Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Description
Job classification: This is an exempt part-time position
Job status: This a temporary consultancy running for the duration of the project at hand
Reports to: The consultant will report directly to the supervising Bioenergy Lead
Location: Main office on 53 Leopards Hill Road, Lusaka, Zambia. Regular travel to project and client premises and sites across Zambia
Responsible for: Monitoring and Evaluation of bioenergy team in Zambia.
Start date: 17.02.2020
Contract Duration: Up to 20 days (17.02. to 30.04.2020 at 2 days / week). Possibility to extend contract on a similar basis.
Budget responsibilities: None
Bioenergy definition: We define bioenergy as a source of energy derived from forest land, forest, manure and municipality waste or energy crops for electricity, heat or transport.
About you:
• You have good knowledge of programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation techniques and practices and familiar with impact assessments.
• The biggest benefits of this role are, having to contribute to shaping the potential bioenergy market in Zambia by defining the scope and potential for growth in this sector.
• The biggest challenge of this role will be multitasking and completing documents to adhere to international “client-ready” levels.
• The current team around this role is made up of a bioenergy feedstock experts, strategic planning & business development, project funding, household/medium/large bioenergy experts, demand expert, gender/social/climate change experts, government procedures expert, monitoring & evaluation and behavioural change communication expert. The team, in general, describes themselves as passionate, adaptable and ultimately, capable.
About the Role – Main purpose and scope of work:
• The Monitoring and Evaluation Expert is responsible for Project reporting according to the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan and will support the Project team in the successful tracking of all activities towards the project objectives.. .

Duties and key responsibilities:
• Develop program goals and objectives of M&E Plan for the bioenergy component and align with theory of change of CIGZambia.
o What problem is the program trying to solve?
o What steps are being taken to solve that problem?
o How will program staff know when the program has been successful in solving the problem?
• Develop intermediate outputs and objectives for the program to help track successful steps on the way to the overall bioenergy program goals.
• Define program indicators measuring process, or what is being done in the bioenergy program, and indicators measuring outcomes.
• Develop methods for gathering data and how often various data will be recorded to track indicators together with bioenergy program staff, stakeholders, and donors.
• Identify roles and responsibilities on who is responsible for collecting the data for each indicator.
• Create an analysis plan and reporting templates.
• Create plan for dissemination and donor reporting.
o How will M&E data be used to inform staff and stakeholders about the success and progress of the program?
o How will it be used to help staff make modifications and course corrections, as necessary?
o How will the data be used to move the field forward and make program practices more effective?
o The work scope may also include M&E work for clients of CIGZambia with potential details to be defined.
General responsibilities:
• Complying with company code of conduct and policies and procedures.

Key skills
• International exposure: Prior experience working with donor (e.g. DFID) funded projects/programs.
• Multitasking: Regularly handle more than one task at a time while keeping tabs on program team member schedules and keeping them on track. Ability to organize a daily workload by priorities. Must be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced changing environment with multiple projects.
• Trustworthiness: Bioenergy Corporate Investment Banking Expert have often access to sensitive information, and the team they work for need to trust them fully in order for them to be as efficient as possible at their jobs.
• Time management: Able to manage time of others and be good at managing own time.
• Organisational skills: Right organizational strategies to manage and monitor tasks, statistics, and information in a simplified manner. By staying up to date on all of the details necessary for each project. Apart from handling larger and more significant tasks in a project, you should also take organizational measures to address minor requirements and tasks that are often important.
• Problem solving skills: A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills. I t is important to exercise as much control over a project as possible. Possess the skills to resolve problems and ensure that the project is on track. Able to foresee potential effects and obstacles of a project and steps to be taken to prevent these drawbacks.
• Negotiation skills: Able to network and build relationships with different professionals to complete the projects as intended. Able to work hand in hand with other professionals and negotiating with them to ensure favourable results for the program.
• Writing skills: Demonstrable skills in written communication and proven report writing skills to international professional standards.
• Communication skills: Professional level verbal communication skills and capabilities. Bioenergy Corporate Investment Banking Expert often serve as a gatekeeper, deciding which messages and which visitors or callers need to go directly to their team, and which need to redirect or handle in some other way. Have ability to quickly glean information from those demanding time from the team.
• Computer skills: Should be computer literate with command in Microsoft office (MS Word, MS Excel (data entry, data analysis, analytical skills), MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook). Working experience using cloud solutions to share documents and files.
• Teamwork: Capable of working in a group and with people (good listener, respectful, conflict management, reliable)
• Work schedule: Hours often follow typical those of a typical business work week. However, given the international set-up of the bioenergy program sometimes work beyond normal working hours will be expected to e.g. have conference call with different time zones.
• Work environment: Capable of sitting for hours behind a computer screen to put in the work and conduct field work in rural areas/environment. Able to put in the extra hours of work if required to. Able to commute to-and-from the workplace on time.
• Added advantage:
o Additional certifications
o Registration with ZEMAs
o International experience
o Zambian local language

Required Qualifications / Minimum Requirements:
• First level university degree in statistics, demographics, public policy, international development, economics, or related field. Advanced certificate in M&E, statistics or economics preferred.
• >5 years of experience being involved in a project of similar or related nature, size, and complexity, with national or local governments, NGOs, or donors; preference given to a candidate who has worked in bioenergy settings.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
• Experience in designing and managing beneficiary monitoring and database systems.
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans.
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Experience in planning and managing surveys.
• Experience in developing and refining data collection tools.
• Experience with data quality assessments and oversight.
• Experience in managing and providing training to partners and target beneficiaries.
• Ability to facilitate and serve as project liaison for externally managed evaluations.
• Proven relevant working experience in Zambia.
• Worked for 2 organisations (> 2 years’ experience with each).
• Working knowledge of MS Excel Formulas.
• Working knowledge of MS Word Styles.
• Working knowledge of MS PowerPoint Shape Formatting.
• Capable of sitting for hours behind a computer screen to put in the work.
• Capable to conduct field work in rural areas/environment..

Job Education Requirements: First level university degree

Job Experience Requirements: 5 years of experience

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Please send your CV to admin@cigzambia.onmicrosoft.com . For CV to be considered, subject line in email must be completed as follows:
Job Title – Candidate: Last Name First Name. Highest Degree, years of work experience in highest degree. In 3 words why you apply.
Example: Bioenergy Manager – Candidate: John Phiri. MSc Environmental Science, 10.0 years. I live bioenergy.
Deadline for Applications: 3rd of February 2020
Non-Discrimination Claim: We do not and shall not discriminate based on race, colour, faith, gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors and clients.

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