Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at SOS Children's Villages Tanzania

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  • Tanzania
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job Opportunity: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - SOS Children's Villages Tanzania - January 2026Organization overview SOS Children's Villages Tanzania is a local non-governmental organization established affiliated 60 years to SOS Children's Villages International, a worldwide childcare and protection organization that provides orphaned and destitute children with a permanent family home and educational opportunities. Currently SOS Children's Villages International has Children's Villages and other projects in 135 countries around the world. Globally, it runs the SOS Children's Village Programme which has two main arms, i.e. Family Like Care based at SOS Children's Villages and Family Strengthening Programmes supporting families in local communities. SOS Children's Villages has been working in Tanzania since 1991. Our programs are currently working in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Iringa, Dodoma, and Mtwara.Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Duty station: Mwanza Reporting to: Program ManagerJob summary The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is responsible for implementing SOS Children's Villages Tanzania M&E system, policy, and practice in collaboration with the M&E Coordinator. This includes developing and improving M&E tools, contributing to capacity building, technical support, and knowledge sharing. The officer will integrate programme learning, research evidence, and impact into organisational learning.Major Responsibilities
  • Supporting M&E initiatives for assigned grants/projects, including monitoring result, tracking progress, and contributing to staff capacity-building efforts.
  • Ensuring Result-Based Management (RBM) is effectively implemented and efforts for facilitating and updating programme performance indicators, methods, and timely reporting for each project component and overall objective.
  • Supporting the Program Data Base (PDB) by assisting program staff with data entry, reviewing existing data quality, strengthening data collection methods, and conducting analysis.
  • Developing M&E tools for SOS Children's Villages Tanzania and its partners, analyze findings, and assisting the M&E Coordinator in documenting and report writing.
  • Supporting project/program staff in documenting, organizing, and building staff capacity on M&E, framework development, impact assessment.
  • Ensuring adherence to SOS Children's Villages Tanzania's writing Evaluation Reports with recommendations.
  • Integrating M&E approaches, Information Child Rights systems Monitoring and Evaluation.
  • Reviewing existing M&E and management information systems and identifying areas for support.
  • Documenting and presenting lessons learned and best practices, ensuring they are integrated into daily implementation.
  • Actively engaging with stakeholders to understand problems and unexpected impacts, collaborating with Facility Heads and senior management.
  • Developing a capacity-building plan for M&E for computer-based systems, and conducting quality checks circle to identify areas for improvement.
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Abilities, and Behavioural Competences
  • Bachelor's degree in project management, Economics, Development Studies, or related field.
  • 3 years of solid experience in Monitoring and Evaluation with a strong background in Non-Governmental Organisations.
  • Strong communication skills with fluency in both written and spoken English.
  • Ability to present information in a clear and convincing manner with strong persuasion and negotiation skills, especially proficiency in MS Excel and statistical database software.
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