Global Communities (formerly CHF International) a Non-Governmental Organization is seeking experienced professionals to recruit to fill the positions below for the 5-year USAID funded RING project. This project will focus on local government capacity building, livelihood and nutrition promotion in the northern region of Ghana.  Each position is full time and covers 12 months per year over the life of the program.

Job Title:     Deputy Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
Reports To:    Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Job Description

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist will play a lead role in the monitoring of ongoing USAID RING Program in Tamale. This position is a management position beginning as a deputy and transitioning to a leadership position; the ideal candidate will report to the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and oversee the data collection, analysis and evaluation of the RING project and support the M&E specialist in the design, implementation and monitoring of project M&E systems in accordance with the organizations’ standards.

Key Responsibilities:

•   Oversee M&E officers collecting data and ensuring collected data is accurate and verified;
•   Provide hands-on technical assistance and coaching to RING partners including NRCC and district assemblies as needed in coordination with M&E Capacity building specialist;
•   Contribute significantly to the design and implement project M&E system, data collection tools, quality reviews, review sessions and learning framework.
•   Conduct analysis of RING intervention and provide findings and recommendation reports to the Chief of Party and Component Leads.
•   Contribute to the development of all project documents, providing technical input for the development of results framework M&E Plans and other key M&E documents.
•   Manage the RING M&E projects’ household database and project management software.
•   Continuously assess methodologies and instruments for the collection, documentation and analysis of data and the reporting of outcomes.
•   Make field trips to check on the progress of project implementation by district staff and provide on-site support where necessary.
•   Coordinate with external firm responsible for baseline, mid-term and end-of-term evaluations.
•   Provide input to project in the preparation of all progress reports.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies/Planning, Statistics, Qualitative analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation for Developments programs or related degrees.
•   Previous experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of USAID Projects (practical experience in the use of USAID M&E tools, policies and guidelines is a prerequisite)
•   At least  5 years’ experience in project monitoring and evaluation at an international project or organization one of which must be in a supervisory role.
•   Computer literacy in MS-Word, MS Excel, Statistical Software (SPSS and database management.
•   Experience in designing and implementing participatory planning and evaluation methods.
•   Proven experience in developing and implementing a learning agenda
•   Previous M&E Specialist experience or similar position will be added advantage

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Please apply by sending your current CV to:-

gcring1@gmail.com with the Job Title in the subject line.

Closing Date: 30 November, 2014