SNV Indonesia: USDP2 Learning, M&E Officer (Re-advertised)

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Learning, Monitoring and Evaluations Officer

1. Background

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation. Founded in
the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local
presence in 38 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Our global team of local and international advisors work with local partners
to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge
and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic
services - empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own
development. In Asia, SNV has country offices in Laos, Vietnam, Bhutan,
Cambodia, Nepal, Indonesia and Bangladesh.

SNV is currently establishing a presence in Indonesia under the coordination
of the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Directorate General of Regional
Development. SNV and the Directorate General of Regional Development have
agreed to implement a program of cooperation for 3 (three) years.

Project Background

SNV is now seeking the services of an international or national consultant
for monitoring and evaluation services of an anticipated multi-million 42
month national urban sanitation project (Urban Sanitation Development
Program 2 of Indonesia 2015-2018) funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

2. Scope of Work

1. Support 10 key experts and 10 provincial officers covering 10
provinces and up to 100 cities to achieve project targets through the
dissemination of knowledge products for capacity building:

- Templates and modules as elaborated and implemented in the 10
provinces will be packaged dissemination to other provinces and LG units in
a timely manner

- Guidelines and outputs that will be spread to the 10 provinces

- Specific capacity building knowledge products in the fields of
accelerated implementation and sustainability

- Seminars on relevant issues

2. Support 10 key experts and 10 provincial officers covering 10
provinces and up to 100 cities to train local government officials and
national ministry work units to effectively use NAWASIS MIS.
3. Support co-team leader and finance officer to submit reports to
donor:

- Work in collaboration with main government counterpart institution to
collect data on progress of achieving project results and deliverables
(Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Health,
Bappenas and local government work units).

- Supervise all program progress by monitoring targets and overall
project results and deliverables agreed with donor and GoI using NAWASIS MIS
system;

- Write and submit M&E aspects of quarterly report

- Write and submit M&E aspects of annual review and final reports

4. Monitoring and evaluation of pilot projects:

- Design monitoring and evaluation plan for pilots and innovative
modalities in the field of improved waste water management, drainage as
solid waste management infrastructure and fecal sludge management

- Support baseline, mid-term and end line impact evaluations (supervise
subcontractor, review interview protocol, sampling and perform quality
checks, etc.)

- Data management, preliminary data analysis of pilot project data
sets, and summarize findings for the submission of evaluation reports

- May require training users in use of M&E tools, including
organisation's outcomes and impact reporting online MIS, Akvo FLOW (mobile
data collection), and other aspects of survey collection

3. Personnel

The assignment is to cover 1 FT person.

4. Time schedule

42 months from August 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018

5. Selection Criteria

* Relevant university degree in Mathematics, Finance,
Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy or other relevant field required

* At least 5 years' experience in project-based work,
with at least 3 years' experience support to project managers to submit
donor/client reports required

* Excellent writing skills in English required

* Significant experience creating M&E plans, including
results chain, theory of change, log frames required

* Demonstrates proven project management skills to
implement M&E plan in a timely and quality manner

* Experience analyzing large data sets and advanced
statistical methods preferred

* Good understanding of how to conduct rapid process
evaluations

* Knowledge of STATA and SPSS required

* Good handle of English and Indonesian

* Critical thinking and good report writing skills
appreciated

* Knowledge of NAWASIS, a plus

* Knowledge of water, sanitation and hygiene, a plus

6. Application

Please submit your CV, a cover letter addressing the selection criteria and
indicate cost by e-mail with "USDP2 Learning, M&E Officer" in the subject
line to: procurement.snv@gmail.com not later than 29 May 2015.

Only short listed consultants will be contacted.