BACKGROUND:

SNV Netherlands Development Organization is an International NGO with a long-term local presence in 38 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our global team of advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services, thereby empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development. Present in Ghana since 1992, SNV is organized in 3 sectors: Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

SNV is implementing a 5-Year WASH project with an objective to provide access to finance at both the household and MSME level. The project will also provide the technical assistance that MSMEs require to grow and be profitable. This will be funds channeled through a financial institution for on-lending to households & SMEs within the WASH sector. Households are expected to use the loans to obtain improved sanitation facilities in their homes whilst the SMEs are expected to use these loans for either working capital or for capital expenditure (to better offer WASH products and services to individuals).

Position Summary:

M&E Specialist will serve as the key senior-level M&E resource on the project, working in conjunction with Project Coordinator and project management team to maintain the project’s overall strategic vision.

Responsibilities:

•   To ensure that feasible, efficient and useful M&E systems are designed and implemented, allowing the project to meet its reporting requirements and provide meaningful and timely data for use in project management.
•   Establish tools to monitor performance of partner institutions and sub-grantees.
•   Formulate a set of relevant, simple and straightforward indicators to monitor the project outputs
•   Conduct periodic field monitoring
•   Systematically track and document project delivery processes and results to serve as input for the mid-term and end of project evaluation.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Post-graduate degree (Master’s Degree or higher) in development, economics, statistics, project management or related field.
•   At least 10 years work experience in development programs; minimum of 5 years in M&E of international and multilateral donor funded programs.
•   Experience in the use of statistical analysis software.
•   Experience in the design, and analysis of research data (quantitative and qualitative).
•   Experience supporting projects with micro financing and SME capacity development will be a distinct advantage.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

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Closing Date: 14 December, 2012