CARE International in Ghana is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E Officer) for PATHWAYS Project. The Pathways initiative in Ghana is part of CARE USA Pathways program that seeks to empower poor women smallholder farmers through their more productive and equitable engagement in Agriculture.

JOB SUMMARY
The M & E Officer is the lead person on M & E issues on the Pathways project. S/he will report to the project manager. The incumbent will support and facilitate the design of the project level M & E frameworks, including periodic reviews, field monitoring and project reporting that meet donor M&E and reporting requirements.

S/he will work as a member of the M&E team in the Tamale sub office and will be a member of the national M&E working group of CARE Ghana to ensure coherence and consistency in the use of methodologies and process. The position is based in Tamale with extensive travel to the project areas in the Upper West and Upper East region.

The M&E Officer will work closely with one Project Officer, two Project Facilitators, the implementing Partner PRUDA and other relevant bodies at the district and community levels to ensure relevant data is collected and analysed on timely manner. He/she will ensure the roll out of a participatory M&E system to track progress in implementation with the support of the Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

•   Support and facilitate the design of project level M&E data collection tools and M & E plans
•   Supports the Project team in the semi-annual and annual project reporting, ensuring that the reporting meets donor expectations and requirements
•   Facilitate cross-learning during M&E events, peer evaluations, and sharing of technical resources (documents, etc.)
•   Provide quality assurance for M&E related events, including review of ToRs for M&E related consultancies, baseline and evaluation designs and reports; where possible, to be present at the validation/dissemination meetings for baselines, endlines, and evaluations; also, when possible, to be present at and contributing to substantive DM&E capacity building events (for staff and/or partners).
•   Maintain a calendar for projects evaluations and DME related events; including the development and support for a
DM&E capacity building plan in coordination with Project Manager.
•   Conduct periodic monitoring of project activities , outputs and outcomes including data collection on a timely basis and in accordance with M&E plans
•   Support planning Semi-Annual and annual Project Review sessions with partners and Stakeholders
•   Facilitate training of Staff, Partners & Stakeholders on M & E plans and tools
•   Facilitate and support the documentation of project processes and achievements including documentation for public dissemination e.g draft reports, case studies/MSCs, success stories, articles for use in the dissemination of best
practices
•   Support partners in the review and implementation of community and district level programmes for documentation and dissemination of best practices
•   Produce other reports as may be required in the project to ensure that all processes and project outcome/results are documented
•   Support partners in action research, documentation and dissemination of project experiences in user friendly forms

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A./BSc Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies , Agricultural Science and other discipline relevant to rural
development(Agriculture, Governance, Microfinance, Gender, Nutrition, Value Chains)
•   Preferably MA/MSc Degree or Postgraduate/specialized training in project planning, monitoring/evaluation, rights based programming with experience on Agriculture and value chains projects.
•   At least 2-3 years of work experience in development projects preferably agriculture, value chains project planning, monitoring and evaluation, at a supervisory level.
•   Working experience with NGOs
•   Understanding on gender and diversity
•   Livelihood analysis, logframes, project baselines, evaluations;
•   M & E capacity assessments and development plans;
•   Facilitation, training and coaching skills
•   Written and verbal communication in English Language;
•   Demonstrated leadership ability to inspire and empower others;
•   Computer skills
•   Data analysis software and tools
•   Contributing to team success, innovation, pro-active problem solving, analytical ability, information monitoring.

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Interested candidates should submit their applications and detailed CVs to the HR Officer, CARE International in Ghana or electronically to:-

hr.ghana@co.care.org

Closing Date: 19 June, 2014

•   PLEASE INDICATE CLEARLY IN THE SUBJECT LINE THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.
•   Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted

OUR DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH; WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES, PARTICULARLY WOMEN, TO APPLY