Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor Volunteer – eSwatini

Main Responsibilities

• Capacity development on gender equality management and mainstreaming monitoring
  and evaluation tools approaches
• Capacity development of WFF staff on formulating and measuring behavioral change
• Enhancement of of comprehensive programs analysis reports
• Strengthening capacity of WFF staff on appropriate use of M&E tools
• Build capacity of WFF staff on integrated approach to M&E.

Qualifications

• 3- 8 years of experience in M&E or similar fields
• Practical experience in Monitoring and evaluation, data management and data analysis
  skills
• Excellent research skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Analytical and strategic thinking skills

Project description and context

Crossroads International will engage Canadians, Canadian stakeholders, Crossroads staff and
volunteers, local partner organizations and women and men in sub-Saharan Africa to become
Gender Equality Champions both in Canada and overseas.

The Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP) aims to reduce gender inequalities and alleviate
poverty by addressing gender-based violence, inequalities in access to resources and
economic opportunities, and barriers in exercising strategic forms of choice, voice, and
influence.

Description of the partner

The Woman Farmer Foundation vision is to identify, recognize, and develop a corps of model
women and youth farmers across eSwatini who will inspire and capacitate/ mentor their
communities in an effort to mitigate the effects of rural poverty.

Description the volunteer mandate

The M&E specialist will develop the capacity of WFF’s staff on M&E techniques and tool
development on integrated systems and approaches. The M&E techniques will enable WFF staff
to strengthen their M&E knowledge, critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of current
approaches to capacity measurement and design a capacity-building M&E plan that outlines a
systematic approach to measuring capacity and assessing the results of capacity-building
interventions in projects.

Eligibility criteria

•  Be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
• Willing to conduct fundraising and public engagement activities before, during and after the placement
• Share the commitment of preventing and addressing sexual misconduct
• In good physical and mental health (medical examination required)
• The volunteer needs to bring their own computer.
• The volunteer must be available to attend an online pre-departure training 25 October – 1 November 2023 for November/December departure dates OR 6 – 13 December 2023 for January 2024 departure dates.

Personalized support before, during and after the mandate provided by an experienced and
welcoming team. The Crossroads’ experience includes the following: 

• Daily living allowance (depending of the country of assignment) 
• Plane ticket and local transport  
• Pre-assignment online training

Crossroads International is committed to addressing gender-based violence by supporting the
innovative work our partner organizations in ending violence against women and girls.

Crossroads International is committed to addressing gender-based violence by supporting the
innovative work our partner organizations in ending violence against women and girls.

Join the movement

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How to Apply:

To apply for this position, we kindly ask that you fill out Crossroads’ online application form.
Please contact our volunteer mobilization team if you have any question: [email protected]
We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.