Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

The Organisation and the Project

With four decades of experience and more than 1500 development professionals, Coffey International Development is one of the world’s most experienced and reliable international development consulting companies. We are the trusted advisers to many donor agencies, national governments and private sector organisations around the globe.

Coffey International Development is currently seeking expressions of interest from a suitably qualified Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for AusAID’s upcoming Laos Australia Rural Livelihoods Program.

 

Key Responsibilities

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist will be responsible for developing the project M&E plan, ensuring data collection and analysis, and overseeing monitoring and improvement of project performance. They will be involved in the development of M&E tools and applications, as required by the project’s results framework and activities timelines.

For success in this position, applicants will need to demonstrate considerable professional work experience developing M & E Frameworks, monitoring & evaluating both large programs and small interventions, familiarity with DECD standard on impact monitoring for M4P projects, experience in providing strategic direction & capacity building in evaluation to programs and effectively monitoring and evaluating social inclusivity, gender equality and other cross cutting issues.

Key Requirements

Post Graduate qualifications in statistics, social sciences, management and information sciences, or related field.

 

Essential

Minimum 7 years in monitoring and evaluation of rural development programs in developing countries;

Practical understanding of the Theory of Change;

Familiarity with performance framework and indicators preferable;

Excellent written and oral communication skills; and

Organised individual with excellent writing skills, with proven experience in writing reports.

 

Candidates with practical experience in South East Asia will be highly regarded. The ideal candidate will have high level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, a knowledge and sensitivity to cultural issues in the area as well as a sound understanding of South East Asia in a development context.

 

This position is contingent upon project award and funding.

 

Applications close 5.00pm (ACDT) Friday 22 March 2013.

 

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