Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, July 29 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose Statement
• The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for supporting the design and overseeing implementation of effective systems for impact measurement, knowledge management and internal accountability for IYU (Isoko y’Ubuzima) project. The position is also responsible for implementing project research and contributing to program development through the effective utilization of research results and learning. The position has a critical role in supporting Project Managers to review M&E findings and take any necessary action to ensure that desired results are achieved; including compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), CARE & Donor policies, and the results that have been articulated in the project’s log frame. The position will as well have responsibilities to build capacity of implementing partner organizations M&E staff. Additionally, the position holder will liaise with the ICT Specialist and the Impact Management Team Leader to support the development of effective, efficient, user-friendly management data collection tools.

Requirements for the Role
Educational Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Statistics, Rural Development)
Experience:
• At least 5 years quality experience in design and execution of project M&E plans, including baseline studies and project/program evaluations
• Some exposure to working in an international organization preferred
• Prior experience in WASH programming preferred
• Familiarity working with EU, FCDO, Un agencies and USAID MEAL systems is an added advantage
• Experience of working with management information systems and the design of data collection tools, including digital tools
• Experience of building capacity of non-experts to implement effective M&E and Learning)

Technical skills:
• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of program design, monitoring, evaluation and reflective learning
• Skills in qualitative and quantitative data collection, data management and analysis, including knowledge of computer software; MS Office applications and other information systems (e.g., MS Word, Excel, Power Point, statistical packages, Ower-BI, DHIS2, etc.)
• Ability to design both electronic and manual data collection tools and systems that are user friendly and effective
• Good skills in relationship building; including the ability to coach and support non-experts
• Good writing and communication skills in English; fluency in spoken Kinyarwanda and French
• Good facilitation skills
• Basic understanding of the main conceptual frameworks underpinning gender analysis, women’s empowerment, rights-based programming and the underlying causes of poverty

• CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We are an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity, diversity and Inclusion. CARE’s focus as an organization is to empower women and girls as we strongly believe that they are most affected by poverty. In line with our values, we highly encourage women to apply for this position.
• We are committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework.
• CARE International has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of any person or child by any of our staff, or partners. CARE International reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.
• We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
• By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that they have no objection to CARE International requesting the information specified above.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Applications should be submitted not later than August 14th, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps.
• *Disclaimer: CARE International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment.
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