The Monitoring and Evaluation Volunteer has for a general goal to help Tostan systematize its M & E systems across regions and countries in which Tostan is operating.

Start Date: January 2011

Minimum commitment: 1 year required, 2 years preferred    

Hours per week: 40 hours/week, but must also be flexible to work/travel on weekends depending on tasks

Location:  Thiès, Senegal, with travel other regions of the country

Direct supervisor(s): National Coordinator, Coordinator of International Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Department, International Programs Team

Responsibilities include:

• Working in a team to plan the project monitoring and evaluation cycle, including: creating monitoring and evaluation plans, logframe matrices, creation of indicators, review of past plans, etc.
• Working with international staff to review/assess tools that are used to monitor village-level activities (ex. site studies, monthly data collection tools, report outlines, internal evaluation tools), suggesting improvements based on project, country, and donor contexts and needs
• Investigating impacts and effects of Tostan programs in the field through village visits and participation in program evaluations
• Synthesize and analyze baseline studies, monthly Regional Coordinator and Supervisor reports for entry into Tostan database. Produce graphs, charts and analysis to be used in quarterly reports.
• Conducting trainings for key field staff on Excel, report writing, participatory interview, data analysis, graph- and chart-making computer programs, and data collection techniques
• Miscellaneous public relations projects such as PowerPoint presentations, brochures, films

Qualifications :

• Intermediate/advanced written French necessary, some knowledge of a major national language helpful
• Bachelors degree in liberal arts required; Masters’ coursework with research training preferred, specific training in M&E highly desired
• 6 months – 1 year of monitoring and evaluation experience preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Flexibility
• Previous experience with an NGO or donor agency, familiarity with M&E systems and NGO processes
• Working knowledge of MS Office, Internet, Skype, as well as graph- and chart-making applications
• Data analysis experience preferred
• Ability to multitask, work independently and be flexible in a fast-paced multicultural environment

Benefits:

As a non-profit organization who works to commit the maximum level of resources to our communities, we rely on volunteers to cover many of their own costs during their volunteerships.  These costs include expenses such as travel between their home countries and work countries, medical costs, and other personal incidentals such as meals, personal travel, clothes, etc.  We in turn do our best to commit to covering housing and weekday lunches for all of our volunteers.

• Housing, workday lunch, travel costs for work-related trips
• Internet access in office
• Hands on experience with an internationally recognized NGO, in-depth understanding of its programs, goals, and methods at the administrative and field level
• Opportunity to develop skills in project management, specifically in monitoring and evaluation assessment and trainings, in a multicultural, multilingual environment
  

Back to Professional Opportunities