A consortium of NGOs in Water, Sanitation and Hygience (WASH) working in six (6) Districts within the Northern Region of Ghana, commit to engage the services of a Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Officer to strengthen their operations within the area. The consortiun is a partner to an international Alliance which works in eight (8) countries globally

Their Broad objective is to reduce poverty and increase human dignity especially for women the marginalized in the communities through increasing access to and use of improved WASH facilities for households and in Public places.

The position involves frequent visits (50 - 60% of the time) to the offices of the partner organizations / communities and occasionally outside the region.

Job Title: PME Support Officer
Reports to: The Country Officer
Duration: 1 year Contract (With a possibility of renewal)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The initial engagement of the PME Support Officer will be from January 2015 to April 2016 with Simavi. He/She will work closely with the Ghana Country Coordinator, all GWA partner organisations and by extension, the DWA PME Manager in the specific areas outlined in the specified roles / responsibilities below.

•   The PME Support Officer shall proactively provide general program support (including planning, methods, tools, analysis and interpretation of results etc) to the country Coordinator and the GWA partner organisations for effective implementation of planned activities
•   He/She shall objectively carry out quality check on program issues - review of results, reports and other figures produced by the GWA partners
•   Work to understand the existing PME systems at partner organisations to improve thema nd develop an overall coherent GWA PME systems which best captures our WASH results
•   Train partner organisations in basic PME skills: planning, program design, indicator setting, results monitoring, sampling, surveys and questionnaires administration etc for effective monitoring and reporting by the partners
•   Support the country coordinator in compiling country data reports for the DWA or the relevant funding partners
•   Support GWA partners to understand and implement formats and tools as delivered by DWA WAMU/PME persons
•   Support the GWA country coordinator and parnters in the use of digital and online tools and data bases (Akvo Flow and Web based forms etc) and if necessary fulfill the administrator role for Akvo Flow, inputting questionnaires in dashboard, creating Excel sheets etc for quality data compilation, analysis and interpretation
•   Support in setting up and running Outcome measurement in 2015
•   Provide support in the GWA Post 2015 strategy planning and development
•   Provide support to the country coordinator and the partner organisations in the End Term Evaluation process in 2015
•   Provide inputs and advice on other matters of interest to the Alliance and especially program development as and when desired by the country coordinator or the Alliance partners

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum of a first Degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 5 years experience - A Master degree or Post Graduates qualification in M&E is an advantage
•   Successful discharge of National Service obligations
•   Excellent computer, organization and interpersonal skills
•   Strong communication and presentation skills
•   Fluency in any of the Northern Region Langauges is desired
•   Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and solve problems with little supervision
•   Ability to work in a team within an International donor environment in a multi-cultural setting
•   Previous experience in a similar position is a plus

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Interested persons should submit a cover letter (with detailed contact information) and CV with two (2) referees to:-

echimsi2000@yahoo.com

Applicants are to note the No relocation package will be paid to a successful applicant from outside Tamale.

Closing Date: 31 December, 2014