Junior Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

GIZ Malawi

WE ARE HIRING!

Job title: Junior Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
Project title: Energising Development (EnDev) – CORE
Start date / End date: 15.10.2025 – 30.06.2026, potential for extension
Deadline for application: 5 October 2025
Reference code: GIZIENDEV/051/Name of Applicant

Project Brief

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German federal enterprise. GIZ supports the Federal German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ operates in more than 130 countries around the globe. In Malawi, GIZ has been working for more than 50 years.

GIZ implements the Energising Development (EnDev) Programme in Malawi and is looking for skilled and passionate team members to help improve access to energy throughout Malawi.

EnDev promotes sustainable access to modern energy services worldwide, with a particular focus on the poor. Through its bottom-up approach, EnDev also contributes to creating positive economic, social and environmental impacts. By December 2025, EnDev has a target to help 25.8 million people worldwide to gain access to either electricity or improved cooking technologies in households. In Malawi, 1,540,059 people have been reached with improved cooking technologies and 147,490 people have been reached with modern lighting solutions by December 2023. In addition, 167 social institutions and 521 small and medium-sized enterprises have benefitted from sustainable access to modern energy services. The Energising Development (EnDev) partnership is a multi-donor energy access programme currently financed currently by four donor countries: the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH acts as lead agency for the implementation of the programme and cooperates closely with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) as well as other local implementation partners.

Component: CORE & Demand-Side Subsidy

Component: CORE

In Malawi EnDev’s CORE project component is implemented through a market-oriented and country-wide approach. By promoting clean cooking stoves, high quality, affordable and efficient picoPV systems and the usage of renewable energies for productive use, the needs of the beneficiaries in Malawi are addressed with a bottom-up approach for market building.

While striving for attributable and measurable results on the ground, EnDev is pursuing opportunities for transformational change in the energy sector and is therefore following an iterative demand-driven approach. This flexibility is linked to a strong benchmarking which reflects EnDev’s strong results-orientation and commitment to achieve quantified goals.

Component: Demand-Side Subsidy (DSS)

In Malawi, EnDev is piloting a new demand-side subsidy approach with co-finance by DGIS.

The objective is to address the affordability barrier to off-grid solar (OGS) products and improved cooking stoves (ICS) for people in ultra-poor, vulnerable settings, who otherwise would not be reached by commercial markets or existing public initiatives, with a view to scale up in collaboration with World Bank.

Your Tasks

  • Support with management and implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation activities of the project;
  • Support component teams in developing activities that gather gender-sensitive and relevant data on project outcomes, outputs and impacts;
  • Plan and execute verification of project data through paper checks, phone and field verification together with relevant partners;
  • Support reporting of project activities and consolidation of project databases as required by donors and ensure that all reporting requirements are achieved;
  • Support data analysis and data visualization for tracking results, reporting, learning, and adaptive management and programming;
  • Support overseeing all data collection efforts, including evaluation, surveys, assessments, and qualitative studies, as needed across the program;
  • Co-coordination with implementing partners, clients, the project management and consultants in the area of monitoring & evaluation;
  • Co-development of terms of reference and technical specifications for service contracts and procurement of material goods and technical coordination of local or international procurement procedures;
  • Exercising all responsibilities according to GIZ’s corporate principles.

Your Profile

  • Completed university studies in the field of data sciences, monitoring & evaluation, renewable energy, environment, international cooperation, social science or comparable qualification;
  • 1-2 years of professional experience in monitoring & evaluation, data analysis, development sector, renewable energy sector or related fields;
  • Skills or knowledge in private sector development and financing, LNOB (Leave No One Behind) and gender transformative approaches are an advantage;
  • Experience with GIZ project management and procurement processes is an asset;
  • Commitment, team spirit, reliability and intercultural understanding;
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and teamwork abilities;
  • Proficiency in MS Office tools (MS Teams/Word/Excel/PowerPoint) are a requirement, skills in regard to data analysis and relevant tools are an advantage;
  • Strong written and spoken English.

How to apply

Interested applicants meeting the above requirements must submit the following: detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of not more than 4 pages, copies of certificates and a one-page cover letter demonstrating how you meet the above requirements and your salary expectation in Malawi Kwacha, to giz-malawi-hr@giz.de.

The position’s reference code – GIZIENDEV/051/Name of Applicant is strictly to be indicated in the subject line of the applicant’s e-mail.

All applications should be addressed to:

The Head of HR
GIZ Malawi
P.O. Box 31131
Lilongwe 3.

The closing date for applications is the 5 October 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disabilities who qualify are encouraged to apply. Within its activities, GIZ is promoting and protecting human rights, health and wellbeing, and wishes to contribute to a world free from harm, exploitation and abuse.

Prospective candidates should be willing to adhere to GIZ’ s Child Protection Principles, and Prevent Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy.