{United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),Tamale,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2013};

UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, is the world’s largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes. UNFPA works with governments and non-governmental organizations in over 140 countries in all matters related to the reproductive system. Reproductive health is recognized as a human right, part of the right to health. UNFPA assists countries to formulate population policies and strategies in support of sustainable development.

Job Summary

Level: ICS 9 (NO-B)
Type of Contract: Fixed-Term
Position: 59527

Organizational Context:
Under the overall supervision of the Representative and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist, the Programme Analyst substantively contributes to the effective achievement of UNFPA activities in the area of sexual and reproductive health, reducing maternal and mortality and accelerating progress on the ICPD agenda and MDG 5. This includes incorporating into programmes elements of population and development, access to maternal and new-born health services, access to family planning services, HIV and STI prevention, gender equality, and poverty reduction; specifically in the context of women and young people (including adolescents).

The Programme Analyst analyses and assesses relevant political, social and economic trends and provides substantive inputs to project formulation and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and national development frameworks. He/she ensures coherence with agreed national and international planning frameworks; and guides and facilitates the delivery of UNFPA programs by monitoring results achieved in the implementation. He/she ensures and guides the appropriate application of systems and procedures and develops enhancements if necessary.

The Programme Analyst facilitates the work of consultants, advisors and experts; and establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with counterparts in government, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donor agencies and civil society to address emerging issues. He/she must effectively influence counterparts from diverse backgrounds to jointly contribute to achieving UNFPA’s mandate. The Programme Analyst is a budget owner and thus is accountable for ensuring the proper disbursement and absorption of funds to implementing partners.

The Programme Analyst is a substantive contributor to the program team in the Country Office.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

•  Technical Expertise/Management:
•  Programme Management:
•  Funds Management:
•  Resource Mobilisation
•  People Management & Leadership:
•  Administrative Management
•  Other – When appropriate, undertakes other job-related duties assigned by the supervisor and/or Representative

Qualification Required & Experience

Required Competencies:
Functional Competencies:

•  Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda
•  Results-based programme development and management
•  Innovation and marketing of new approaches
•  Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/Building strategic alliances and partners
•  Resource mobilization
•  Training and facilitation skills
•  Ability to conduct operational/interventional research

Core Competencies:

•  Values: Integrity/Commitment to mandate, knowledge sharing/continuous learning, valuing diversity
•  Managing Relationships: Working in teams, communicating information and ideas, conflict and self-management
•  Working with people: Empowerment/Developing people/Performance management
•  Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Strategic and analytical thinking, results orientation/commitment to excellence, Appropriate and transparent decision making

Job Requirements:
Academic Requirements:

•  Master’s degree in public health, medicine, population, demography and/or other related social science field

Experience:

•  3 to 5 years professional experience preferably in programme/project management in the public or private sector (at national level)
•  Good knowledge of issues of reproductive health and rights and how this impacts on women and the young
•  Experience in working with government institution, NGOs and/or donor institutions
•  Experience in leading implementation of programmes, particularly in the area of reproductive health, maternal health and adolescents and youth

Languages:

•  Fluency in oral and written English
•  A second UN language is an asset

Computer Skills:

•  Proficiency in current office software applications
•  Proficiency in PeopleSoft, and other computerized applications used by the UN

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

Please refer to: www.UNFPAGhana.org for detailed Job Description. Applications to be addressed to the Representative at:

ghana.office@unfpa.org

Completion of United Nations Personal History form (P11) is mandatory.

Closing Date: 04 March 2013

{Plan Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2013};

Plan Ghana an international child centred community development organization, is looking for dynamic and results oriented persons to fill the position of Project Manager for the WATCH Project for the period April 2013 to May 2015. The position reports to the Program Support Manager and has a working relationship with the Health Specialist and is located in the Country Office, Accra.

About the Project:
The Women and Their Children’s Health (WATCH) project is a three and half year multi-country project supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) under the Muskoka Initiative. The WATCH project is a Community Based Health Intervention to Save Mothers, Newborns and Children and it is being implemented and managed by Plan Ghana. With Plan International in Canada providing technical backstopping.

Job Purpose:
The job purpose of the project manager is to lead and provide technical expertise in the implementation and management of all activities under the WATCH project.

Key Responsibilities

•  Management of the Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNCH) Strategy
•  Facilitate the design, work planning and management of the WATCH Project in 6 Districts in the Eastern and Volta Regions
•  Ensure that the WATCH project delivers high quality programming that is compliant with best practice as outlined by Plan Ghana’s Country Strategic Plan and Ghana Government guidelines and policies on MNCH
•  Liaise with the Ghana Health Service and other relevant stakeholders in project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
•  Coordinate the activities of local NGO partners working under the project
•  Develop training programs and facilitate the training of professional Health workers, and partners in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service
•  Supervise field based Project Coordinators to deliver all WATCH related activities
•  Facilitate and organize review meetings at the regional and national levels in collaboration with Ghana Health Service on WATCH
•  Ensure Gender and Child Protection is mainstreamed in all WATCH related activities
•  Monitor financial, logistical and reporting aspects of the WATCH project assuring compliance with CIDA’s legal and reporting requirements
•  Ensure effective partnerships and networking in the delivery of the WATCH project activities
•  Establish and maintain productive collaborative relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, the GHS/MOH, UNICEF, WHO, other donors, and NGOs (at the National level and field level as appropriate) to effective assure that WATCH’s activities are collaborative and complementary
•  Develop and implement strategies for improved networking by partners and sharing of best practices learned in the course of implementing WATCH activities, in order to accelerate program implementation and impact
•  Contribute to policy working groups/technical committees on the development of guidelines, tools, materials for wider use in the MNCH Sector
•  In collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, be responsible for ensuring planning and ongoing monitoring of the programme against WATCH objectives and planned results
•  Compile, analyze, and disseminate, on a regular basis, reports to Country Management Team on WATCH project
•  Prepare and submit quality and timely periodic donor required reports

Qualification Required & Experience

•  A University degree in Midwifery or Nursing with a background in Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences, Social Science or development work; or a medical doctor with background in Public Health or Health Promotion Sciences; or equivalent in a related field
•  At least 5 years work experience in Maternal Neonatal and Child Health with specific experience managing a donor funded project
•  Experience in designing integrated participatory strategies; community mobilization and capacity development partnerships and networking; advocacy and gender mainstreaming
•  Experience working with Local NGOs, Subdistrict/District/Regional Health directorate of Ghana Health Service and communities

Knowledge Skills and Attitude required for the position:

•  Knowledgeable of the health system in Ghana. Familiar with structures and operations of Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service
•  Strong competencies to plan, prioritize, and execute autonomously with a strategic approach
•  Analytical; Excellent Communications; Report writing; Strong team-building; Strong negotiating; F Facilitation and Influencing skills
•  Proficient in Microsoft applications and use of relevant software and other applications
•  Ability to work under pressure
•  Ability to work in a participative community approach
•  Motivates, coaches and promotes high performance by team members. Open to feedback and willing to try new approaches and processes. Promotes innovation and learning

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should submit their applications with a comprehensive CV and a copy of the certificate of their highest academic qualification to the address below. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

People and Culture Manager
Plan Ghana
Private Mail Bag
Osu Main Post Office
Accra

Or E-mail to: recruitment.ghana@plan-international.org

Office Locations: No. 10 Yiyiwa Street, Abelenkpe

Closing Date: 28 February 2013

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.

Plan is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the protection of children and gender equity and our recruitment procedure reflect this. Selected applicants will be expected to comply with the child protection policy of the organization

{UNDP Ghana,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2013};

Background
Establish in 1992 under the auspices of the UNDP, the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP) in Ghana provides direct technical and financial support to community-level initiatives that simultaneously promote sustainable environment development, economic growth and social development of rural communities within the framework of the global environment facility focal area. The GEF focal areas omc;ide conserving biological diversity; mitigating threats to global climate chnage, protecting international waters from pullution, prevention of land degradation (Primarily control of desertification and deforestation) and chemical control(elimination of persistent organic pollutants) through community-base approaches. The GEF/SGP is recognised as a cost-effective mechanism for delivering financial and technical resources to local communities and has an established, well-tested modalities for working with local communities. The organisational infrastructure consists of a decentralised decision-making body, a funds disbursement mechanism, a monitoring and evaluation framework, a working modality based on building partnerships

Duties And Responsibilities

•  Under the supervision of the National Programme Coordinator (NC), the Programme Assistant (PA) will provide administrative support to the NC on the management of the programme, by supporting and contributing to the day-to-day management of the projects and ensuring conformity to expected results, outputs, objectives and work-plans.
•  S/he will assist the NC in prescreening project concepts and project proposals and evaluate the financial part of the project proposals as well as development and amendment of application forms and other management tools, requirement of the programme and other SGP programme implementation.

Competencies

•  Knowledge Management
•  Client Orientation
•  Planning and Organization
•  Communication and Accountability

Required Selection Criteria

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Preferred candidate should have University education with specialized administrative training in on of the following:- social sciences, Development Planning/Studies, Natural Resource Management or Public Administration.
•  Masters degree holder will be an advantage but not a requirement.
•  Minimum of two (2) years of working experience preferably in data and information management and analysis.
•  Experience in the usage of computers, proficiency with office software packages (MS Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel etc.) and in handling web-based management systems.
•  Pre-existing knowledge of the structure of the United Nations System, in particular with regard to human resource and communication would be an asset.
•  Excellent verbal and written communication in english is essential.
•  Spoken and witten French is desirable.
•  Knowledge of another UN offical language would be an asset

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified candidates are requested to send their application marked “Programme Assistant (GEF)” with supporting resume including telephone numbers and email addresses to the address below:-

The Human Resource Unit
U.N.D.P Office
(Next to the Ghana National Fires Service Hqtrs)

Closing Date: 25 February 2013

{Right To Play,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2013};

Background
Right to Play (RTP) is a global organisational that uses the transformative power of play to education and empower children facing adversity. Through sports and plat, RTP helps children in more than 20 countries to build essential life skills and better futures, whiles driving lasting social change. Right to Play is headquartered in Toronto and facilitates its West And Francophone Africa (WAFA) Regional programmes out of Accra, Ghana. We are seeking suitable Ghanaian nationals fluent in English and French (Written and Verbal) to fill the position of:- Regional Monitoring, Evluation and Learning Officer available at our WAFA Regional Office.

Job Summary

•  As part of the Regional Leadership team, the RMEO will be part of a Regional Technical and Advisory Team that supports the country office (CO) managers, M&E officers and partners to continously strengthen a culture and practice of monitoring and evaluation for continuous improvement.
•  The Regional Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (RMEO) will provide technical leadership and support all Monitoring Evaluation, reporting and learning (MERL) activities in the West and Francophone Region of Right To Play (RTP)
•  S/he report to the Regional Programme Manager

Qualification Required & Experience

•  A Master’s degree in international or community development, public policy, business administration or related field.
•  Suitable candidates should possess 4 years practical experience developing and implementing M&E systems and 2 years practical experience in child/youth development programming, setting  up + implementing results based management systems, designing + leading evaluation/research studies and training + capacity building

Competencies / Personal Attributes

•  Advanced interpersonal / strong analytical and conceptual skills
•  Strong written communication and verbal presentation skills
•  Criss-cultural sensitively / experience working with stakeholders
•  Ability to present evaluation finding through a variety of medium

Knowledge / Skills Required

•  Substantial experience / knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes for NGO programmes like CIDA, USAID ect.
•  A background in programme evaluation methodologies
•  Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methodology
•  Strong statistical/quantitative analysis skills using SPSS
•  Strong working knowledge of development + humanitarian issues

Compensation: We offer a competitive salary and benefits packages

Contract Duration: Full Time

How To Apply For The Job

If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please send you CV with cover letter explaining why you think you are the suitably candidate for this job by email to:-

wafaregional@righttoplay.com

Closing Date: 20 February 2013

{Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG),Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2013};

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG). An NGO and a Member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and a Leading Provider of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Education and Services.

Job Summary

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) Hereby invites results-oriented and committed persons to apply for the above vacant position to be filled in the association.

Location: PPAG Head Office, Accra

Report To: Executive Director

Job Purpose:
To provide efficient administrative and managerial support to the Executive Director and ensure that all activities and job schedules relating to the ED’s Unit are timely and consciously carried out.

Key Responsibilities Include:

•  Provide administrative and managerial support relating to the unit and co-ordinate affairs/activities effectively
•  Assist in writing reports and letters at the unit
•  Act as a link between Management and the Executive Director
•  Coordinate Volunteer activities at the Executive Director’s desk
•  Produce monthly Newsletters/Briefs
•  Provide protocol assistance to all visitors and support them in the purpose of their visit
•  Ensure that all out-going correspondence are sent on schedule
•  Ensure that all in-coming correspondence that needs ED’s attention get to him/her within twenty (24) hours
•  Plan and organise activities, management meetings and other forms of meetings
•  Take minutes of Council, Directors and Management meetings

Qualification Required & Experience

The Person Must:

•  Have a first degree in Human Resources Management, Administration-Management Studies or the Social Sciences from a recognised tertiary institution with a minimum of three (3) years working experience in a similar position. A second degree will be an advantage
•  Be highly skilled in the use of the computer (Microsoft Suite e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)
•  Have a high sense of responsibility, accuracy and judgment
•  Have the ability to take initiatives
•  Have good organisational and planning skills
•  Have very good communication, interpersonal relationship and analytical skills
•  Have good report writing skills
•  Be able to work under pressure and for long hours

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

All interested persons with requisite qualification(s), should kindly send their Application Letters with a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) including two referees and cell phone numbers to:

The Search Committee
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG)
P. O. Box AN 5756
Accra-North

Or drop in at PPAG Head Office, Laterbiokorshie.

Closing Date: 01 March 2013

{Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG),Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2013};

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG). An NGO and a Member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and a Leading Provider of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Education and Services.

Job Summary

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) Hereby invites results-oriented and committed persons to apply for the above vacant position to be filled in the association.

Location: PPAG Head Office, Accra

Report To: Director of Programmes

Job Purpose:
To provide efficient management of PPAG Clincis and ensure that related projects and programmes for the Clinics are successfully implemented.

Key Responsibilities Include:

•  Carry out the policies and the directives of the Association in the Department and submit status report to the Director of Programmes
•  Provide technical assistance and supportive supervision to all Clinical staff and service delivery sites
•  Ensure that Quality of Care (QoC) standards are maintained in all the Clinics and service delivery sites
•  Liaise with other Programme Managers to ensure that project agreements are adhered to
•  Ensure effective and efficient utilisation of Ghana Health Service (GHS) and IPPF service delivery guidelines and protocols
•  Ensure that clients’ and providers’ rights are adhered to in our clinics
•  Assist in developing Policies and Guidelines
•  Assist in co-ordination and analysis of service statistics for decision-making at all levels
•  Assist in the preparation of Annual Programme Budget (APB), Half Year and Annual Reports
•  Monitor and evaluate clinical activities including mid-term reviews and needs assessments

Qualification Required & Experience

The Person Must:

•  Have a first degree in Nursing or the Sciences and a second degree in Public Health, Health Sciences or Population Studies, from a recognised university with a minimum of eight (8) years relevant working experience, five (5) of which must be in a management position
•  Have a good knowledge in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and its related issues
•  Be highly skilled in the use of the computer (Microsoft Suite e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)
•  Have a high sense of responsibility, accuracy and judgment
•  Have the ability to manage crisis, make decisions and take initiatives
•  Have very good supervisory, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills
•  Must have good report writing skills
•  Must have good management and Presentation skills
•  Must be a trainer on SRH issues
•  Be able to work under pressure and willing to travel at short notices

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

All interested persons with requisite qualification(s), should kindly send their Application Letters with a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) including two referees and cell phone numbers to:

The Search Committee
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG)
P. O. Box AN 5756
Accra-North

Or drop in at PPAG Head Office, Laterbiokorshie.

Closing Date: 01 March 2013

{SADA Millennium Villages,Northern Ghana,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2013};

The Millennium Villages Project, supported by Millennium Promise Alliance and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is a bottom-up approach to lift developing country villages out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. The Millennium Villages’ team of experts in Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, Economics, Energy, Water, Agribusiness, Environment and Information Technology are working with local communities and governments to apply a proven holistic package of interventions to help villages get out of extreme poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With support from Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) and funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, a SADA Millennium Village has been established in parts of the West Mamprusi, Mamprugu Moaduri and Builsa Districts of the Northern and Upper East Regions of Ghana. The project area covers a cluster of contiguous rural communities with an estimated population of 25,000 people.

UNIT: SADA Millennium Villages Project
LOCATION: Northern Ghana.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Facilitator will work with members of the Health, Education, Infrastructure, Water and Sanitation, and Community Development teams to ensure that appropriate WASH interventions are well planned and implemented at village levels within cluster. The overall goal of the position is to assist the cluster local communities in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The main emphasis will be on WASH behavior change interventions in areas such as sanitation demand creation, household-level water treatment, hygiene and sanitation education, and local capacity building.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Conduct an assessment of local beliefs, attitudes and practices related to water, sanitation and hygiene. Identify local constraints and barriers to adoption of safe WASH practices, including public health risks that will facilitate the appropriate design of locally-tailored interventions based on a solid understanding of the existing situation within communities in the cluster.
•  Based on a thorough needs assessment and input from community members and district officials, develop plans for WASH interventions that are appropriate and relevant to the needs on the ground.
•  Utilize an appropriate methodology to generate demand for sanitation and improve sanitation conditions in local communities at the household level.
•  In collaboration with the education team and local stakeholders, develop WASH educational materials for educators and health workers to use in promoting safe hygiene, sanitation, and water treatment practices.
•  Build capacity of key stakeholders, including educators, health workers, district officials, parents and community members, to deliver behavior change communication related to hygiene and sanitation.
•  Partner with local government offices, WASH networks, schools, implementing agencies, and other relevant parties to organize Global Hand washing Day commemorations each year. Mobilize community members to participate in WASH activities and strengthen sanitation and hygiene conditions in the villages.
•  Work with teachers and school administrators to establish or strengthen school health/hygiene clubs. Ensure that schools have a sound maintenance and operation plan for water points, latrines and hand washing facilities.
•  Conduct extensive outreach and community engagement activities.
•  Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation effort related to improved water, hygiene and sanitation, including report writing and interpretation of survey results.
•  Carry out any other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Terms of offer:
MVP offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package. The employment contract is for a period of one year with the possibility of renewal.MVP prides itself on its collegial, supportive and gender sensitive working environment and believes that staff diversity promotes excellence. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualification Required & Experience

Education and professional qualifications:

•  A diploma or bachelor’s degree in water, sanitation and hygiene or related degree (e.g., public health, environmental science, community development).
•  At least 4 years of experience implementing WASH interventions in rural settings.
•  Familiarity with behavior change communication and current WASH interventions and participatory methodologies.
•  Proven skills in community mobilization and facilitation from a gender perspective and practical knowledge and application of community dynamics in an integrated community project.
•  Strong problem solving and organizational skills; flexibility and calm under pressure.
•  Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills.
•  Knowledge of the Local Languages is an added advantage

Location: Northern Ghana

How To Apply For The Job

Applicants should apply by email, sending a cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position, a full C.V. and names and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to: SADA.MVP@millenniumpromise.org with copies to employment@mdgwca.org and jacob.ubindam@millenniumpromise.org. “Application for SADA Water & Sanitation Facilitator” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message.

Closing Date: 28 February 2013

Applications will be considered until two weeks from the date of publication.
Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about us at:

www.millenniumvillages.org,
www.millenniumpromise.org,
www.unmillenniumproject.org,
www.mdgcentre.org

{SADA Millennium Villages,Northern Ghana,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Mar-2013};

The Millennium Villages Project, supported by Millennium Promise Alliance and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is a bottom-up approach to lift developing country villages out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. The Millennium Villages’ team of experts in Agriculture, Nutrition and Health, Economics, Energy, Water, Agribusiness, Environment and Information Technology are working with local communities and governments to apply a proven holistic package of interventions to help villages get out of extreme poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With support from Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) and funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, a SADA Millennium Village has been established in parts of the West Mamprusi, Mamprugu Moaduri and Builsa Districts of the Northern and Upper East Regions of Ghana. The project area covers a cluster of contiguous rural communities with an estimated population of 25,000 people.

Job Summary

UNIT: SADA Millennium Villages Project
LOCATION: Northern Ghana

JOB SUMMARY:
A Senior M&E Coordinator is being recruited for the SADA Millennium Villages Project site to oversee all aspects of monitoring and evaluation of the project, including quality assurance and reporting of key impact, outcome monitoring, economic costing and process evaluation data.

Specific responsibilities:
Overseeing the collection of key impact, outcome monitoring, economic costing and process evaluation data in the Project site. In particular:

Area Main Tasks:
Management:

•  Conduct periodic audits of data quality, including IRB compliance, and assuming overall responsibility for the quality of M+E data,
•  Facilitate regular progress meetings with the implementation team to feedback data on key metrics with the aim of making adjustments on coverage and targeting,
•  Reporting of M+E data in annual project and donor reports for public dissemination,
•  Conduct mixed methods analyses of data where relevant, generating tables and presentations as needed,
•  Facilitate M & E-related visits from the independent evaluators and donors,
•  Manage requests for data, and,
•  Prepare and submit reports to various stakeholders
•  Support the Team Leader in monitoring and reporting progress and output and have a good understanding of our internal MVP project management systems (Mpango & Quickbooks) and their relationship with MVIS
•  Develop workplan and budgets for M&E activities in the site

Impact assessment:

•  Manage preparatory work for surveys,
•  Training, oversight, and management of survey staff,
•  Coordination of survey field and data systems,
•  Data cleaning and indicator generation,
•  Data documentation,
•  Assurance of host-country Institutional Review Board compliance, and;
•  Generation of site-reports.

Outcome Monitoring:

•  Quality assurance and oversight of the data collection, validation, entry, and analysis of the data entered into the MVIS system.

Process Evaluation:  

•  Collect and report annual qualitative process data,
•  Directly supervise the hiring of qualitative note takers, data collection,
•  Ensure accurate collection of transcripts and notes,
•  Organize and properly label anonymized data.

Economic costing:

•  Coordinate the annual collection of costing data from all external project stakeholders: government sector offices, NGOs, UN organizations, community groups, and any other partners,
•  Ensure that templates detailing the cash and in-kind contributions toward all MDG-related activities in the project area are filled out accurately and fully.

Relationships:

•  Reports directly to Team Leader
•  Works closely with the M&E specialist at MDG centre EI
•  Directly supervise the data manager and data entry clerk
•  Works closely with sector coordinators

Terms of offer:
MVP offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package. The employment contract is for a period of one year with the possibility of renewal.MVP prides itself on its collegial, supportive and gender sensitive working environment and believes that staff diversity promotes excellence. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualification Required & Experience

Education and professional qualifications:
The Senior M&E Coordinator will have the following minimum qualifications:

•  A Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Statistics or a related discipline;
•  Ability to work different data sources:  quantitative, economic and qualitative data;
•  A minimum of 3 years of field research experience including undertaking survey, outcome monitoring, process evaluation or economic costing work;
•  Experience with working with African Demographic Health or Socioeconomic Surveys data sets;
•  Fluency in statistical software including CS-Pro, Excel, SPSS, NVivo, and Stata; Geo-referencing skills desirable;
•  A proven track record of data management and analytical skills;
•  Demonstrated capacity in generating scientific reports, data tables, presentation materials and scientific outputs;
•  Familiarity with the Millennium Villages Project and its field and data management systems would be an advantage.

Location: Northern Ghana

How To Apply For The Job

Applicants should apply by email, sending a cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position, a full C.V. and names and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to: SADA.MVP@millenniumpromise.org with copies to employment@mdgwca.org and jacob.ubindam@millenniumpromise.org. “Application for SADA Senior M & E Coordinator” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message.

Closing Date: 28 February 2013

Applications will be considered until two weeks from the date of publication.
Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about us at:

www.millenniumvillages.org,
www.millenniumpromise.org,
www.unmillenniumproject.org,
www.mdgcentre.org