Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
The Lusaka Water & Sewerage Company Limited
mission is to provide quality water and sanitation
services at commercially and environmentally
sustainable levels to the delight of our customers and
other stakeholders. In order to achieve this, the
Company seeks to recruit dynamic and energetic high
caliber staff who should be performance driven with
exceptional competencies.
The Company is inviting applications from suitably
qualified and experienced Zambians to fill the under
listed vacancies that have fallen vacant under its
Directorate of Infrastructure Planning and
Development.
Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Reports to: Director Infrastructure Planning and
Development
Department: Infrastructure Development
Location: Lusaka
Job Purpose:
To plan and coordinate the monitoring and
evaluation activities of all projects and assist the
institution in using the performance information for
decision making resource allocation.
Key Responsibilities
– Develop the overall monitoring and evaluation
framework including regular project reviews, process
and operations monitoring and participatory impact
assessments (develop indicators for M&E for various
projects)
– Design the M&E system tools, budgets and plans
for the project.
– Manage and implement the performance based
monitoring system to ensure that the project targets
are met
– Monitor and regularly report on projects and
performance indicators of the projects to ensure
timely compilation of internal and external progress
reports (monthly, quarterly and annually)
– Undertake frequent monitoring and technical
support visits to field activities to assess progress
against approved M&E Plan
– Coordinate the process for updating policy and
procedure documents in the areas of monitoring and
evaluation to align with the most current company
policies and requirements
– Work as a point of contact for monitoring and
evaluation for projects in the company and provide
guidance to technical and social teams
– Collect data for M&E, including design of surveys of
implementing entities, and ensure that any feasibility
or similar studies take M&E data needs into
consideration
– Advise the project teams and management in
designing and planning for evaluations, special
studies and assessments
– Coordinate and strengthen monitoring system with
other key stakeholders such as LCC, MCDMCH/MoH
and ZEMA to foster joint analysis of key data and
action to improve Lusaka’s water and sanitation
situation
– Facilitate capacity building in Monitoring and
Evaluation for benefiting communities.
Qualifications and Experience
– Minimum of a degree in Social Sciences,
Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Project
Management, Business/Public Administration,
Engineering or relevant fields
– At least three years of progressively responsible
experience in monitoring, evaluation and research in
the public or private sector
– Demonstrated experience in project planning,
monitoring and evaluation in a donor funded project
is highly desirable
– Experienced user of statistical software ( such as
STATA OR SPSS), Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
– Experience with cost-benefit analysis preferred
mission is to provide quality water and sanitation
services at commercially and environmentally
sustainable levels to the delight of our customers and
other stakeholders. In order to achieve this, the
Company seeks to recruit dynamic and energetic high
caliber staff who should be performance driven with
exceptional competencies.
The Company is inviting applications from suitably
qualified and experienced Zambians to fill the under
listed vacancies that have fallen vacant under its
Directorate of Infrastructure Planning and
Development.
Position Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Reports to: Director Infrastructure Planning and
Development
Department: Infrastructure Development
Location: Lusaka
Job Purpose:
To plan and coordinate the monitoring and
evaluation activities of all projects and assist the
institution in using the performance information for
decision making resource allocation.
Key Responsibilities
– Develop the overall monitoring and evaluation
framework including regular project reviews, process
and operations monitoring and participatory impact
assessments (develop indicators for M&E for various
projects)
– Design the M&E system tools, budgets and plans
for the project.
– Manage and implement the performance based
monitoring system to ensure that the project targets
are met
– Monitor and regularly report on projects and
performance indicators of the projects to ensure
timely compilation of internal and external progress
reports (monthly, quarterly and annually)
– Undertake frequent monitoring and technical
support visits to field activities to assess progress
against approved M&E Plan
– Coordinate the process for updating policy and
procedure documents in the areas of monitoring and
evaluation to align with the most current company
policies and requirements
– Work as a point of contact for monitoring and
evaluation for projects in the company and provide
guidance to technical and social teams
– Collect data for M&E, including design of surveys of
implementing entities, and ensure that any feasibility
or similar studies take M&E data needs into
consideration
– Advise the project teams and management in
designing and planning for evaluations, special
studies and assessments
– Coordinate and strengthen monitoring system with
other key stakeholders such as LCC, MCDMCH/MoH
and ZEMA to foster joint analysis of key data and
action to improve Lusaka’s water and sanitation
situation
– Facilitate capacity building in Monitoring and
Evaluation for benefiting communities.
Qualifications and Experience
– Minimum of a degree in Social Sciences,
Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Project
Management, Business/Public Administration,
Engineering or relevant fields
– At least three years of progressively responsible
experience in monitoring, evaluation and research in
the public or private sector
– Demonstrated experience in project planning,
monitoring and evaluation in a donor funded project
is highly desirable
– Experienced user of statistical software ( such as
STATA OR SPSS), Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
– Experience with cost-benefit analysis preferred
All applications together with photocopies of
certificates, detailed curriculum vitae should reach
the Director Human Resources and Administration
not later than thursday 13th August, 2015.
Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company
Plot No. 871, Katemo Road
Rhodes Park
Post Office Box 50198
Lusaka
