Senior M&E Specialist: Development Impact & Learning

Placements24; Kimberley; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

International travel opportunities

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 in Kimberley, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to design and oversee M&E frameworks for development projects across the Northern Cape. You will develop data collection tools, analyze performance data, and produce high-quality evaluation reports.

The role requires advanced analytical skills, six years of M&E experience, and a track record of capacity building with local partners.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in International Development or related field.
• 6+ years designing and implementing M&E for development projects.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Proficiency in SPSS, Stata or NVivo.
• Excellent report writing and data visualization skills.
• Experience building M&E capacity in teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive M&E plans for projects in the Northern Cape.
• Develop data collection tools including surveys and interviews.
• Oversee data entry, cleaning, and reliability.
• Analyze data to assess performance, impact and outcomes.
• Prepare regular M&E reports with findings and recommendations.
• Lead mid-term and final evaluations.
• Build M&E capacity of staff and partners.
• Ensure findings inform adaptive management.
• Maintain databases and documentation per standards.
• Stay updated on best practices in M&E.

Skills

M&E design and implementation

Quantitative data analysis

Qualitative data analysis

Data visualization

Report writing

Capacity building

Interpersonal communication

Development program cycles

Advanced analytical skills

Education

Master's degree in International Development

Tools

SPSS

Stata

NVivo

Job description

Placements24 in Kimberley, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to design and oversee M&E frameworks for development projects across the Northern Cape. You will develop data collection tools, analyze performance data, and produce high-quality evaluation reports.

The role requires advanced analytical skills, six years of M&E experience, and a track record of capacity building with local partners.