Chief Executive Officer Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Responsible for providing coordination and leadership for strategic information gathering, information dissemination, monitoring and evaluation of the project and maintaining close communication & co-ordination with financial institutions that work with the Trust, partners of the Trust and external consultants when appropriate 1. Develops the overall framework for ZADT�s project M&E;
2. Leads and maintains systems to collect and analyse information on inputs; outputs, outcomes and impact of the Trust�s project activities;
3. Reviews/updates the M&E database;
4. Verifies accuracy of financial institutions' reporting on CREATE Fund funded activities;
5. Visits partnering financial institutions and the field;
6. Organises and undertakes training with staff when necessary;
7. Oversees and executes M&E activities included in the Annual Work Plan, with particular focus on results and impacts as well as in lesson learning;
8. Designs and implements a system to identify, analyse, document and disseminate lessons learned;
9. Produces programmatic reports;
10. Maintains oversight of the archive/filing system, ensuring it is organised and up to date; 
11. Performs any other duties assigned by superiors. 
 Report review 
Meeting 
Performance appraisal 
 Monitoring and Evaluation Officer   Cash requisition for activities
 Work plan for monitoring and evaluation
 Reporting schedules
 Development of implementation plans for activities    BSc Degree in Agriculture/ Agricultural Economics, A Master�s in Development Studies, Business Administration or equivalent is an added advantage  10 years  Must have demonstrated experience in project monitoring and evaluation;
 Must be have experience in credit management and financial analysis;
 Must have demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative research;
 Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and must be proficient in both oral and written English. Good command of English for report writing is critical;
 Must have a thorough understanding of market trends and related dynamics and be able to advice management accordingly;
 Must be able to formulate and implement viable monitoring and evaluation strategies;
 Must have proven experience in carrying out negotiations at high levels, facilitating such meetings and preparing concise reports;
 Ability to analyse and deal with complex monitoring and evaluation issues is needed;
 Must have proven budget formulation and budget control skills;
 Must have a proven track record and competence in project proposal formulation, management and implementation at a senior level;
 Must be an innovative and business oriented person with a thorough grounding in business management and dynamics;
 Must have proven team leadership skills;
 Must be highly organised and able to lead different work team simultaneously;
 Must be able to coach and mentor employees;
 Experience in business improvement or process implementation is required;
 Knowledge of HR and employee relations is a must;
 Conflict handling and negotiation skills are a must;
 Must be computer literate and must be familiar with the Microsoft Office Suite of Packages and should be able to effectively use databases
 Decides on the project monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan for ZADT
 Decides on research methodology issues
 Decides on process of developing and maintaining a suitable M&E database
 Decides on appropriate software for capturing, analysing and reporting monitoring data
 Decides on the selection of service providers for M&E tasks
  Managing relationships with partner organisations
 Ensuring programmes comply with donor requirements
 Failure to meet reporting deadlines
 Substandard reports that do not demonstrate impact of work
 Lack of technical skills by staff to conduct some activities like baseline surveys and needs assessments


Job evaluation subgrade: D