Job Description

CAMFED (the Campaign for Female Education) is internationally recognized as a leader in education for girls, for its child protection policy and practice, and as a voice for girls’ education and women’s empowerment at the highest levels. Founded in 1993, CAMFED supports young women throughout their primary and secondary school years, into economic training and further education, and onto leadership, as role models, activists, and philanthropists. CAMFED Zimbabwe is looking to recruit a Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning based in Harare.
Job Title: Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Zimbabwe Reporting to: Co-National Director
Location: Harare

Duties and Responsibilities

Principle Accountability:
As the Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, guided by CAMFED’s organizational policies and procedures, you are responsible for supporting CAMFED Zimbabwe’s accountability compliance and providing a basis for decision-making, and promoting knowledge management. The Head of MERL will ensure cohesive coordination of the MERL team, with other departments and provide strategic programme management advice to the National Director in support of CAMFED’s vision to multiply educational opportunities for girls/other vulnerable children and young women’s successful transition in secure livelihood and leadership. The Head of MERL will also ensure that child protection and safeguarding policy is implemented and promoted, upholding best safeguarding practices within CAMFED and across the wider partnership network.
Specific Accountabilities:
Strategic Leadership
● Provide strategic leadership to the CAMFED Zimbabwe MERL team to deliver on key objectives
● Represent the CAMFED Zimbabwe MERL Team at the Global MERL Team level.
● Identifying strategies to ensure quality control over the delivery of programmes
● Advise the National Directors and management team on emerging trends, patterns in data,
outliers, and concerns, as well as evidence base for promising/effective practice in the
context
● Review and oversee MEL budgets as part of annual planning and quarterly review, and
proposal writing
● Stay abreast of relevant contextual secondary data in order to support programme learning
and adaptation
● Support in the development and delivery of country strategic plans and annual work plans
● Responsible for completeness/accuracy/timeliness of data in Salesforce
Management, Compliance, and Supporting Role
● Manage the MERL team budget for CAMFED Zimbabwe
● Train and supervise the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team and champions consistent
with programme requirements

● Technical support and training to districts in MEL
● Support the development of donor proposals and reports and guide on donor compliance
during implementation
● Ensure compliance with CAMFED’s M&E policy
● Support the development of external reports and communications of CAMFED’s work
● Provide professional oversight of data gathering, analysis, utilization, and dissemination for
CAMFED Zimbabwe
● Ensure regular consolidation of quality programme data
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning
● Oversee the monitoring and evaluation function of CAMFED’s work
● Lead the conduct of research, working to maintain CAMFED’s high ethical standards and
Child Protection Policies
● Lead the national design-grant-specific evaluation approaches/requirements, in collaboration
with Regional MEL
● Provide guidance to Programme Managers based on learning outcomes derived from
monitoring, evaluation, and research of programme activities
● Identify trends and variances in the programme and advise relevant programme staff
● Ensure an accurate and up to date Salesforce system that tracks programme activities
● Oversee the documentation of programme success stories and good practices.
● Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by your line manager.

Qualifications and Experience

Person specification:
● Education: A degree in a relevant field such as Monitoring & Evaluation, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Statistics, Public Health, Education, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree is an added advantage
● Professional Experience: Extensive experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning within the development sector.
● Proven track record of managing and leading M&E teams
● Experience in the education sector, particularly with programmes focused on girls’ education
and empowerment is highly desirable.
Desired skills:
Strategic leadership:
● Demonstrate ability to provide strategic leadership and vision for M&E functions.
● Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans and work plans.
● Ability to advise senior management on data-driven decision-making.
Technical skills:
● Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
● Strong skills in data analysis, visualization, and reporting.
● Familiarity with M&E tools and software, particularly Salesforce and other data management
systems.
Management and Supervision:
● Strong managerial skills to oversee a diverse team and budget management experience.
● Experience in training and capacity building of staff and stakeholders in M&E practices. Essential requirements
● Communication and reporting: Excellent written and reporting skills

● Compliance and quality assurance: Thorough understanding of donor compliance requirements.
● Analytical thinking and attention to detail
● Problem-solving skills
● Team player: a collaborative approach to work and the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and departments.

How to Apply

Applications details:
Please note: All official communication pertaining to job applications and interviews will be exclusively conducted through CAMFED's official channels. These can be found on our website (http://www.camfed.org). CAMFED will never request applicants to pay a processing fee or to provide personal or financial information for recruitment purposes.
CAMFED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse, discrimination, and harassment in all forms. All applicants will, therefore, be subject to a comprehensive verification process, which includes background and reference checks, as well as verification of qualifications.
Please submit your application to [email protected] by 9am on Wednesday 26 June 2024 or send it to CAMFED Zimbabwe, 16 Grasmere Lane, Borrowdale, Harare, or by post to P.O. Box 4104, Harare, attaching a most recent CV and cover letter. The subject of the e-mail should clearly state the position.