Job Description: Responsibilities & Requirements
The Advocacy and Social Accountability (ASA) funding mechanism was approved for establishment by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in December 2017. GPE’s aim is to strengthen national education systems to deliver stronger outcomes in the areas of learning and early childhood development, equity, gender equality, and inclusion. GPE is the largest fund for education in the world and provides around $800million a year for education in developing country partners.
The goal of the ASA mechanism is to enhance civil society capacity to further GPE’s strategic objectives in learning, equity, and stronger systems by improving their participation, advocacy, and efforts to ensure transparency and increased effectiveness in national educational policy and implementation processes. As such it aims to support both the traditional education networks and civil society partners working in areas such as tax justice, citizens engagement in fiscal transparency and community mobilisation.
The ASA mechanism is comprised of three funding streams (Operational Components) to support work at local, national and transnational levels to (1) strengthen national civil society engagement in education planning, policy dialogue and monitoring; (2) strengthen civil society roles in promoting the transparency and accountability of national education sector policy and implementation and (3) create a stronger global and transnational enabling environment for national civil society advocacy and transparency efforts. Together, these objectives will help to amplify the voices of people in education policy debates, helping to better match citizen demand for an equitable quality education with responsive public policy solutions. The ASA mechanism has a target of supporting at least 100 civil society partners, in approximately 90 countries throughout the world, including Africa, Asia, Pacific, Latin America and MENA/Eastern Europe.
In January 2019, GPE selected Oxfam IBIS as Grant Agent for the ASA mechanism, subject to final board approval end March 2019. The programme is forecast to run for at least 5 years, with the inception phase commencing imminently. Oxfam IBIS’ Grant Agent role will be implemented primarily through a Global Management Unit (GMU) based in Copenhagen, and Regional Management Units (RMUs) in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Each RMU will be led by an expert Program Manager that will provide oversight of day-to-day operations across countries in the region, including management of staff, provision of technical advice, and quality assurance of reporting across the entire region.
Job Description
What are we looking for
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated bi-lingual (English and French) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor to form part of the Regional Management Unit based in Ghana of this large-scale, complex funding mechanism. The candidate will be a senior professional with a proven track record in coordination of monitoring, evaluation and learning processes and projects and programme management. The candidate will need to demonstrate strategic direction in one or a combination of the following areas: MEL - monitoring and evaluation, learning; international project management; education policy, civil society, social accountability, campaigning and advocacy.
Under the direction of the Senior MEL Advisor, the candidate will coordinate all MEL activities in the region in order to successfully deliver the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning aspects of the ASA mechanism, providing technical assistance for establishing high-quality results-frameworks for all grantees and for collecting accurate monitoring information, to contribute to the ASA goal: enhanced civil society capacity to further GPE2020 goals in learning, equity, and stronger systems, by improving their participation, advocacy and efforts to ensure transparency and increased effectiveness in national educational policy and implementation processes.
Based in Accra, Ghana, the candidate will have strong MEL-technical and project coordination qualities to motivate regionally-dispersed partners and with good and compelling communication and influencing skills. Regular travel within the region will be required, equivalent to approximately 12-14 weeks per annum in order to support and monitor partners, particularly in their planning and monitoring responsibilities.
Job purpose
Under the leadership of the Program Manager and guidance of the Senior MEL Advisor, the candidate will be responsible for managing the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning of the regional programme, to ensure success of the MEL-activities of this complex funding mechanism.
The candidate will coordinate and represent the RMU in MEL-related technical meetings, workshops and committees.
Core details
Location is Accra, Ghana. Our package is competitive and depending on experience. The contract is for three years with the possibility for extension. The position is a full time role equivalent to 37 hrs./week. The role reports to the Program Manger. The post will involve travel outside Ghana – typically no more than 12 – 14 weeks/year. The post will require a work permit for Ghana.
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Key responsibilities
- Planning of monitoring and evaluation activities of the regional component of the ASA project, in accordance with the provided guidelines.
- Collection of base-line information from all Grantees in the region in accordance with guidelines.
- Provision of technical assistance to Grantees and others for their elaboration of results- and monitoring frameworks, formulation of indicators, collection and storage of verification materials and reporting
- Review and translation into English of agreed Grantee Results-frameworks.
- Collection of completed templates, formats and reports from relevant grantees.
- Storing or up-loading in an archive with a folder for each Grantee: Grantees´ results-frameworks; Grantee´s progress reports; Grantee´s and other verification materials; questionnaires completed by Grantees; etc.
- Reading progress reports submitted by Grantees and clarifying any doubts with the Grantee.
- Draft regional “input to the donor report” in English, in accordance with GMU extended guidelines, for the Oxfam IBIS´ ASA biannual project progress reports that Oxfam IBIS GMU submits to GPE
- Coordination of the Region´s Grantee´s project end evaluations.
- Participate in the activities of the ASA project MEL team on their functions in order to assure support to civil society organizations and technical assistance for the formulation and evaluation of Grantee´s capacity improvement plans, results- and monitoring frameworks and reporting.
- Act as MEL-focal point for all regional selected ASA-countries for the provision of technical assistance to the grantees.
- Coordinate selected training- and knowledge-sharing workshops on monitoring, evaluation and learnings.
Required Skills or Experience
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following essential skills, and it would be advantageous to demonstrate some or all of the desirable skills.
Essential
- Master’s degree and at least 5 years experience in a relevant field (International Development, programme management in the social area; monitoring, evaluation and learning, etc.)
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of programmes in the development sector in the social area
- Ability to coordinate complex monitoring and evaluation functions with regionally-dispersed partners in complex programmes
- Strong verbal and written communications skills including experience in writing reports in English and French.
- Proven ability to analyse and synthesise complex issues
- Strong interpersonal skills, excellent coordination and guiding skills.
- Ability to think critically and strategically
- Demonstrated ability, tact, and sensitivity in working across institutional boundaries, business units, and teams in an effective and productive way
- Technical expertise in project management and monitoring, evaluation and learning in development projects; operationalization of the human rights based approach and gender perspective.
- Excellent writing skills in English and ability to understand, speak, read and write in English and French (knowledge of Portuguese will be an advantage)
Desirable
Demonstrable experience working with an adaptive management approach, and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities
Key attributes
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
- Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
- Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.
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The Advocacy and Social Accountability (ASA) funding mechanism was approved for establishment by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in December 2017. GPE’s aim is to strengthen national education systems to deliver stronger outcomes in the areas of learning and early childhood development, equity, gender equality, and inclusion. GPE is the largest fund for education in the world and provides around $800million a year for education in developing country partners.
The goal of the ASA mechanism is to enhance civil society capacity to further GPE’s strategic objectives in learning, equity, and stronger systems by improving their participation, advocacy, and efforts to ensure transparency and increased effectiveness in national educational policy and implementation processes. As such it aims to support both the traditional education networks and civil society partners working in areas such as tax justice, citizens engagement in fiscal transparency and community mobilisation.
The ASA mechanism is comprised of three funding streams (Operational Components) to support work at local, national and transnational levels to (1) strengthen national civil society engagement in education planning, policy dialogue and monitoring; (2) strengthen civil society roles in promoting the transparency and accountability of national education sector policy and implementation and (3) create a stronger global and transnational enabling environment for national civil society advocacy and transparency efforts. Together, these objectives will help to amplify the voices of people in education policy debates, helping to better match citizen demand for an equitable quality education with responsive public policy solutions. The ASA mechanism has a target of supporting at least 100 civil society partners, in approximately 90 countries throughout the world, including Africa, Asia, Pacific, Latin America and MENA/Eastern Europe.
In January 2019, GPE selected Oxfam IBIS as Grant Agent for the ASA mechanism, subject to final board approval end March 2019. The programme is forecast to run for at least 5 years, with the inception phase commencing imminently. Oxfam IBIS’ Grant Agent role will be implemented primarily through a Global Management Unit (GMU) based in Copenhagen, and Regional Management Units (RMUs) in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Each RMU will be led by an expert Program Manager that will provide oversight of day-to-day operations across countries in the region, including management of staff, provision of technical advice, and quality assurance of reporting across the entire region.
Job Description
What are we looking for
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated bi-lingual (English and French) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor to form part of the Regional Management Unit based in Ghana of this large-scale, complex funding mechanism. The candidate will be a senior professional with a proven track record in coordination of monitoring, evaluation and learning processes and projects and programme management. The candidate will need to demonstrate strategic direction in one or a combination of the following areas: MEL - monitoring and evaluation, learning; international project management; education policy, civil society, social accountability, campaigning and advocacy.
Under the direction of the Senior MEL Advisor, the candidate will coordinate all MEL activities in the region in order to successfully deliver the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning aspects of the ASA mechanism, providing technical assistance for establishing high-quality results-frameworks for all grantees and for collecting accurate monitoring information, to contribute to the ASA goal: enhanced civil society capacity to further GPE2020 goals in learning, equity, and stronger systems, by improving their participation, advocacy and efforts to ensure transparency and increased effectiveness in national educational policy and implementation processes.
Based in Accra, Ghana, the candidate will have strong MEL-technical and project coordination qualities to motivate regionally-dispersed partners and with good and compelling communication and influencing skills. Regular travel within the region will be required, equivalent to approximately 12-14 weeks per annum in order to support and monitor partners, particularly in their planning and monitoring responsibilities.
Job purpose
Under the leadership of the Program Manager and guidance of the Senior MEL Advisor, the candidate will be responsible for managing the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning of the regional programme, to ensure success of the MEL-activities of this complex funding mechanism.
The candidate will coordinate and represent the RMU in MEL-related technical meetings, workshops and committees.
Core details
Location is Accra, Ghana. Our package is competitive and depending on experience. The contract is for three years with the possibility for extension. The position is a full time role equivalent to 37 hrs./week. The role reports to the Program Manger. The post will involve travel outside Ghana – typically no more than 12 – 14 weeks/year. The post will require a work permit for Ghana.
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CONTINUE READING BELOW
Key responsibilities
- Planning of monitoring and evaluation activities of the regional component of the ASA project, in accordance with the provided guidelines.
- Collection of base-line information from all Grantees in the region in accordance with guidelines.
- Provision of technical assistance to Grantees and others for their elaboration of results- and monitoring frameworks, formulation of indicators, collection and storage of verification materials and reporting
- Review and translation into English of agreed Grantee Results-frameworks.
- Collection of completed templates, formats and reports from relevant grantees.
- Storing or up-loading in an archive with a folder for each Grantee: Grantees´ results-frameworks; Grantee´s progress reports; Grantee´s and other verification materials; questionnaires completed by Grantees; etc.
- Reading progress reports submitted by Grantees and clarifying any doubts with the Grantee.
- Draft regional “input to the donor report” in English, in accordance with GMU extended guidelines, for the Oxfam IBIS´ ASA biannual project progress reports that Oxfam IBIS GMU submits to GPE
- Coordination of the Region´s Grantee´s project end evaluations.
- Participate in the activities of the ASA project MEL team on their functions in order to assure support to civil society organizations and technical assistance for the formulation and evaluation of Grantee´s capacity improvement plans, results- and monitoring frameworks and reporting.
- Act as MEL-focal point for all regional selected ASA-countries for the provision of technical assistance to the grantees.
- Coordinate selected training- and knowledge-sharing workshops on monitoring, evaluation and learnings.
Required Skills or Experience
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following essential skills, and it would be advantageous to demonstrate some or all of the desirable skills.
Essential
- Master’s degree and at least 5 years experience in a relevant field (International Development, programme management in the social area; monitoring, evaluation and learning, etc.)
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of programmes in the development sector in the social area
- Ability to coordinate complex monitoring and evaluation functions with regionally-dispersed partners in complex programmes
- Strong verbal and written communications skills including experience in writing reports in English and French.
- Proven ability to analyse and synthesise complex issues
- Strong interpersonal skills, excellent coordination and guiding skills.
- Ability to think critically and strategically
- Demonstrated ability, tact, and sensitivity in working across institutional boundaries, business units, and teams in an effective and productive way
- Technical expertise in project management and monitoring, evaluation and learning in development projects; operationalization of the human rights based approach and gender perspective.
- Excellent writing skills in English and ability to understand, speak, read and write in English and French (knowledge of Portuguese will be an advantage)
Desirable
Demonstrable experience working with an adaptive management approach, and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities
Key attributes
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
- Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
- Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.