Monitoring & Evaluation and Partnerships Advisor

Company Description

SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries where we operate. We are driven by a vision of a better world: A world where across every society all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably. To make this vision a reality, we need transformations in vital agri-food, energy, and water systems. SNV contributes by strengthening capacities and catalysing partnerships in these sectors. We help strengthen institutions and effective governance, reduce gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion, and enable adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises.
Building on 60 years of experience we support our partners with our technical and process expertise and methodological rigour. We do this in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia with a team of approximately 1,600 colleagues. By being adaptable and tailoring our approaches to these different contexts, we can contribute to impact at scale, resulting in more equitable lives for all.

To delve deeper into SNV's initiatives, explore our website at www.snv.org.

Job Description

The Innovations Against Poverty (IAP) program, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and implemented by SNV, supports innovative, inclusive business models that engage and benefit low-income populations in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Zambia. This program operates a challenge fund to identify and support promising innovations that contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive development in these countries.

The M&E & Partnerships Advisor provides technical advisory services and leads quality assurance processes, enhancing SNV’s operational excellence in implementing Innovations Against Poverty 3.0. This role has a direct impact on the highest level of the project by providing insights on impact and implementation. The advisor works under the supervision of the IAP Multi-Country Project Manager and liaises with SNV in-country teams and IAP partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead quality assurance for M&E in the project.
• Provide technical M&E expertise to enable strategic quality improvement and implement an M&E system compliant with SNV and SIDA requirements.
• Build capacity on M&E and manage strategic global IAP M&E processes for SNV teams and IAP grantees.
• Ensure M&E inputs are provided for annual reporting and internal and external evaluations of the IAP project.
• Design and manage surveys and processes for impact evaluation as needed.
• Ensure data quality across program activities.
• Maintain the monitoring and evaluation database and program dashboard.
• Gather and use evidence from relevant grantees to develop knowledge materials supporting public and private actions that promote systems change at scale.
• Liaise with partners (e.g., BOPInc and Inclusive Business Partners) to ensure coordination and quality delivery across the four country teams.
• Identify, coordinate, and develop knowledge learning documents fostering cross-learning processes with other relevant SNV projects.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field, preferably related to innovations and business management/international development.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in providing advisory on inclusive business development, gender and social inclusion, and inclusive innovation. At least 2 years of this experience should be in M&E and Knowledge Management.
• Experience working in an international environment and/or emerging markets is a plus.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience managing projects in Africa or Asia (experience in both regions preferred).
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to build productive internal and external working relationships.
• Effective engagement skills with the private sector and civil society.
• Highly motivated self-starter with strong organizational skills.
• Good networking skills.
• Proactive and solution-oriented attitude.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Affinity with SNV’s mission and thematic areas.
• Willingness and ability to travel to project locations.

Additional Information

• Contract Type: National contract.
• Duty Station: The Netherlands (no visa will be sponsored for the Netherlands). Another IAP country (Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia, Cambodia) will be considered but under a national contract.
• Contract Duration: Initial 2 years, with possibilities to extend.
• Expected Start Date: 1 October 2024.
• Travel: Occasionally (2 to 3 travels/year).

Working at SNV 
At SNV, inclusivity is at the heart of our ethos. We celebrate the diversity of our workforce and uphold a policy of non-discrimination based on factors such as disability status, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and more.

How to apply 
If you meet the outlined requirements, we invite you to submit your application before/on the 22nd of July 2024.

Reference & vetting check
We will require that you provide us with the full details of two people who are willing to act as a reference. We will not contact these referees without your explicit permission.
SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct". This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.  

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