The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has created the METSS project to provide technical support for program monitoring and evaluation (M&E), research, policy analysis and capacity building for its agriculture and energy programs. The current project is a new, five-year continuation of an existing project that ended this year and is administered through the University of Cape Coast, Kansas State University and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

A critical component of METSS is disseminating knowledge, tools, and learning gained from implementationg of USAID's activities. As the activities progress towards maturity, it is important to capture, analyze and disseminate knowledge from activity implementation in a more systematic manner in order to effectively communicate lessions learned to key project stakeholders, including development practitioners in agriculture, food security, nutrition, energy, the private sector, and policymakers of the host country.

METSS will create a publicly accessible online platform that captures data related to USAID's economic growth program, case studies, lessons learned, videos, presentations, and templates in a practical, innovative and user-friendly way for use by target audiences

Pursuant to this goal, METSS seeks to secure the services of the following professionals:

1) Full time knowledge Management Expert to provide leadership for the development and implementation of this knowledge management initiative
2) Full time M&E Team Leader and
3) Full time computer Programmer, Database Manager

Title: Knowledge Management Expert

The Purpose of the recruiting for this position is to produce and implement of knowledge management and communications strategy that provides the knowledge base for informed decision making and particularly for evidence-based policy decisions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to the Director of Program Operations (DPO), the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing METSS overall knowledge management and communications strategy, including budgetary requirements, timeline for implementation as well as a monitoring and evaluation plan. The specific activies including the following:

•   Identify the knowledge needs of USAID Growth (EG) office, its implementing partners and development parnters
•   Review existing data and knowledge materials from implementing partners and related development partners to determine the most approprate knowledge products is required, as well as effective channels for disseminating project information to add value to program development and provide evidence to guide policy formulation in agriculture, nutrition, energy and private sectors of Ghana
•   Undertake a mapping exercise of existing websites and other on-line resources dealing with similar data in the focus areas of USAID EG interventions. Based on these, define how existing networks and websites can supprot the knowledge sharing and learning among implementing partners
•   Coordinate the process for harmonizing the KM strategies of the EG office implementing partners.
•   Work closely with a communication expert to design, develop and manage an innovative knowledge platform that captures and presents USAID EG office resources in a user-friendly innovative way. This includes defining knowledge catergories (case studies, lessons learned etc)
•   Develop a work plan and budget for implementation of the strategy
•   Prepare and present quarterly reports on accomplishments for the implementing of METSS' KM activities

The incumbent will collaborate with officials of USAID/Ghana and the implementing partners in the performance of duties.

Qualification Required & Experience

Requirement for the position:

•   An advanced university degree in Communication, Information, Knowledge Management, or Information Science. Alternatively, a first level university degree with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and experiences in knowledge management may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
•   Mastery experience in the field of communications and knowledge management including the use of multiple and innovative media in designing, developing and marketing of online knowledge management platforms as well as, in the development of knowledge management strategies
•   A minimum of two years experience in a leadership position
•   Experience in the agriculture and food security sector is preferred, but  strong familiarity with food security and nutrition issues in Ghana may be accepted in lieu of experience

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants must submit Curriculum Vitae, Salary History, three references and a cover letter which addresses the requirement of the position of interest, to the following e-mail address:-

recruit@metssghana.org

Closing Date: 16 May, 2014

Note: Insert the Position of interest in the subject line of the e-mail.