Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation
Fairfood International is a non-profit global advocacy group with its head office based in Amsterdam and hubs located in several parts of the world. Fairfood encourages food and beverage companies worldwide to address socio-economic and environmental sustainability issues within their supply chains. Fairfood International envisions a future with a fair and sustainable food system, which is able to feed the world in a way that preserves the environment for future generations, respects human rights and secures a thriving economy for all.
Fairfood International is a non-profit global advocacy group with its head office based in Amsterdam and hubs located in several parts of the world. Fairfood encourages food and beverage companies worldwide to address socio-economic and environmental sustainability issues within their supply chains. Fairfood International envisions a future with a fair and sustainable food system, which is able to feed the world in a way that preserves the environment for future generations, respects human rights and secures a thriving economy for all.
Fairfood Operations Department is currently looking for a:
Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation
Full-time (40 hours)
Full-time (40 hours)
Purpose of the position
Strategically, Fairfood International uses its advocacy interventions to encourage transparency, innovation and change in policies and practices from Food & Beverage companies. The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation works closely with the Director Global Operations to:
• Measure the impact of Fairfood International’s advocacy interventions
• Evaluate the activities of project teams in order to establish the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of these activities and provide recommendations for improvement
• Contribute to the creation of datacollection systems and instruments
• Assists in the creation of monitoring reports
Strategically, Fairfood International uses its advocacy interventions to encourage transparency, innovation and change in policies and practices from Food & Beverage companies. The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation works closely with the Director Global Operations to:
• Measure the impact of Fairfood International’s advocacy interventions
• Evaluate the activities of project teams in order to establish the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of these activities and provide recommendations for improvement
• Contribute to the creation of datacollection systems and instruments
• Assists in the creation of monitoring reports
Department
The Operations department provides support to the other departments and the Board of Directors on operational and strategic issues. The department consists of experts in the field of Finance, Human Resources, Quality Management, ICT, Legal and Evaluation and Impact assessment. It is led by the Director of Global Operations, who is a member of the Board of Directors.
The Operations department provides support to the other departments and the Board of Directors on operational and strategic issues. The department consists of experts in the field of Finance, Human Resources, Quality Management, ICT, Legal and Evaluation and Impact assessment. It is led by the Director of Global Operations, who is a member of the Board of Directors.
Responsibilities
1. Coordinate the measurement of impact
The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation acts as the manager for impact measurement at Fairfood. He or she will manage studies to establish impact and coordinate the collection of data needed for this, together with managers in project team. The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation will also develop instruments and systems to assist managers in the projects to collect data on impact and helps these managers to develop their intervention strategy.
1. Coordinate the measurement of impact
The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation acts as the manager for impact measurement at Fairfood. He or she will manage studies to establish impact and coordinate the collection of data needed for this, together with managers in project team. The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation will also develop instruments and systems to assist managers in the projects to collect data on impact and helps these managers to develop their intervention strategy.
2. Evaluate project activities
The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation coordinates the evaluation of activities implemented by the project managers. The focus of these evaluations will be on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of these activities and establish the relevance of individual projects. The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation will make sure that these evaluations can be used for both formative and accountability purposes. He or she will therefore use participatory evaluation methodologies.
The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation coordinates the evaluation of activities implemented by the project managers. The focus of these evaluations will be on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of these activities and establish the relevance of individual projects. The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation will make sure that these evaluations can be used for both formative and accountability purposes. He or she will therefore use participatory evaluation methodologies.
3. Provide ad-hoc evaluation services
The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation will execute evaluations on specific topics as requested by the Board of Directors.
The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation will execute evaluations on specific topics as requested by the Board of Directors.
4. Assist in the preparation of management reports
The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation will support the Director of Operations with the creation of quarterly management reports for the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and other external stakeholders to which Fairfood has a reporting requirement.
The Senior Manager Impact Assessment and Evaluation will support the Director of Operations with the creation of quarterly management reports for the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and other external stakeholders to which Fairfood has a reporting requirement.
Competences
- Outstanding analytical abilities
- Logical thinker
- Excellent ability to multitask
- Excellent planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluating and reporting abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly, nationally and internationally
- Fluency in written and spoken English is pre-requisite; additional knowledge of other languages is an asset
Knowledge
- University degree on Sustainability, Development Studies or Economics (MSc or PhD)
- At least 6 years of research experience, with demonstrated experience in executing impact assessments and evaluations
- Extensive international work experience and knowledge of the food industry and/or agriculture
- Knowledge of development issues
- Outstanding analytical abilities
- Logical thinker
- Excellent ability to multitask
- Excellent planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluating and reporting abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly, nationally and internationally
- Fluency in written and spoken English is pre-requisite; additional knowledge of other languages is an asset
Knowledge
- University degree on Sustainability, Development Studies or Economics (MSc or PhD)
- At least 6 years of research experience, with demonstrated experience in executing impact assessments and evaluations
- Extensive international work experience and knowledge of the food industry and/or agriculture
- Knowledge of development issues
What we offer
We offer a high-profile position within an international organisation, providing substantial opportunities to achieve results and impact. The position is full-time. Fairfood International remunerates its staff in line with industry standards, including a gross salary of €50,368.05, a personal budget in lieu of pension of €4,029.44 and reimbursement of work-home travel. Fairfood strives to ensure that its management team is representative of its international workforce, comprising of both men and women from different backgrounds.
Interested?
If you recognize yourself in this function, we would like to meet you! Please send your motivation letter and CV to Ewout van den Blink the Director Global Operations ewout.vandenblink@fairfood.org and cc Uma Banerji, HR Manager uma.banerji@fairfood.org no later than 10-5-2013.
We offer a high-profile position within an international organisation, providing substantial opportunities to achieve results and impact. The position is full-time. Fairfood International remunerates its staff in line with industry standards, including a gross salary of €50,368.05, a personal budget in lieu of pension of €4,029.44 and reimbursement of work-home travel. Fairfood strives to ensure that its management team is representative of its international workforce, comprising of both men and women from different backgrounds.
Interested?
If you recognize yourself in this function, we would like to meet you! Please send your motivation letter and CV to Ewout van den Blink the Director Global Operations ewout.vandenblink@fairfood.org and cc Uma Banerji, HR Manager uma.banerji@fairfood.org no later than 10-5-2013.
