Deadline: Ongoing
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Manager in Tamale, Ghana.
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day tracking and reporting of activities under the Cooperative Agreement.
CRS carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Manager will perform the following functions-
- Ensure that the Ghana Country Program MEAL systems are in compliance with CRS’ global and regional policies, procedures, standards, and strategic initiatives.
- Support Program Managers and the MEAL team in the design and implementation of assessments, gender analysis, stakeholder analysis, organizational capacity assessments, and other pre-program data collection and analysis.
- Develop and review Results Frameworks, ProFrames, M&E Plans, and Analysis Plans.
- Support programming staff to incorporate participatory methods into community level M&E systems and tools.
- Leverage lessons learned, best practices, program data, evaluations, and other information to generate donor communication pieces, success stories, case studies, and other high-quality, results-based documentation.
- Develop data flows, reporting maps and templates, to ensure the appropriate information arrives to the right program staff in a timely and efficient manner.
- Assist in developing digital data collection systems, where appropriate.
- Train and support relevant partner staff or community volunteers on the use of tools and management of data flow.
- Systematically collect, validate and analyze data and ensure that it is accurate and of the highest quality.
- Lead the use of technology for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning.
- Lead GPS mapping of project activities and assist with coordination of activities with other USAID-investments as necessary.
- Ensure participatory analysis of monitoring data gathered through established accountability mechanisms as specified in the MEAL System/Plan/Binder.
- Use analyzed data to make decisions.
- Evaluations) are organized and managed in timely and quality manner.
- Ensure evaluation results are used to enhance learning and improve interventions.
- Ensure project lessons learned are captured and used in future similar projects.
- Coordinate and ensure appropriate and timely involvement of partners in MEAL activities.
- Review data collection systems as implemented by partners, to ensure rigor and appropriateness of practices.
- Lead formal training events for partner M&E staff to enhance their capacity for sound implementation.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- A Master’s degree in a field related to Monitoring and Evaluation and at least five years of experience in monitoring and evaluating donor-funded agricultural, livelihoods and/or natural resources management projects, including experience working with good governance projects.
- Familiarity with principles and current approaches to the M&E of development programs using both quantitative and qualitative methods, especially those of USAID.
- Proficiency in database development/management, SPSS, EPI-Info, Access, Excel and skills in analyzing, interpreting and communicating information to various stakeholders.
- Significant experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative assessments and surveys (including sound understanding of sampling issues).
- Experience using appreciative inquiry and conflict sensitivity techniques.
- Previous experience with leading and managing studies and consultants.
- Experience using ICT for data collection.
- Experience with facilitation, capacity strengthening and partnership building, with the capacity to empower staff through opportunities for growth and development.
- Ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal trainings.
- Supervisory experience and management and team building skills.
- Excellent planning and organization skills.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work well with people, good judgment and commitment to CRS’ mission.
- Willingness to live in Northern Region and travel to project sites in Northern Ghana.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their application through online process.
For more information, please visit CRS.
