JOB OPORTUNITY

Background 

The Business Development Fund (BDF) is implementing Access to Finance for Recovery and Resilience (AFIRR) and Commercialization and De-Risking for Agricultural Transformation (CDAT) Projects. The two projects are both from World Bank and are for five years.

Among others AFIRR project is supporting the transformation of the partial credit guarantee with a view to enhance and scale up consumption of the partial credit guarantee by PFIs. To support the above transformation and ensure that the changes are communicated properly, a quality assurance program for Partial Credit Guarantee/Bridge Lending Window operations are implemented and achieve the targeted uptake, BDF needs staff in charge of relationship management on the two products.

Under the Commercialization and De-Risking for Agricultural Transformation (CDAT) Project, BDF is implementing a Matching Grant operation. A matching grant is a non-refundable financial support converted in kind to project beneficiaries to co-finance their eligible subprojects. To support the matching grant operations BDF needs additional staff to support the implementation of the project.

The following are the position:

MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST.

1. Purpose of the position

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will be responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation operations. He/she will develop a systematic monitoring framework to improve the qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by the Project. He/she will also provide technical assistance to the technical departments, particularly in relation to monitoring, reporting issues. The Monitoring & Evaluation specialist reports to the CDAT Project Coordinator and will closely work with all other technical departments.

2. Main Responsibilities

The key responsibilities will be, but not limited to the following:

• Develop the overall framework of monitoring & evaluation activities, for example mid-term review, impact assessment, final evaluation, develop Performance Indicator plan and monitoring with relevant data collection systems.
• Develop and employ a systematic approach for data collection, and methodologies to ensure the project’s statistical data, reporting, quality, and timeliness of reporting on project are met.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on project progress based on project activities and indicators.
• Carrying out periodic evaluation and highlighting any project problems/issues arising.
• Track, report, and update objectives, activities, key indicators, and results over the life of projects.
• Collect data for all indicators to track implementation, identify the requirement for collecting baseline data.
• Support other project staff through spot checks in the field in order to identify and solve problems in implementation from data gathered.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.

3. Contract duration

The contract term is two years renewable upon satisfaction.

4. Qualification and professional experience

Master’s degree in statistics, demographics, public policy, international development, economics, social sciences, community development studies or related field. A professional certificate in M&E and statistics is an added value.

The experience and skills shall include but not limited to the following:

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities.
• 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 with data quality assessments and oversight.
• Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a team and good interpersonal skills.
• Good computer applications skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to work under time pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in diversified environments.
• Experience with the World Bank funded project would be an advantage.
• Excellent written and spoken command of English and Kinyarwanda. Knowledge of French is an added value.

Interested candidate should send their application file to the BDF Chief Executive Officer (including Curriculum Vitae, copies of degree certificates and professional certificates, motivation letter, names of three previous supervisors’ emails and telephone). The application should be submitted at BDF office or through email: [email protected] no later than 09/06/2023.

Done in Kigali, 24^th May 20

Vincent MUNYESHYAKA

Chief Executive Officer