Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Rolling Plans Pvt. Ltd (RPPL) announces the vacancy for Rural Enterprises and Remittance Project (RERP) . SAMRIDDHI is a seven-year project funded by International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and executed by the Ministry of Industry (MOI). Government of Nepal (GON) that aims at providing sustainable sources of income to poor households, migrant families and returnees in the Eastern and Central Regions of Nepal, by supporting the creation and expansion of family, micro, small and medium rural enterprises, both in the farming and off farming sectors. The goal of the project is reducing poverty and achieving sustainable peace through employment-focused, equitable and inclusive economic development.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Application should include a cover letter, updated Bio-data and self-verified copies of necessary documents that qualify the CV. The application through email and/or by post should mention the job position and vacancy code in the subject line or in the envelope respectively. 

Fill the Application Form online from the link: www.rollingplans.com.np/samriddhi

The TOR may be revised at the time of employment agreement.

The organization reserves the right to reject any/all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever. Canvassing at any stage of the process shall lead to automatic disqualification.

DEADLINE:

The application needs to be received latest by 17:00Hrs, October 30, 2016 (Kartik 14, 2073) 

P M&E Officer

Job Title: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Duty Station: Corridor office, Itahari, Sunsari and Bardibas, Mahottari with about 50% travel to Project areas

Mode of Contract: Annual, with six-month’ probation period, and extendable up to the Project period based on satisfactory performance

Reporting to: Corridor coordinator and P M&E Specialist

Project Overview

Rural Enterprises and Remittances (RER) - SAMRIDDHI is a seven years’ project signed between the Government of Nepal (GON) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on 10 December 2015 covering 16 hills and Terai districts. It aims at providing sustainable sources of income to poor households, migrant families and returnees in the Eastern and Central Regions of Nepal, by supporting the creation and expansion of family, micro, small and medium rural enterprises, both in the farming and off-farming sectors. Ministry of Industry (MOI) is the Executing Agency. Agro Enterprise Center (AEC) under Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Helvetas Nepal, selected financial institutions and the business development service providers extending services to the rural areas are the key implanting partners. The Project comprises three inter-linked components encompassing the full set of interventions required to support RMSEs’ profitable and sustainable growth:

• Component 1: Promotion of RMSEs aims at (i) strengthening micro and small entrepreneurs, migrants and their families with sustainable access to adapted Business Development Services (BDS), i.e. non-financial services in support to enterprise creation and/or expansion; and (ii) vocational training and apprenticeship to poor households to build their skills and to secure gainful wage employment in RMSEs. Activities will be driven by an assessment of markets, business opportunities and available services and by an inventory and classification of existing RMSEs through a validation process.
• Component 2: Productive Investment builds on results of component 1 and aims at (i) facilitating RMSEs/migrants/remittance recipient households’ access to financial services at an affordable cost by sustainable financial institutions; and (ii) mobilizing migrants’ resources and skills for creating assets and promoting profitable rural enterprises. It will develop innovative financial instruments designed to offset major constraints faced by RMSEs in accessing investment loans at an affordable cost and to stimulate migrants’ savings and investment in profitable business development.
• Component 3: Institutional Support and Project Management aims at promoting a favorable policy and institutional environment supporting the development of RMSEs at a national scale and the contribution of migration to sustainable development.

Implementation Arrangements

The MOI is overall responsible for coordination and oversight. A Project Management Office(PMO), located at Itahari is responsible for day-to-day implementation of project activities with support from two Corridor Teams providing technical and management support to Enterprise Service Centers (ESCs) and migration-related activities at the district level. Technical partners - Helvetas Nepal and South Asia will support to implement of vocational training and knowledge management aspects. Besides, selected financial institutions and business development service providers’ are expected to support the implementation. A Project Steering Committee headed by MOI Secretary at the national level will provide oversight and guidance.

Expected Results

The development objective of the Project is that viable RMSEs, in both farming and off-farming sectors, provide sustainable sources of income to poor households, migrant families and returnees. Main indicators are: (i) 60,000 RER supported rural entrepreneurs expand their existing business or create a new one; (ii) 30,000 rural youth access job placement services; (iii) 30,000 RER-supported enterprises are still in business after 3 years, of which 33% owned by women/30% owned by migrant returnees; and (iv) 21,000 RER supported vocational trainees and apprentices, of which 33% of women, are in gainful employment over at least 6 months

Scope of Assignment:

The P M&E officer at the corridor office is expected to contribute to the project implementation by making preparing the annual plan of activities at the corridor level and maintaining the records /measuring the implementation of the plan. The PM&E Officer collects data and information available with the stakeholders, conducts regular information collection exercises and feeds the M&E system of the project. He /she provide the data for necessary adaption and correction of the plan and ensure that the outcomes and impacts envisaged in the project document are achieved. 

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

The responsibility of the P M&E Officer at the corridor office is to preparation of the annual and trimester plans ensure continuous monitoring of the project activities at the operational level and providing the feedback to the Project management and other stakeholders. The responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

Planning: 

• Contribute to the preparation of Annualplan of the project activities at the corridor level
• Prepare corridor level  Monitoring and Evaluation plan
• Facilitate in organizing district and corridor level review  of  the annual  plans  at  periodic  intervals  get feedback for further improvement;
• Prepare timely and relevant trimester, annual and periodic progress report  and forward the same to the corridor manager and the PMT 

M&E Activities:

• Obtain Information and fill the M&E logframe matrix with  indicators forward the same to PM&E specialst and KM Specialist
• Contribute to the development of  the project MIS system 
• Identify the key performance indicators and parameters for monitoring project performance and compairing it to targets. And prepare performance reports;
• With stakeholders, develop the framework and procedures for the evaluation of project activities;
• Review the quality of existing social and economic data in the project area, the methods of collecing it and the degree to which they provide good baseline infrmation for impact evaluation;
• Contribute to the baseline surveys and particiate in the survey activities
• Coordinate with the  stakeholders and obtain informatin from them on Project outputs and imact
• Help the stakeholders in establishing the system of collecting information;
• Help organisations that are contracted to implement special surveys and studies required for evaluating project effects and impacts;
• Facilitate in the production of M&E and KM products. 
• Liaise  with corridor and district level stake holders on datacollection, analysis,knowledgesharingandother requests;

Others

• Perform other tasks as directed by Project Manager.

Qualification, Experience and Competencies:

• Post Graduate degree in monitoring and evaluation, development studies, management or related discipline
• At least  3 years of professional experiences in the field of PM&E : 
• Ability to identify key indicators and collect data and manage those data
• Knowledge of the logical framework approach and other M&E tools including quantitative, qualitative and participatory;
• Proven ability of development and implementation and/or facilitating learning-oriented analysis of M&E data;
• GIS working knowledge and experience;
• Proven experience of participatory planning and budgeting.
• Proven capacity to use Computer based data processing and information analysis;
• Excellent report writing and dissemination skills.
• Willingness to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders, especially primary stakeholders
• Proficiency in computer, information and communication technology
• Proficiency in MS Office suite including MS Power point, Excel and Word.  
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Nepali

Desirable:

• Previous work experience in donor funded project 
• Ability to produce knowledge products

Salary and Benefits

• The salary will be paid for only twelve (12) months and is negotiable within the range between NPR. 70,000 to NPR 80,000 as decided by the Project Manager. 
• Tax on the salary will be applicable as per the prevailing GON rules and regulation. 
• Travel and the Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) will be as per the prevailing GON rule as applied for the gazetted class II officer while traveling out of the work station for official purpose. 

Other Entitlements

• Leave: The Specialist will be provided with 21 days of home leave and 6 days of casual leave annually, which will not be carried over to the next year. S/he will also be provided 12 days of sick leave per year, which if not consumed, will be carried over to the next year. The unspent sick leave will be compensated as per the existing salary scale at the time of termination of the contract or closing of the Project. In addition, s/he will also be provided with Mourning Leave – 15 days, Maternity Leave -2 months for women (15 days for men, for maternity care leave) and all public holidays.
• Insurance: The Specialist has to insure his/her life including accidental insurance. The Project will reimburse 50 % of the monthly premium for the period working with the Project, not exceeding Rs. 300 per month, upon submission of copy of insurance policy and receipts.

Performance Assessment

The performance assessment of the Admin/Finance Officer will be based on the quality and timely completion of the tasks assigned and contributions to the Project outputs and outcomes. Details on the indicators for performance assessment will be negotiated and agreed upon on a later stage once s/he signs contract with the Project. The Project reserves the right to terminate the contract if the performance of the MS is assessed as unsatisfactory.

These Terms of Reference are subject to revision/update annually per requirement of the Project based on planning trajectory, modification in project design, or as recommended by Joint Reviews/Supervision Missions and lessons learned during the course of implementation.