Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Assistants at CIMMYT, India

Deadline: 31 March 2016

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Assistants in Patna or Gorakhpur, India. The duration of this post is 1 year.

CIMMYT’s mission is to sustainably increase the productivity of maize and wheat systems to ensure global food security and reduce poverty.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Assistants will perform the following functions-

Support M&E in one of CSISA’s priority geographies.
Collect and compile data of each hub district in Kharif and Rabi seasons and send to M&E Specialist. Data are collected for CSISA’s semi-annual report, annual report and other reporting obligations as required, including the BMGF results framework.
Undertake activity monitoring at the hub. Share data as needed with the M&E Specialist, the hub manager, the field teams and project leadership as requested.
Support the field team in data collection & documentation process.
If needed, contribute narrative content to CSISA’s Semi-Annual and Annual Reports.
Field Support staff in the collection of data through Open Data Kit (ODK) and/or other mobile data collection platforms.
Field Support staff in the various field level surveys.
Field Support staff in proper regular archiving of monitoring data and research data, and support the implementation of CSISA’s Open Data Policy.
Assist in periodic data quality assessment conducted for internal review purposes or conducted by the donor.
Solicit/compile CSISA achievements/bullet points/success stories as needed.
Provide insights and suggestions to the technical team as required to ensure project milestones are met.
Contribute to the formulation of seasonal impact pathway planning documents.