Principal Officer – Monitoring and Evaluation Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre

Overall Purpose of the Job

Reporting to the office of the Director/CEO the Principle Officer – M&E will be responsible for monitoring progress, analyzing data and evaluating outcomes to ensure that the Training Centre is achieving its desired goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of the M&E system in line with the needs of KGRTC operations
• Undertake effective monitoring and evaluation of the Training Centre’s activities in order to assess performance and recommend interventions for improvement.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation tools and systems in order to support implementation of remedial measures.
• Conduct analysis of quantitative as well as qualitative data on all operational inputs, outputs and outcomes.
• Develop and review M&E policies to guide implementation of procedures.
• Conduct mid-term and annual performance review of the KGRTC Strategic Plan in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions and support achievement of set objectives.
• Supervise and coordinate application of monitoring tools to track performance.
• Prepare and disseminate M&E reports on the progress of programmes or strategy implementation.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate must meet the following requirements;

• Full Grade 12 Certificate
• Bachelors Degree in Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Business Administration or related discipline.
• At least three (3) years work experience in a similar role.
• Must be a self starter.

Specific Skill Requirements

The candidate must possess the following specific skills

• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports.
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative monitoring methodologies and proven ability to design monitoring instrumentation tools.
• Strong facilitation skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Good project management skills
• Good organization and planning skills