JOB ADVERTISEMENT: MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST – INTEGO FACILITY

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are the heart of the Paris Agreement and it embody efforts that each country promises to put in, to reduce national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Paris agreement sets three long -term goals:

i.to hold global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C;

ii. to increase the ability to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and to foster resilience; and

iii. to make finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development (Article 2.1).

The Government of Rwanda (GoR) ratified for the Paris Agreement and updated its NDCs in 2020 with an ambitious target to enact the change by committing to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 38% by 2030 compared to business as usual by 2030 equivalent to an estimated mitigation of 4.6 million and includes adaptation measures in several priority sectors.

In line with the above, Development partners (KFW, FCDO and LuxDeV) committed to support the implementation of the Rwandan NDCs. The “Intego – Rwanda’s NDC Facility” is hosted at the Rwanda Green Fund with the objective to support the implementation of the NDC Action Plan in Rwanda.

This facility intends to support the best projects from Rwandan public agencies and administrative bodies from both central and local government which will be contributing to the achievement of the set national targets by strengthening climate resilience of the Rwandan.

The Fund is pleased to invite passionate and competent personnel to join the team in implementing the Intego Facility.

Find below the job description and required qualifications and experience to apply for this opportunity.

The Intego Facility M&E Specialist will have the following responsibilities:

1. Support Intego Facility project applicants to develop results management framework at project level in alignment of the result matrix of Intego Facility:

• Provide training and technical assistance to public projects applicants to design and/or revise their theory of changes (ToC), result chain framework, Logical framework (Log Frame) and metadata/ reference sheet;
• Provide training and technical assistance to public projects applicants to design and/ or revise their project monitoring and evaluation framework (methodology for data collection, analysis and reporting;
• Screen the submitted project applicants’ proposals to assess their projects alignment with Intego Facility and provide technical guidance as required;
• Support the development/ review of the submitted projects proposals.

2. Actively participate in the Intego Facility projects evaluation process and addressing Development Partners and Board of Directors comments related to M&E framework of projects until projects approval:

• Assess the submitted projects M&E results management framework by projects applicants;
• Provide informed comments to projects applicants until projects are approved for funding;
• Ensure projects results management framework aligns with the Intego facility objectives and the Rwanda green Fund overall objectives.

3. Monitor Intego facility project activities against the Intego Facility results framework:

• Provide the monitoring and evaluation reporting template and data collection tools to projects Implementing Partners (IPs);
• Review and guide the preparation of annual projects work plans and budgets for the IPs to ensure proper planning, including indications, inputs and targets;
• Develop the Intego facility annual work plan in alignment with Implementing partners work plans;
• Ensure Intego projects data and information are recorded with integrity through data entry and verification;
• Strategically plan and carry out regular monitoring of project activities through physical verification and spot-checks during projects implementation;
• Ensure the accuracy and the quality of data/ information received from projects implementing partners;
• Ensure the implementation of an effective and efficient Data Management System;
• Confirm that the desired results are achieved before any further disbursements are made to projects implementing partners;
• Coordinate the preparation of all monitoring and evaluation reports with Intego’s stakeholders and guide implementing partners staff in preparing their progress reports in accordance with approved monitoring reporting formats and ensure their timely submission.

4. Plan, coordinate and support the Intego Facility and Projects Implementing Partners Evaluation Process:

• Develop the terms of reference for the consultants to be hired to conduct Intego projects baseline surveys, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations during the different cycle of the facility implementation;
• Facilitate and serve as a focal person working with the M&E Team at the Rwanda Green Fund during the evaluation of the Intego Facility as well as providing access to Intego projects data and Information at the Rwanda Green Fund level when required.

5. Capacity building of Intego projects implementing partners:

• Develop the framework and action plan for capacity building of implementing partners;
• Oversee the successful implementation of capacity building activities.

6. Reporting:

• Supervise periodical reporting process (monthly, quarterly and annual) for the projects implementing partners;
• Ensure accuracy and timely submission (monthly, quarterly and annual) of all Monitoring and Evaluation reports to Intego Program Manager.

7. Knowledge Management:

• Plan and oversee the implementation of the Knowledge Management (KM) strategy for the Intego facility;
• Develop good working relationships with local and central government, development partners and consultants to facilitate knowledge sharing through meetings, workshops and field exchange visits;
• Liaise with stakeholders from the environmental sector and other relevant stakeholders from across GoR to coordinate knowledge sharing efforts, communicate knowledge gathered from the Intego Facility and disseminate knowledge gathered in Intego funded projects.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS/PROFILE

1. Relevant Qualifications

A Master’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Policy, Business Administration, Project Management, or any other related field.

Or

A Bachelor’s degree in the above-mentioned fields.

2. Required Experience

A minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience in programs/projects planning, monitoring and evaluation, impact evaluation or research analysis. Working in international organizations or in a research or project/programs management consultancy firm or in complex project funded by development partners and dealing with various stakeholders at the national and international level.

3. Required Competencies

• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to summarize disparate information in a clear and concise manner;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (English) with proven capacity to produce high-quality briefs and reports;
• Strong and excellent computer skills, including good level of proficiency in Microsoft Office. Advanced excel skills is required with the ability to create excel based tools using complex formulas, pivot tables, create graphs etc.;
• Strong organizational skills, integrity, work ethic, interpersonal and communication skills to efficiently meet pressing deadlines;
• Excellent team player able to respond to work assignments on short deadlines and collaborate with different experts when information from them is required;
• Ability to mainstreaming environmental safeguards requirement and gender indicators into M&E plans/framework is required;
• Strong knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods, impact assessment, and statistical analysis is an advantage;
• Experience with statistical software (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R, or Python) and data management systems is an advantage.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To apply, please submit the following documents:

a) Your completed application form accessible on https://greenfund.rw/career/

b) Your updated and signed Curriculum Vitae (CV)

c) Copies of academic certificates

d) Proven working experience, and

e) One-page cover letter detailing why you are interested in the position you are applying for.

Please note that all applicants must apply using our online application system via: https://greenfund.rw/career

The deadline for submission of application is Wednesday March 19^th, 2025 at 5PM local time.

For more information about the Rwanda Green Fund, kindly visit our website on https://greenfund.rw/ and for more enquiries regarding the application, please contact us on [email protected]

Done at Kigali, on 25^th February 2025,

Teddy MUGABO MPINGANZIMA

Chief Executive Officer

National Fund for Environment

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