Regional Monitoring and Learning Officer Job Opportunity at BRAC Tanzania Finance Limited – 2024

Overview

Position Title: Regional Monitoring and Learning Officer

Job location: Dodoma

BRAC

 

When creating programs that are impactful and tailored to a particular setting, BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania use an inclusive, community-based, and participatory approach.

Career at Tanzanian BRAC Maendeleo:

Award-winning global non-governmental development organization BRAC envisions a society devoid of prejudice and exploitation in which every individual can reach their full potential. Leading the way in creating and executing affordable, research-driven initiatives to support underprivileged and impoverished populations in low-income nations, particularly those facing conflict and reconstruction, is BRAC. It is an organization run by and for the people of the Global South, bringing innovative ideas to social enterprise and development to empower local communities to succeed. In addition to being the largest NGO in the world in terms of personnel and those directly served, BRAC has consistently been named the top NGO globally by the independent NGO Advisor, based in Geneva. NGO Advisor is dedicated to emphasizing innovation, impact, and governance within the non-profit sector. For the fifth year in a row, BRAC remained at the top of the list of the top 500 NGOs in 2020. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed established BRAC in Bangladesh in 1972. Since launching its first program outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002, it has expanded to 11 Asian and African nations, reaching millions of people.

Microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender, and human rights are just a few of the many initiatives and social businesses that BRAC implements as part of its holistic approach to development. According to BRAC, every individual has innate potential that may be used to positively impact their own lives, the lives of their families, and the communities in which they live, provided that an environment that is supportive is established and that potential is realized.

Part of a well-known development group, BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania began activities in Tanzania in 2006, concentrating on the themes of agriculture, livelihood, food security, and the empowerment of women and youth.

To fill the following post, BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is accepting applications from capable, driven, and self-motivated individuals:

Position: Regional Monitoring and Learning Officer

 

Goal (Purpose):

In order to strengthen the agency and voice of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to act on their aspirations, to enable AGYW to engage in sustainable livelihoods, and to create an environment that is supportive of AGYW, including support for AGYW to engage in advocacy, the Accelerating Impact for Young Women (AIM) program in the Dodoma Region needs monitoring activities and learning enhancements.

By identifying and supporting the implementation of efficient, cost-effective, and relevant monitoring and learning systems, the Monitoring and Learning Officer will build capacity in the country mission and offer technical help to in-country staff about M&E. In order to gather information, evaluate findings, and report on the program’s accomplishments, the officer will collaborate closely with partners and program staff.

MAIN DUTY OBLIGATIONS:

Each necessary task must be able to be completed satisfactorily by the employee in order for the job to be performed effectively.

• Help the program team with participant database management, project MIS report verification, and M&E plan execution.
• Make sure that the Accelerating Impact for Young Women in Africa-AIM project’s data collecting tools and reporting formats are developed and tested, then shared with the appropriate project team and the Monitoring and Learning team.
• Utilize projects to gather, analyze, and report data on program quality monitoring in accordance with BI criteria.
• Verify and validate the data at random to implement quality control measures.
• Take part in the creation of the performance indicators, assist the group in monitoring their progress, and record their lessons learned.
• Take the lead in project monitoring (process and outcome monitoring), record results, and disseminate suggestions for learning and ongoing project improvement.

Development of capacity for the project team.

• Organize, assist, and lead meetings, workshops, and training sessions on monitoring and learning for the benefit of the organization, the community, and the implementing partners.
• Assist the team in locating and preserving the supporting records for the completed project’s trainings and distributions broken down by location, gender, and degree of impairment.

Reporting and documentation.

• Assembles and analyzes data for reports on particular monitoring and learning touch points, then distributes it to the appropriate parties.
• Holding or participating in review and reflection workshops at the regional level, documenting findings, and sharing them as necessary with the project and monitoring teams.

Taking Charge of Safety Obligations.

• To meet the program’s objectives for the implementation of safeguarding, make sure that team members are secure from all harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation.
• Team members should practice, support, and endorse the safeguarding policy’s concerns and make sure that the standards are followed in all actions.
• In the event that an occurrence qualifies for reporting, follow the safeguarding reporting process and urge others to follow suit.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND CAPACITY:

• Interpersonal abilities and the capacity for both autonomous and group work.
• Good organizational abilities and the capacity to work under pressure.
• Accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.
• Both oral and written communication abilities.

SKILL SET REQUIREMENTS:

• A university degree, preferably in mathematics, computer science, statistics, economics, information technology, or a related subject.

SKILLS:

• Two years or more of experience working for national or international organizations in the monitoring capacity.
• Familiarity with utilizing mobile or tablet computers as well as data collection tools like KOBO collect.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis using programs like GIS, SPSS, ENVIVO, and STATA.
• Expertise in creating instruments and procedures for gathering, analyzing, and reporting data.

Type of Employment: Contractual.

Are you considering applying for the position of Regional Monitoring & Learning Officer-AIM at BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania?

 

How to Submit an Application

In the event that you believe you are the ideal candidate for the aforementioned role, kindly adhere to the following application guidelines:

The candidate should send their resume to recruitment.tanzania@brac.net along with a note of interest that includes information about their years of experience, educational background, and estimated compensation.

Applications that are fully completed will only be accepted, and only those on the short list will be contacted.

Deadline for applications: July 11, 2024

BRAC is dedicated to protecting children, adolescents, and adults who are at risk, and it expects all of its staff members and volunteers to be on board with this commitment. All stakeholders and members of the communities we work with, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, gender, or status as a person with a disability or ethnic origin, have the right, in our opinion, to be protected from all types of violence, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. As a result, as part of our performance management system, our values are integrated into our recruitment process, which also involves thorough reference and background checks, self-disclosure of any past concerns pertaining to sexual or other misconduct, and criminal records.

BRAC offers equitable employment opportunities.