The Government of Ghana, led by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), in collaboration with the World Bank and USAID is currently implementing the Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP). The project is to improve the investment climate for agribusiness and establish inclusive Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), aimed at increasing on-farm productivity and value-addition in selected commodity value chains. Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Objectives of the Assignment

The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) envisages monitoring and evaluation as a forward-looking activity, given the likelihood of continued support to commercial agriculture in Ghana beyond the GCAP lifetime and future GoG reforms in the sector. The Project intends to engage an individual professional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to work with the Project implementation Unit (PIU) to provide services, with a view to ensuring adequate reporting on progress towards the development objectives and to lay a solid foundation of data and information on which evidence-informed programming and policy-making can take place and coordination between development partners and GoG can be facilitated.

He/She will provide valuable sector-specific information and feed back to the Ministry Finance on outcomes of public-private partnership arrangement in agriculture and related issues, and on the contribution that commercial agriculture can make to poverty alleviation and job creation in the Northern Regions. The M&E Specialist will be guided by the M&E manual and will generate and implement on M&E framework and information management system of the Project that adheres to the project management information needs, and implementation requirements of the World Bank and other donors

The specific objective of the assignment is to provide M&E support to the project to determine performance and progress toward achieving outputs and outcomes as outlined in the project document, M&E manual, the indicator Handbook and M&E framework.

Performance Criteria

The following criteria will be used to assess the performance of the M&E Specialist at regular intervals and based upon which the contract with the PIU may be continued or terminated:

•   Timeliness of project monitoring and evaluation management activities
•   Quality of documentation submitted for prior review
•   Quality and timeliness of reports

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Post graduate Degree in agriculture economics, administration, management, economics, social science or other relevant field.
•   At least 10 years experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation programmes and projects monitoring and evaluation
•   Demonstrated knowledge of participatory M&E systems, project performance monitoring system, benefit monitoring and evaluation, or ther relevant experience
•   Capacity to work under tight deadlines and to handle potentially controverial and/or very sensitive issues that require clarity, accuracy and speedy responses
•   Membership of a relevant professional body will be an advantage
•   Proven ability to multi-task and work independently
•   Highly self-motivated, confident and with good interpersonal skill
•   Ability to arrange and facilitate consultations, meetings and workshops
•   Fluency in English language and computer proficiency in mandatory

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please send your C.V / resume, letter of motivation and three (3) letters of reference (including one(1) academic reference) to:-

The Chief Director
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
P.O.Box M37,
Accra-Ghana

Applicants are to include direct contacts (reliable telephone, fax numbers and email address) in their application in order to faciliate early and easy contact.

For more information, please contact:-

The Project Coordinator
Ghana Commercial Agriculture
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
CASHEW Block (around juvenile Court, Riviera beach), Accra
P.O.Box M37,
Accra-Ghana

Tel: +233-302-686948 / Fax: +233-302-668245

Email: info@gcap.org.gh

Closing Date: 29 April, 2014