Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The Hunger Project Malawi (THP Malawi) has been operating in Malawi since 1999 and is currently working in Blantyre, Chikwawa, Neno, Mwanza, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Phalombe and Salima districts. Our programs are based on an innovative, holistic approach which empowers women and men living in rural villages to become the agents of their own development and make sustainable progress in overcoming hunger and poverty.

THP Malawi has received funding from a European Foundation to implement the THRIVE (Together for Human Resilience, Inclusion and Vibrant Ecosystems) program in Rumphi. The Foundation has committed to fund the first part of THP Malawi’s ambitious THRIVE program, in collaboration with The Hunger Project the Netherlands. The funding has been granted up until September 2029.

THRIVE aims to improve the capacity and capability of people living within the proximity of Nyika National Park and the north of Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve to sustainably manage their own livelihoods, whilst conserving and protecting the local ecosystem, enabling them to end their own hunger and poverty. Our bold plan is to encircle the Nyika National Park with self-reliant communities in the timespan of fifteen years through a two-phased approach. The program will be implemented together with the Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC), a renowned Malawian women’s rights NGO, The Centre for Economic Governance and Accountability in Africa (CEGAA), a regional CSO with expertise in budget monitoring and expenditure tracking and connected advocacy, Peace Parks Foundation and the Nyika/Vwaza Trust.

Responsibilities or duties

The position ensures effective and timely flow of data and reports from community structures to the District M&E Framework. The job holder further supports the M & E and Learning Project Officer (MELO) in overall coordination of research, monitoring and evaluation activities during the implementation of the project.

The job holder reports to the Program Manager (Administratively) and to the MELO (Technically).

• Identify project information requirements and design tools for data collection and analysis
• Ensure long-term data collection, analysis and reporting according to specified requirements of the project, working closely with the Field Nutrition Officers.
• Facilitate tracking of progress of district M & E framework indicators.
• Provide input into the overall M & E system or exercise that will allow ownership for results and the results-reporting processes by all parties including communities.
• Ensure that communities are involved in monitoring, reporting and evaluation activities utilizing the People-Centered Participatory Action Research (PAR) Monitoring and Evaluation Methodology to measure the impact of the work.
• Strengthen capacity of district monitoring and evaluation staff, communities, and other project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project staff in planning, designing and undertaking project evaluations and assessments.
• Ensure proper documentation of various activities in the district project.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Have a first Degree in any Social Sciences discipline.

Be a self-starter with excellent written and oral communication skills

Computer literate and ability to use different packages and softwares

Knowledge and skills in qualitative and quantitative research skills will be an advantage.

Experience needed

Not specified, but implied by the need for a degree and research skills.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Essential requirements.

The successful candidates must be fluent in Tumbuka languages and must be willing to stay and work in Rumphi.

THP Malawi does not tolerate any form of fraud and/ or sexual misconduct. Successful candidates will be subject to rigorous background checks.

• Identify project information requirements and design tools for data collection and analysis
• Ensure long-term data collection, analysis and reporting according to specified requirements of the project, working closely with the Field Nutrition Officers.
• Facilitate tracking of progress of district M & E framework indicators.
• Provide input into the overall M & E system or exercise that will allow ownership for results and the results-reporting processes by all parties including communities.
• Ensure that communities are involved in monitoring, reporting and evaluation activities utilizing the People-Centered Participatory Action Research (PAR) Monitoring and Evaluation Methodology to measure the impact of the work.
• Strengthen capacity of district monitoring and evaluation staff, communities, and other project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project staff in planning, designing and undertaking project evaluations and assessments.
• Ensure proper documentation of various activities in the district project.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer literacy and ability to use different packages and software
• Qualitative and quantitative research skills (advantageous)
• Fluency in Tumbuka languages

• First Degree in any Social Sciences discipline
• Self-starter
• Computer literate
• Knowledge and skills in qualitative and quantitative research skills will be an advantage.
• Fluent in Tumbuka languages
• Willing to stay and work in Rumphi