Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) is seeking an
M&E Data Officer
for an anticipated USAID SAFRA Project located in Mozambique.
Our Business
Crown Agents is an international development company employing over 600 personnel worldwide with a presence in more than 40 countries, subsidiaries in 12 countries, and permanent staff working on the ground in 22 corporate offices in Africa, Asia Latin America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Crown Agents provides direct assistance, management consulting, and human and institutional development for public and private sector clients in customs and trade facilitation, public financial management, procurement, logistics, and health systems strengthening.
Crown Agents USA (CA-USA), the U.S. incorporated subsidiary of Crown Agents, provides direct technical assistance, capacity development, and procurement services to stimulate economic growth, establish good governance, and improve health outcomes across the developing world. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1998, CA-USA has provided technical assistance services and support to U.S. Government agencies and international organizations such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Department of State (DOS), and the Gates Foundation.
Project Description
The SAFRA M&E system will provide the full array of Feed the Future (FTF) performance monitoring services including theory of change development; results framework specification; performance indicator definition; data source identification; indicator target setting; baseline and update performance data collection/compilation/quality checking/transmission/archiving; quarterly and annual reporting to USAID/Mozambique; and knowledge management. The SAFRA M&E system’s purpose is to inform routine, operational and strategic decision making with accurate and timely performance data. The M&E unit will provide a significant amount of M&E capacity building to SAFRA implementing partners, service providers, and community based organizations and government agencies.
Specific Responsibilities
The SAFRA Data Officers (10) will assist the M&E Director (in Maputo) and the M&E Manager (in four provincial capitals) with day to day operation of the SAFRA M&E system. S/he will be based in Maputo (2), Mozambique or in a provincial capital (8). The Data Officers will compile and input performance data into the SAFRA performance monitoring system, check data quality, address data quality shortfalls, provide suggestions for data entry improvements, archive data and maintain data archives.
Qualifications
- 2 years’ experience with agricultural, food security and nutrition or related project performance data entry and archiving;
- College/university degree in computer science, agricultural economics, economics, international development, health and nutrition, M&E or a related field;
- Experience contributing to the initiation and management of a developing country donor project performance monitoring system;
- Excellent and demonstrated MS Excel, MS Access and other data base management and data analysis software experience;
- Excellent and demonstrated team work skills;
- Demonstrated written and oral English communication skills;
- Experience with USAID’s Feed the Future M&E requirements strongly desired;
- Ability to speak Portuguese strongly desired;
- Experience living and working in southern Africa and/or Mozambique strongly desired;
How to apply:
Application Process
To apply to this position, please email your CV to careers@crownagents.com. Include your name, along with “#14-66C, M&E Data Officer SAFRA”, in the subject line. Visit our website at www.crownagentsusa.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and affords equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other status protected under local, state or federal laws.
Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department directly. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.
