JOB OPPORTUNITY
Design Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
World Vision is a child-focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programmes in 30 Districts of Rwanda. Our interventions in the strategic period of 2026-2030 seek to reach 2.5 million of the most vulnerable children. This is done through programming in Child Protection, and Education, Nutrition and WASH, and Poverty Alleviation (Resilience and Livelihoods).
World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated and experienced Rwandan national for the role of Design Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, joining an established and experienced team. This stimulating position incorporates a range of skills and development in multiple areas, allowing for an exciting opportunity for career growth in a dynamic, global organization. It will be based in Kigali, Rwanda and reports to the Economic Development Manager.
Purpose of the position:
The DME Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the effective design, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning of THRIVE 2030 project interventions. As the focal point for the project to the THRIVE 2030 Project Core Team’s M&E function, the role ensures alignment with global standards and accountability requirements. The Specialist will provide technical leadership in the development, adaptation, and updating of monitoring and evaluation tools, ensuring that project interventions generate evidence to inform decision-making, adaptive management, and learning.
The incumbent is expected to bring experience and familiarity with resilience, livelihoods, financial inclusion, social behaviour and mindset change, and market systems development, to ensure that the project’s monitoring and evaluation framework is not only technically sound but also contextually relevant and practical.
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MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES
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% of time
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Activity
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End Results
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- THRIVE 2030 Project Planning
- Support THRIVE 2030 Project teams and partners in developing annual and quarterly plans aligned to the log frame.
- Support the project team to set and meet targets.
- Develop monitoring and evaluation frameworks, including PMPs, indicators, and tools.
- Facilitate participatory planning workshops with stakeholders.
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- Approved annual and quarterly plans.
- M&E framework and tools in place.
- Project targets in place.
- Documented workshop reports.
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- Monitoring of THRIVE 2030 Project Activities & Implementing Partners Evaluation
- Lead the project team in beneficiary registration and tracking the number.
- Track THRIVE 2030 performance indicators and targets achievements.
- Conduct field visits to monitor implementation progress.
- Develop and administer partner performance scorecards.
- Provide capacity building and technical support to partners.
- Track compliance with donor and organizational standards.
- Participate in sharing internally on project monitoring updates.
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- Beneficiaries are registered as expected of the project
- Quality monthly and quarterly monitoring reports.
- Partner evaluation reports.
- Capacity-building reports.
- Corrective action plans.
- Participation in WVR MEAL reflection forums.
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- Management of THRIVE 2030 Project Participants Database
- Establish and maintain a comprehensive participant database.
- Conduct routine data quality assessments (DQAs).
- Train staff and data clerks on data entry and validation.
- Update and disaggregate data by gender, age, disability, location, etc.
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- Updated and reliable database in place.
- DQA reports.
- On-demand data reports.
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- Reporting and Documentation
- Compile and analyze monitoring data for donor/internal reports.
- Produce success stories, case studies, and learning briefs.
- Maintain a repository of reports, data, and evaluations.
- Support knowledge management and lessons dissemination.
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- Timely and quality donor reports.
- Case studies and success stories.
- Documentation repository maintained.
- Learning briefs shared.
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- THRIVE 2030 Project Evaluations (Mid-Term and Final) and assessments
- Lead design and implementation of assessments, mid-term and final evaluations.
- Develop ToRs for external evaluators and manage the evaluation processes.
- Coordinate midline, and endline evaluation, and any other related assessments while ensuring the quality of the processes and products.
- Ensure findings are disseminated and used for programming.
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- Approved ToRs.
- Quality Assessments, mid-term and final evaluation reports.
- Dissemination workshop reports.
- Recommendations integrated / adapted.
- Evidence briefs shared.
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- Liaison with THRIVE 2030 Core Project Team & Tool Development
- Act as focal point between THRIVE 2030 Project and Global THRIVE 2030 Project Team M&E.
- Share THRIVE 2030 Project updates, results, and lessons globally.
- Support development, testing, and updating of M&E tools.
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- Regular communication with Global M&E team.
- Updated tools and guidelines.
- Alignment reports with global standards.
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KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
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Required Professional Experience
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- University degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of professional experience in M&E within international development projects.
- Proven experience in resilience, livelihoods, financial inclusion, social behaviour and mindset change, and market systems development.
- Strong skills in data analysis (SPSS, STATA, Excel, or other statistical software).
- Demonstrated experience in developing M&E systems, managing databases, and leading evaluations.
- Excellent report writing, communication, and facilitation skills.
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Required Education,
training, license,
registration, and
certification
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- University degree (Master’s degree preferred) in education, statistics, data science, social sciences, or other related field.
- Experience with statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, STATA, Python, Atlas. ti or NVivo) and familiarity with IT applications to support MEL, visualization and information management.
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Preferred Knowledge
and Qualifications
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- Demonstrated capacity in monitoring resilience, livelihoods, financial inclusion, social behaviour and mindset change, and market systems development related interventions
- Experience working with international donors,
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Travel and/or
Work Environment
Requirement
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Willingness to travel locally to different supported sites
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Physical
Requirements
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Language
Requirements
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Excellent written and oral English communication skills are required.
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Salary:
The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
N.B: Women are highly encouraged to apply.
How to apply:
Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to:
https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WorldVisionInternational/details/DME-Specialist_JR45759If this is your first time applying online via the World Vision International careers website, you will need to register an account along with your application details. This site will provide you with additional functionality, such as saved searches and email alerts. Registration requires minimal information to create your account. Further details will be collected during the application process.
All applicants must apply using our online application system, CVs received via email or standard post will NOT be considered.
In case you face any challenges in applying, please let us know at wvrwanda-recruitment@wvi.org(no applications will be accepted through this email).
The closing date for submission of applications is October 26, 2025;no late applications will be accepted.
As a child focused organization, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.
Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
