Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor Wanted At SPARC Via UKaid

Terms of Reference
 
1. Internal performance management system.
•    Developing and managing the central M&E work plan and budget, including managing the implementation of annual SPARC evaluation studies under the technical guidance of the SPARC Programme Management Unit (PMU) and PDG.
•    Management of the M&E Management Information System (MIS), ensuring that it is effectively and regularly maintained and updated, including oversight of MIS operation by state and programme teams and preparation of regular M IS performance management reports.
•    Coordinating the review, adjustment and quality assurance of programme and state logframes as part of the annual work planning process, including the frameworks used to measure performance against logframes.
•    Coordinating the preparation, submission and quality assurance of quarterly logframe progress updates and RAG assessments by

2. External state-level development and application of M&E.
•    Quality assurance (Q/A) of programme and state M&E workplans, TORs, consultancy reports and technical outputs as per SPARC Q/Aprocedures.
•    Support to M&E Technical Stream Leads (TSLs) in carrying out their functions, including organising regular TSL meetings to review progress in implementing work plans.
•    Provision of backstopping support to states as required - remote or onsite as security arrangements permit-in the absence of TSLs.

Profile Required
Based on the above terms of reference, the expert should have the following profile:

•    Advanced University Degree (MSc/MA/PHD) in a directly related discipline.
•    Minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience, including at least 5 years combined experience of: (a) leading or managing the M&E function within international development projects or organisations, and (b) government M&E capacity development
•    At least 5 years working in a developing country context. Experierice in the M&E of governance programmes and working experience in Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa would be an advantage.
•    Excellent knowledge of a broad range of M&E concepts (e.g. logframes, resuss based management, performance measurement, mixed method evaluations).
•    Good working knowledge of management information systems and their use in supporting performance management.
•    Excellent analytical, writing and computer literacy skills, including spreadsheets, databases and statistical analysis applications (e.g. SPSS).