Deadline: 22 July 2015
The Christian Aid is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Monitoring & Evaluation Manager under the program called STAR. The position will be based in Accra, Ghana.
The STAR programme in Ghana has a dual focus – catalysing the efforts of citizens towards systemic change on specific issues, and working towards the creation of a Ghanaian-run corporate entity to sustain support for these efforts beyond the life cycle of the programme.
Christian Aid is working with others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this vision is transformation of the lives of people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter future.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will perform the following functions-
- Manage teams or lead projects supportively, involving others in discussing how to take work forward, helping people feel part of the team and treating everyone equally.
- Influence others to develop shared understanding and work cooperatively and collaboratively towards common goals where there are different personal or organisational agendas.
- Develop and maintain new relationships with individuals and organisations to further Christian Aid’s aims.
- Recognise and value differences in people; be ready to challenge assumptions, beliefs or attitudes in self or others.
- Manage expectations and adhere to what’s agreed, by doing what you say you’re going to do.
- Reflect the needs of different audiences, adapting style, media, timing and pace to communicate effectively.
- Show understanding of how personal and external factors affect others’ communication style and needs and seek to manage these differences to ensure that all voices are heard.
- Clarify expectations and anticipate others’ interests and potential issues, to help them get involved in debate and dialogue.
- Make recommendations or decisions in the best interest of Christian Aid, involving others as needed both within and beyond your work area.
- Be willing to take action or make recommendations or decisions in difficult or ambiguous situations.
- Commit to your decisions and be accountable for them.
- Show willingness to adapt if your initial decision did not produce the expected result.
- Demonstrate continuing commitment to your own professional and personal development.
- Use coaching and mentoring skills to support others to develop.
- Encourage others to give their best by discussing goals and aspirations and recognizing achievement.
- Provide an appropriate level of supervision according to need; know when to provide help and when to give others space to learn.
- Give constructive and timely feedback to others on difficult or contentious issues.
- Deal with poor performance directly and sensitively, seeking appropriate and timely advice and support if needed.
- Be open to radical suggestions.
- Evaluate the benefits and risks of new ideas and ways of working and identify ways to reduce risk.
- Find and implement ways to better support internal knowledge- and information-sharing.
- Coach others on dealing with resistance to change.
- Seek and evaluate a range of viewpoints, internal and external, about how Christian Aid could do things better
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Degree or equivalent relevant qualification
- Masters degree in a relevant field
- Monitoring and evaluation skills, including the ability to analyse research and evaluation findings and other information for donor reports and the benefit of governments and practitioners
- Experience measuring the impact of ‘hard to measure’ interventions such as advocacy and accountability
- Significant international development experience implementing and/or evaluating governance and accountability programmes at scale
- Skills for training M&E and non-M&E professionals around the importance of monitoring, reporting and evaluation
- Advanced communication skills, including fluent written and spoken English
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit Christian Aid.
