Senior Manager Monitoring Evaluation and Learning MEL Readvertisement - AWARD
Senior Manager Monitoring Evaluation and Learning MEL Readvertisement - AWARD
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07-02-2025
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Job Description
More specifically the Senior Manager ME&L will:
- Lead the development management and updating of AWARD ME&L tools strategy/frameworks and systems;
- Coordinate the design implementation and reporting of ME&L activities under the different AWARD initiatives and programs to track outcomes and impact;
- Integrate gender into AWARD ME&L systems and ensure the application of genderresponsive data collection and analysis methods;
- Provide technical backstopping for project/program s progress tracking;
- Review and advise on project/program s overall approach and adjustments and prepare regular and ad hoc updates;
- Lead the development of genderresponsive indicators and ensure sex and age disaggregated data is regularly generated compiled analysed and adequate recommendations are formulated;
- Support the implementation of quality assurance and control protocols and ensure internal consistency and validity of project/program s monitoring checks to enable improved capturing and narration of programmatic results and impact;
- Contribute to technical donor reporting using appropriate formats;
- Contribute to proposal development and grants negotiations including design of high quality ME&L inputs to ensure successful proposals;
- Contribute to the review of existing grants overall performance and indicators against achieved cumulative results and make useful recommendations for performance improvement;
- Facilitate inclusive and genderresponsive MEL and research approaches processes data and findings through capacity development of AWARD staff and periodic meetings with partners and stakeholders;
- Coordinate the dissemination of findings/lessons learnt/best practices internally and externally through seminars international conferences and other relevant forums;
- Supervise and coordinate unit staff members and consultants including coaching and mentoring others in the unit and overall team;
- Serve as a member of the Senior management and support the strategy design identification of strategic partnerships in the agricultural research and development sectors;
- Perform any other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
Person specification
The ideal candidate for the role of Senior Manager ME&L (Monitoring Evaluation and Learning) should demonstrate the following qualifications skills knowledge and experience:
Education
- Masters degree or higher in a relevant field such as Monitoring and Evaluation Development Studies Social Sciences or related disciplines.
Knowledge and experience
- Relevant work experience in international agricultural sector of at least 10 years with not less than 5 years in a management role for ME&L;
- Experience working in various countries on the African continent in the development/agricultural sector.
- Extensive knowledge of gender and social inclusion analysis frameworks and in integrating gender into ME&L systems including the identification of indicators to track gender specific outcomes and results;
- Demonstrated understanding of gender considerations in agriculture social and policyrelated issues and opportunities for Africa s agricultural development;
- Sound expertise in Monitoring and Evaluation and Reporting of international donorfunded programs/initiatives;
- Extensive knowledge of genderresponsive ME&L concepts/systems/approaches research design data management quality assurance and control procedures;
- Experience in developing different project/program logic tools such as the Theory of Change Logical framework and Results framework
- Ability to establish goals and priorities to plan coordinate and effectively monitor tasks milestones and target achievements;
- Sound experience in technical/donor reporting knowledge management capacity building and facilitation;
- Track record of published ME&L studies/reports and information products and dissemination to various audiences;
- Ability to forge and maintain effective working relationships with staff members partners and stakeholders;
- Excellent command of the English Language knowledge of French language is an added advantage;
- Ability to work independently and proactively as a team member; and
- Ability to understand expectations work with competing deadlines and strong commitment to personal and organizational accountability.
Master's degree or higher in a relevant field such as Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related disciplines. Relevant work experience in international agricultural sector of at least 10 years, with not less than 5 years in a management role for ME&L; Experience working in various countries on the African continent in the development/agricultural sector. Extensive knowledge of gender and social inclusion analysis frameworks and in integrating gender into ME&L systems, including the identification of indicators to track gender specific outcomes and results; Demonstrated understanding of gender considerations in agriculture, social and policy-related issues, and opportunities for Africa s agricultural development; Sound expertise in Monitoring and Evaluation and Reporting of international donor-funded programs/initiatives; Extensive knowledge of gender-responsive ME&L concepts/systems/approaches, research design, data management, quality assurance and control procedures; Experience in developing different project/program logic tools such as the Theory of Change, Logical framework and Results framework Ability to establish goals and priorities, to plan, coordinate and effectively monitor tasks, milestones and target achievements; Sound experience in technical/donor reporting, knowledge management, capacity building and facilitation; Track record of published ME&L studies/reports and information products and dissemination to various audiences; Ability to forge and maintain effective working relationships with staff members, partners and stakeholders; Excellent command of the English Language, knowledge of French language is an added advantage; Ability to work independently and proactively as a team member; and Ability to understand expectations, work with competing deadlines and strong commitment to personal and organizational accountability.
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