for EADB and its partners.
• Develop and institutionalize appropriate systems and tools for data quality assurance, including the consistent use of agreed performance measures and ensure that these are known and used by respective managers and investment officers.
• Provide timely support to project teams on monitoring and evaluation.
• Compile and produce regular reports and respond to information requests.
• Collect and track project information in coordination with Country office staff.
• Maintain data collection systems, ensuring that all necessary information from routine reporting are collected, analyzed and used in guiding internal project planning and evaluation.
• Perform any other duties assigned by Management.

Deadline Date: 21/05/2014

How to Apply:
 If you are a national of one of the EADB member states and your career aspirations match the aforementioned job role, please send your application via email, quoting the position on the subject of the email or cover letter.  The cover letter should specify your suitability for the position that you are applying for and the detailed CV should highlight relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a day time phone contact, email address, and the names and telephone contacts of three professional referees.
The applications should be addressed to:.

Adept Systems,
Management Consultants,
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100

Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke