Empowerment for life is a Danida sponsored programme being implemented in the Northern Region by Ghana Development Communities Association (GDCA) and Youth Empowerment for Life (YEfL) in cooperation with the Danish partner Ghana Friendship Groups in Denmark. The programme focus areas are complementary Basic Education, Civil society Strengthening and Community- managed Livelihood Improvement.

The partners want to strengthen the monitoring, research and documentation capacity of the programme. Consequently, the programme seeks to employ an M&E and Research Officer to be in place by 1st March 2014

Job summary
The M&E/ Research Officer is responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of systems, tools and activities within M&E/Research in the E4L programme. She /he will give technical support to all relevant staff and play a crucial role in conducting research to provide information on the results of the progamme as well documenting and disseminating best practices and lesion learned to relevant stakeholders

Key duties include:

•   Is responsible for the design and the implementation of the M&E system of E4L, including development and updating of M&E tools and manual
•   Plans, organizes and coordinates monitoring and evaluation activities and consolidates the M&E system
•   Gives technical support to E&L staff, including supervising, training and assisting field and program staff in interpretation of data
•   Maintains and shares with E4L staff and relevant stakeholders, a collection of lessons learned, and success stories from E4L’s various programs activates/components for the purpose of learning through increased collaboration and interaction between program activities/ components.
•   Participates and contributes actively to setting up knowledge Management System in E4L. This includes developing a database for specific M&E data, with easy access/ retrieval.
•   Establishes links and partnerships with academic institutions and think tanks to partner in research, reviews, evaluations relevant to the qualification and development of the programme
•   Promotes a research based approach in the E4L programme, including participation in and or coordination of research undertaken on relevant development issues. Herein, representation of the E4L programme in relevant seminars and /or conferences
•   Assists in any other activities that his/her direct supervisor may require

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Degree in Social Studies, development studies or in a relevant discipline such as education or communications. Masters level preferred.

Experience

•   At least 3 years of experience in the development, design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems. Research-related experience is preferred. Previous experience from working in an NGO is required. Engagement with relevant networks or research-institutions is an advantage

Skills and abilities required

•   A high level of proficiency in MS office suite is required. Skills in a data-base application will be an advantage. Good writing skills are required. Ability to use social media will be an added advantage. Team player and outgoing personality is a great asset

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified and interested applicants are required to complete an application format, which can be downloaded from this location: www. gdcaghana.org

Alternatively, interested applicants can request for the application form from E4L.MERDO@gdcaghana.org Individual CVs will not be accepted. Completed application forms together with a forwarding letter of not more than One page, indicating reasons for applying, their motivation and commitment, should be sent electronically only to:

The Programme Coordinator
Empowerment for Life Programme

E4L.MERDO@gdcaghana.org

Closing Date: 24 January, 2014

Due the large number of applicants, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.