Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist -Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 

Last date of receiving application: 07 June 2022

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The commissioning parties and cooperation partners all place their trust in GIZ, and we work with them to generate ideas for political, social and economic change, to develop these into concrete plans and to implement them. Since we are a public-benefit federal enterprise, German and European values are central to our work. Together with our partners in national governments worldwide and cooperation partners from the worlds of business, research and civil society, we work flexibly to deliver effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions.

Project Sustainable Aquaculture for Food and Livelihood (SAFAL)

Position Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Band 4

Project Background

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) is working on behalf of the German Government in more than 120 countries around the globe. Under the special initiative “ONE WORLD NO HUNGER (SEWOH)” the Global Programme Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (GP Fish) is implementing projects in seven countries in Africa and Asia. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has requested GIZ to implement the Indo-German Development Cooperation Project “Sustainable Aquaculture for Food and Livelihood (SAFAL)” in cooperation with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India. The aim of the SAFAL project is to promote sustainable and resource-conserving pond management in order to contribute to more income and more fish products for the food-insecure population in Assam and Odisha. The target groups are small-scale producers as well as upstream and downstream actors in the value chain. Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Aquaculture Service Providers (ASPs) receive technical and business development trainings on sustainable aquaculture to strengthen their entrepreneurial and financial capacities.

C. Responsibilities

• Qualitative and quantitative analysis and data management.
• Management of results-based activities of the project. • Facilitation and preparation of research surveys and trainings.
• Contribution to the project knowledge management. D. Core scope of Tasks
• Maintaining a comprehensive M&E-system in line with the M&E-system of the global programme.
• Organization of collection of data, validation and aggregation of data in relation to project indictors (productivity, income, food security, etc.) and other research studies on gender, communication, innovations, etc.
• Assuring the quality of the monitoring data including data on outcome and output indicators as well as on cross-sectorial topics like gender disaggregated data, conflict-sensitivity etc.
• Preparation of progress monitoring reports for project management.
• Close coordination with the implementation partners of the project (consulting, NGO, others)
• Supporting the project management on performing an effective monitoring of the operation as well as impacts of the activities.
• Monitoring the progress of the implementation.
• Design and maintenance of the Monitoring system.
• Coordination with steering unit for monitoring and evaluation of GP Fish, including regular participation in the global working groups on M&E.
• Coordination, preparation and evaluation of mid-term and end-line evaluations of projects under GP Fish. E. Required qualifications, Experience and Competencies

Qualification & Experience:

• University/Master’s Degree in an area that is related to the tasks or project objectives, like productivity, economic, statistics, agriculture, rural development, nutrition, public health.
• Ph.D degree in similar field is highly desirable.
• 8-10 years of professional experiences in monitoring and evaluation as well as in a related field, i.e., information, knowledge management.
• Experience in development cooperation and particularly GIZ would be an asset.
• Experience of M&E-systems and implementation Other knowledge, additional competences
• Excellent knowledge of statistics.
• Excellent computer skills in STATA, SPSS, R, GIS, Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in both Hindi and English, knowledge of German is an advantage.
• Extremely professional, personable, and an overall team player
• Ability to stay calm and deliver under pressure.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills with an eye for detailing.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently when under pressure.
• Ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as consultants.
• Engenders a positive team spirit where team members work together to achieve shared goal F.

Location: Guwahati, Assam; possibility to work remotely (60%) and on-site in Assam/ Odisha (up to 40%)

Duration of the contract: Until May 2024 H.

Last date of receiving application: 07 June 2022

Application without GIZ application form will not be considered

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• GIZ supports Work-Life Balance.
• GIZ promotes Gender Diversity – Applications from women professionals are encouraged.

How to Apply: Please send your application in GIZ application form https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/28418.html along with the following to hr-india@giz.de with the reference number in the subject line.

• a statement of suitability for this position
• expected salary and notice period
• A maximum of 2 page note on any one of the topics given below:

➢ What is the purpose of a project results-based management system? How is such a system established and what are the relevant actors? OR

➢ How do you ensure data quality when collecting data from several partners and organization?

• Please note that those individuals who have completed a consultancy assignment with GIZ in less than 6 months prior to the intended start date for this position will not be shortlisted due to organisational policy.

Disclaimer: As per GIZ’s data confidentiality policy, candidate’s application is stored in our database for six months and is deleted thereafter