Chemonics International Inc. seeks four technical and administrative specialists for the recently awarded five-year, USAID-funded Ghana Feed the Future Agriculture Policy Support (Ghana FtF-APS) Project. The Ghana FtF-APS project aims to increase the capacity of the government of Ghana, the private sector, and civil society organisations in evidence-based policy formation, implementation, research and advocacy and in rigorous monitoring and evaluation of  agricultural programmes under the Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan. The Personnel will support the effective and effcient long-term management and implementation of the Ghana FtF-APS project by filling the following position:- Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Job Summary

The M&E specialist will provide leadership and management to monitoring and evaluation activities, including assisting counterpart institutions to design, implement and maintain the performance monitoring systems for evidence-based decision-making

Responsibilities will include:

•   Implementing the project's Monitoring & Evaluation Plan, which includes the performance monitoring plans (PMP) and knowledge Management (KM) approach, as well as designing and populating the project's M&E system
•   Working with technical staff to ensure timely and consistent data collection and develop databases and spreadsheets to ensure data readily available
•   Training staff and selected partners on M&E system operations, collection methods and collate databases from technical staff and partners to update the system
•   Performing data analyses and/ or create graphics to inform reporting requirement and project communications products
•   Planning for and supervising intermittent impact assessments, collect and disseminate lessons learned and share successes during project implementation

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Master's degree in evaluation, public policy or a related field, ten years experience in monitoring and evaluation of international devleopment projects, supervisory experience, good writing skills, USAID experience preferred, fluent english language capability
•   Short-term M&E specialists will be needed occasionally

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Send electronic submissions, including a cover letter / expression of interest and an updated curriculum vitae to:-

careers@agripolicyghana.org

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organisation, or other non-merit factors.

Closing Date: 21 February, 2014