Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Help to plan, operationalize, and implement the AIP M&E system in collaboration with the AIP Project Manager, AIP data coordinator, country teams, research component leaders and AIP M&E team.
  • Ensure documentation of project processes, research data archiving, and contribute to periodic evaluation of progress and the drawing of lessons learnt.
  • Help the Project Manager to coordinate donor reporting and communications.
  • Collaborate with the AIP and CIMMYT M&E team to ensure alignment between the AIP and
  • CIMMYT’s Research Management Frameworks.
  • Assist the AIP Project Manager to develop regular reports based on the systematic collection and analysis of monitoring information; and contribute to periodic evaluations of progress in project implementation.
  • Support Project Management and implementation teams in analysis of M&E data.
  • Coach field scientists on the proper management and archiving of research information according to CIMMYT protocols.
  • Support the AIP project management team in the formulation of project work plans that allow systematic monitoring of progress.
  • Contribute in the development of practical tools / support materials to empower scientists and partners to use and mainstream good M&E principles.
  • Assist in writing up findings and contribute to progress reports.

Position Specific duties

  • Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the project output;
  • Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures
  • Align project activities with and recommend further improvement of the logical frame work;
  • Develop, and monitor impact indicator for the project success;
  • Provide feedback to the Project Manager on project strategies and activities and suggest strategies for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project
  • Assist in compiling monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress reports on the project activities
  • Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.
  • Perform other duties as required;
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Sufficient competency to make complex use of common software (especially MS Excel, Outlook, and Access) and electronic communication tools as well as special packages.

Expert or super user of corporate systems, MS Project, Statistical packages, GIS applications, HR systems etc.

• Proficiency in the use of specialized applications on a regular basis..
• Complex use of complex systems
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages

Job Details

Total Positions:
1 Post
Job Shift:
First Shift (Day)
Job Type:
Job Location:
Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Gender:
No Preference
Minimum Education:
Masters
Degree Title:
MSc in Agricultural or Rural Development, Data Management, Project Management or related field, with particular interest in Monitoring & Evaluation of planned interventions or equivalent
Career Level:
Department Head
Minimum Experience:
5 Years (3 to 5 years after degree - Requires conceptual knowledge of theories, practices and procedures within a discipline)
Work Permit:
Pakistan
Apply Before:
Feb 09, 2015
Posting Date:
Jan 30, 2015

CIMMYT International

Agriculture / Fertilizer / Pesticide · 11-50 employees - Islamabad

The CGIAR (the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) is a strategic alliance that unites organizations involved in agricultural research for sustainable development. The CGIAR is sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank. The work they support is carried out by the 15 members of the CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, in close collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations, including national and regional agricultural research institutes, civil society organizations, academia and the private sector. rnrnCIMMYT, INT. (The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) not for profit research organization, is one of the 15 member’s centers of CGIAR with its Head Office in Mexico. CIMMYT, INT opened its first office in Islamabad in 2011 at NARC, Islamabad.

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