Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist at FAO, Lusaka, Zambia

Deadline: 07 March 2023

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist in Lusaka, Zambia. The duration of this post is 6 months.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist will perform the following functions-

• Ensure up to date progress tracking of the project indicators as contained in the project log frame of the OH project;
• Monitor progress on project activities and outputs to ensure that the delivery is on track
• Ensures that M&E findings are effectively disseminated to all project partners to ensure lesson learning and fine-tuning of project implementation;
• Identify monitoring and evaluation capacity building needs and facilitates capacity development for other project field staff as well as government and other stakeholders at provincial,  district  camp,  and field levels; involved in monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the project;
• Liaise and maintains relationships with the project M&E Focal Point in the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to ensure effective flow of management of information needs
• Ensure completeness and regular update of FAO Monitoring and Evaluation tools (Quality Assurance section of FPMIS) for the project
• Periodic documentation of  effects and impacts for project beneficiaries covering various aspects of the projects outputs and outcomes

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must have:

• University degree in development related studies or public health;
• At least 5 year’s of relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation/knowledge management;
• Working knowledge of the English language
• Nationality of Zambia.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit applications through online process.

For more information, visit FAO.