Context

GIZ is looking for a qualified person to fill this position who can work at any duty station

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinates the Project Monitoring
• Develops and implements the projects’ systematic and conflict-sensitive impact monitoring system in consultation with the Project Manager
• Supports, gives guidance to and supervises the GIZ Project staff which is contributing to monitoring
• Supports the implementing partner organizations in establishing a custom-fit monitoring system suitable for the GIZ monitoring system
• Supports collaboration with implementing partners on qualitative monitoring to provide relevant information for ongoing evaluation of project activities, effects and impacts
• Drafts and disseminates formats for the partner monitoring system
• Collects, processes and drafts analyses of monitoring data
• Provides feedback to the Project Manager on strategies and activities

Within these responsibilities, tasks include:

• Contributes to a systematic and detailed planning of the project’s monitoring (annual work planning and reflection)
• Monitors all project activities and progress towards achieving the project goals
• Draws up ToRs for specific studies (baseline surveys, need assessments etc.)
• Liaises with the respective implementing partners on monitoring system and the mode to be applied
• Safeguards a uniform and timely reporting of the implementing organizations
• Regular visits to the implementing partners to check on progress of data collection and to advice on problem solutions
• Develops the projects’ framework of monitoring; holds reviews / discussions with the project team to identify the feasibility of the monitoring format for implementation and introduces appropriate modification
• Develops and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives
• Draws up reports and presentation documents
• Supervision and quality control of reports
• Formulates appropriate input for various project reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required by the project manager and GIZ Head Office
• Supports the coordination of the implementing organizations and government agencies in the project’s area of implementation
• Collects, compiles and analyses qualitative and quantitative data and reports and prepares consolidated progress reports in accordance with the approved reporting formats.
• Provides training to project staff on monitoring.
• Does the monitoring of activities in all intervention areas and locations
• Coordinates and communicates with the international consultant responsible for establishing the monitoring system in the project
• Performing other duties and tasks at the request of management.

• BA / MSc in Vocational Training, Private Sector Development, Agriculture, Agriculture Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Development Economics or any related field
• Expertise and experiences in monitoring systems, preferably with an international organization
• Experience with integrating gender consideration into monitoring processes
• Knowledge in GIZ’s Impact oriented Monitoring System (WoM) is a strong asset
• At least 2- 3 years‘ professional experience in a comparable position
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and manage activities concurrently
• A substantial understanding of rural development/ rural communities preferably also in the project region
• Ability to interact effectively with different stakeholders
• Good command of English, Arabic and possibly one local language spoken in the operational area
• Position based in Gedaref with frequent travels within East Sudan.
• Willingness to work in remote locations over longer periods
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management