Position description
The role
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Adviser will provide programme-level advice and support on monitoring, evaluation and learning for the Georesources and Energy Programme and the Oceans and Maritime Programme in the GEM division to enhance the programmes planning, monitoring, and reporting of their results across the division and in SPC.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
- Programme and project monitoring and reporting;
- Support the development and revision of GEP and OMP programme and project results frameworks and ME Plans;
- Communicate with the Programmes Teams on relevant reporting dates and data collection/reporting tools;
- Make recommendations, where necessary, to the Deputy Directors and MEL Adviser on improvements to data collection and reporting tools;
- Prepare programme and project reports as per the reporting schedule;
- Programme planning, reflection and capacity building;
- Lead and coordinate the programmes annual work planning processes;
- Contribute to the development of the GEM business planning processes by facilitating strategic discussions within GEP and OMP;
- Facilitate OMP and GEP’s cross Programmes integrated programming processes;
- In conjunction with the MEL Advisor, facilitate OMP and GEP’s discussions and inputs in the SPC wide strategic planning and initiatives;
- OMP and GEP contributions to SPC corporate and donor reporting and learning;
- Prepare OMP and GEP’s information and data for SPL as requested by the MEL Adviser;
- Coordinate the mid-year reporting and end of year reporting for GEP and OMP through updating results frameworks, developing performance stories and provision of annual training data;
- Contribute to the Programmes and projects donor reporting through the provision of advice, data, evidence on the results achieved by the programmes and projects.
- Collaboration with other GEM Programmes and other SPC staff;
- Provide support and advice to the Programme Teams on activity design and monitoring;
- Assist OMP and GEP using the Results Framework analysis to inform their resource mobilisation efforts;
- Provide sound advice and follow up with Deputy Directors and Team Leaders on areas that need improvement;
- Represent OMP and GEP at M&E-related meetings when the MEL Adviser is required.
Qualifications
Key selection criteria
- A postgraduate degree in a relevant field such as international development, evaluation, public sector policy, economics, natural resource management project management, evaluation.
Technical expertise:
- At least 8 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation with a good understanding of international best practices in development effectiveness;
- At least 4 years of experience in programme MEL support for large multi-disciplinary programmes implementing large bilateral donors, including conceptualizing and technical writing;
- Strategic thinking and high-level analytical skills;
- Skills in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis;
- Experience in creating databases for the entering, processing, cleaning and extraction of data;
- Experience in successfully working within a deadline-driven environment.
Language skills:
- Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness:
- Ability to work in a multicultural, inclusive and equitable environment.
Application instructions
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