JOB TITLE: IT Adviser – Remote
Role Overview
To support implementation of project in Lindi and Mtwara by providing support on information gathering and key stakeholder engagement for the review of VSO-VETA’s online job platform “Kazi Connect”.
Skills, Qualifications And Experience
Competencies and Behaviour
Whether You Want To Join Us As An Employee, Or As a Volunteer Working In Your Own Country, Overseas Or Online, Our Selection Process Includes An Assessment Based On These Core Competencies
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together.
Ability to be open minded and respectful
Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
Ability to seek and share knowledge
Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
Allowance
As a VSO volunteer you will work on an ad hoc basis, performing activities for VSO / your community during your free time. Expenses you incur while volunteering for VSO are reimbursed (be more specific if applicable).
Accommodation
If you are not able to work from your own home, VSO will provide basic accommodation (including utilities).
Some background about VSO
Much has changed since VSO started 60 years ago. We’ve gone from being a UK charity to a truly global development organisation. In 2016/2017 alone, we worked with over 7,000 volunteers from all over the world and from all backgrounds to deliver services that had an impact on the lives of almost 2.6 million people in the 24 countries where we work. Our programmes focus on the areas of health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We believe progress is only possible when we work together and that strong partnerships are crucial to delivering positive change. That’s why we work with over 500 partner organisations, from local and national governments, to businesses, NGOs, funders, charities and community groups. Currently, over 30% of our people are recruited from within the country in which they work, and we continue to grow the share of community and national volunteers involved in our programmes. We also send increasing numbers of volunteers from one developing country to another. However, our vision has remained the same; to build a world without poverty
VSO is the world’s leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. We are unique in the way we bring people together to share their skills and experience, generate insights and ideas and, most of all, take action against poverty and exclusion. It’s a highly effective approach that works, and today is helping millions of people in some of the world’s poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty.
Application Closing Date: 7 Feb 2020
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.
Role overview
The Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator will provide programme research, monitoring and evaluation support to the country office team. The Manager will take the lead on designing and implementing research and evaluation strategies, improving programme monitoring systems and processes, monitoring programme performance, and building monitoring and evaluation capacity of the programme team. The Manager will ensure that high quality data and outcomes of programme research, monitoring and evaluation are systematically generated for the team’s use in improving the design and delivery of VSO’s high quality programmes. If you want to optimize the contribution towards eliminating poverty and work with volunteers and staff from different culture, this might be your job
Skills, qualifications and experience
- Masters or Bachelor degree level in M&E or equivalent in social sciences and or social research;
- Experience of, awareness of and commitment to gender equality and social inclusiveness in research, monitoring and evaluation processes
- Extensive experience in monitoring, evaluation and/or research using participatory practices and either/ both quantitative and qualitative methodologies;
- Experience in providing research, monitoring and evaluation support for programme design and proposal development.
- Experience in developing and implementing M&E systems and frameworks in an NGO environment.
- Sound understanding on formative/summative design; impact evaluation design and implementation
- Strong computer skills and data management
- Skilled in handling data and the ability to analyse and synthesize data and evidence from different sources
- Experience of reporting to donors in the development sector
- Ability to build capacity of others, facilitation, coaching and training skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written English
- Experience of use of communications materials to influence others
Desirable:
- Work experience with INGOs and/or UN agencies
- Experience in using statistical packages (SPSS, STATA, EPI Info);
- Being up-to-date on the current international debate around development effectiveness and research and evaluation methodologies
- Experience of developing a communications strategy and ensuring buy in from other staff
- Experience of using online communications methods (e.g. social media) for work purposes
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications, and If you wont hear from us in 2 weeks after advert Closed consider that your application is unsuccessfully. only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
To submit your application, click on ‘Make an application’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
Application Closing Date: 11 Feb 2020
