Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact. Department Programs - Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pact’s impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect. Position Overview Pact seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager for the USAID Bolstering Civil Society (BCS) Activity, which will assist Sri Lanka in maintaining a vibrant civil society that empowers citizens to advance democratic values, protect their rights, and advocate for the meaningful participation of all. This is anticipated to be a five-year activity. This position is contingent upon award. The MEL Manager provides strategic guidance, vision, and management for successful monitoring and evaluation of the program. This individual also supervises MERL staff and ensures the strategic and functional integration of all MERL activities as well as active collaboration with sub-awardees and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Manager oversees all MEL activities, provides technical direction and support, ensures the accurate reporting of results for program activities, and ensures the program aligns with Pact’s quality standards for MERL in close coordination with Pact’s Results and Measurement (R&M) Team. Key Responsibilities The specific duties to be carried out by the successful candidate are listed below: Oversee the design and implementation of the project’s MERL system in coordination with Pact’s Results and Measurement (R&M) Team to develop key performance indicators, targets, tools, and appropriate MERL responsibilities across the project. Manage baseline assessments and support the implementation of research studies with Pact’s HQ R&M Team. Coordinate any external evaluation processes, including drafting evaluation ToR and selection of firm, in alignment with award. Develop and disseminate relevant M&E tools, formats and lead the provision of M&E specific technical training. Oversee data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting, ensuring that data is of high quality and audit worthy. Supervise other M&E staff and oversee consortium partners’ compliance with MEL system. Ensure appropriate training and supportive supervision of all partners in monitoring and evaluation procedures, data collection tools, and data management practices in alignment with the MELP. Work closely with partners to establish their internal MERL systems, M&E plans, and data quality management, oversee partners’ compliance with MEL system, and design and conduct trainings to support capacity for MEL among partners. Strengthen staff and partners’ capacity in qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation techniques through comprehensive staff training, mentoring, and/or coaching. Conduct and manage Routine Data Quality Assessments (RDQA); ensuring implementation of corrective actions to improve data quality and accountability of staff and partners. Oversee the development and maintenance of a comprehensive project database, ensure accurate and timely storage of electronic files. Responsible for the data analysis, writing, and review of the results and learning sections of program reports in collaboration with program staff, before submission to donor and ensure consortium partners’ compliance with internal data quality requirements and timely submissions for reporting. Commitment to applied learning and adaptation based on data: Lead the program team on routine reviews and interpretation of data for learning and adaptation; package and disseminate timely findings in a meaningful way, and make suggestions for adaption*.* Manage MERL team members (number TBD). Create a learning agenda and implement a system designed to identify lessons learned and disseminate timely information. Produce learning products and thought leadership pieces relevant to the project intervention; present in local conferences or on webinars regarding project’s MERL successes. Other tasks as assigned. Basic Requirements Master’s degree in any of the following or related fields: social science, international development, public health, evaluation, statistics, or economics. At least 7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in designing, managing, and implementing results-based MERL activities. At least 5 years of supervisory experience. Demonstrated relevant technical skills in analyzing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data, and packaging the findings. Excellent organizational as well as English oral and written communication skills Progressively responsible experience in monitoring and evaluation of building capacity for civil society organizations and networks/coalition strengthening, program beneficiaries, and program staff. Experience in utilizing gender and social inclusion sensitive indicators and measures. Extensive knowledge of reporting procedures, including USAID, best practices, guidelines, and tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning, including impact evaluation. Ability to work well on team and with various partner organizations. Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., and the ability to use various commercially available statistical software programs. Preferred Qualifications Experience with DHIS2 platform and mobile data collection software. Experience in utilizing gender and social inclusion sensitive indicators and analysis. Sri Lankan nationals encouraged to apply. Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors. How to apply Please click here to apply for this position.
TITLE: Programme Development and Learning Coordinator TEAM/PROGRAMME: Burundi Sub Office Team LOCATION: Open to remote working GRADE: 3 CONTRACT LENGTH: 1-year renewable contract CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3: the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people. ROLE PURPOSE: SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Head of Program Development Staff reporting to this post: 0 - Proposal Writers and other consultants as needed ROLE SCOPE AND PURPOSE: Identification of donor opportunities * Identify, research, and disseminate information on new funding opportunities from institutional and non-institutional donors (private sector, foundations, and philanthropists). * Cultivate relationships with external stakeholders and potential partners for large-scale or strategic funding opportunities, either as a prime or sub-recipient in joint ventures. * Proactivelyly seek donor intelligence on prospective new opportunities or partnerships. * Provide updated information to Member offices (e.g. SC UK, SC USA) to stimulate increased and new investments in Burundi * Work with the Head of Program Development in Rwanda to ensure key contacts, required formats, and donor strategies are kept up-to-date at the country office level. Facilitate donor engagement * Cultivate excellent working relationships with donor agencies at the regional and country level as appropriate and as indicated by the line manager. * Cultivate excellent working relationships with SC members at head office and regional level * Represent Burundi in relevant donor fora, workshops, and conferences, where new business development opportunities can be formulated, as indicated by the line manager. Coordinate proposal development * Direct involvement in the development of proposals and bids. Provides leadership, coordination, and direct input and support to proposal development teams in Burundi. * Set and track proposal development timelines and ensure coordination amongst teams - Programme Development and Quality (PDQ), Programme Operations, Finance, Human Resource, Security and Member Services, and external stakeholders (if relevant). * Set proposal development processes including needs assessments; organization and facilitation of project designing meetings and workshops with concerned experts and managers. * In collaboration with the Head of Program Development, identify needs for additional technical support and resources required to support proposal development. * Ensure that Programme Quality Framework is addressed in new proposals and that key elements of program quality are included (e.g. child participation, child safeguarding, lessons learned from past proposals, accountability, risk assessments, effective partnership strategy, etc.). Evidence and Learning * Support in collecting evidence and learnings from ongoing programs in collaboration with relevant teams (Operations, PDQ, MEAL) * Use the learnings to inform program improvements * Share relevant tools and facilitate capacity building of staff and key stakeholders * Incorporate learnings in donor reports * Facilitate staff and stakeholders' sessions to reflect on the learnings as well as their use Capacity building, Mentoring, and Development * Support on-the-job skills development of colleagues in program and operations - i.e. proposal development, donor engagement, consortia development, etc. * Support the development of an organizational culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity, and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our members and donors. * Any other responsibilities assigned to you by your line manager BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability: * Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values. Ambition: * Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same * Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others * Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale. Collaboration: * Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters. * Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength. * Is approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. Creativity: * Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions. * Willing to take disciplined risks. Integrity: * Honest, encourages openness and transparency. QUALIFICATIONS Degree in international development or other related field, or equivalent experience. EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Essential * Experience supporting strategic planning, programme design and proposal development; * Excellent writing/editing skills, budget development skills and presentation/communication skills. * Experience in presenting project information to donors and partners. * Experience in leading development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of project budgets. * Results oriented, with excellent ability to work under pressure. The position requires effective time management, multi-tasking and strong coordination and planning skills. * Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiating. * Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. * Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind sets. * Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in. * Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner. * Fluency in French and English, both verbal and written. * Commitment to SC's values. * Additional job responsibilities The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. Child Safeguarding: We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Safeguarding our Staff: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC's anti-harassment policy Health and Safety The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC's Health and Safety policies and procedures. How to apply Please follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YS50YW1iYS41NzU1NS4xMjE4NUBzYXZldGhlY2hpbGRyZW5hby5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20
Aga Khan Foundation The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private, non-denominational development agencies that share a mission to improve the living conditions and opportunities of marginalized communities in target countries across Africa and Asia. AKF was established by His Highness the Aga Khan in Switzerland in 1967 and began working in East Africa in 1974. In Uganda, AKF operates a multi-sectoral portfolio that includes programming in Education, Economic Inclusion, Civil Society, Health, and Early Childhood Development predominantly in the Central and West Nile Regions. AKF is committed to ensuring that girls and boys, women and men, are equipped with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to help them interact effectively with the world and be contributing members of a pluralistic society. Background AKF in partnership with World university Services Canada (WUSC), has been delivering the Adolescent Girls’ Education in Crisis Initiative, a four-year project focused on enabling adolescent girls and young women in Moyo and Obongi to pursue diverse educational and learning pathways. Critical to achieving this is the need to reduce socio-cultural barriers that inhibit of prohibit AGFY from accessing gender equitable, quality education (including SGBV and Gender Equity issues). To contribute to this, AGENCI adapts both formal and non-formal education interventions. In relation to this call, AGENCI intends to collaborate with explicit digital innovators with opportunities for AGFY and communities to deliver solutions that increase participation of AGFY in non-formal education. Therefore AKF is seeking partners that have existing, evidence-based innovations and/or solutions to support out of school learning for adolescent girls and boys that can be tested and assessed for relevance in Moyo and Obongi. It is expected for AKF to work with identified partners to test the solution in approximately five community sites, gather data and evidence of change, and, if successful, develop a proposal for broader implementation across Moyo and Obongi. Scope of Work Partners will be expected to: Co-design the testing phase of the evidence-based innovation and/or solution identifying communities and finalising timelines Lead the delivery of the innovation and/or solution in the agreed number of sites in Moyo and Obongi including AKF, WUSC, and Windle teams as agreed during the co-design phase Leverage existing M&E frameworks, tools, and structures to develop the evidence needed to determine the relevance and impact of the innovation and/or solution through the test Finalise a report clearly articulating what worked well, gaps, overall impact, and any required potential adaptations needed to increase impact, sustainability, and scale. If evidence demonstrates impact, co-design a strategy to increase scale of work in Moyo and Obongi Expected Qualifications and Experience Evidence-based innovation and/or solution for increasing AGFY and ABMY participation and learning in out of school settings in Uganda Evidence of conducting high quality rapid testing Clear M&E and research frameworks and tools to generate evidence Delivers high-quality reports and communications Criteria for selection All submissions will be assessed on the following criteria Solution and evidence 40% Delivery proposal 20% Technical experience 20% Value for Money 20% How to apply Interested Organisations will be required to: Develop a technical proposal (not more than six pages) outlining the innovation and/or solution, evidence of impact, and demonstrating how you intend to deliver this assignment CV of all key proposed team members (max. 2 pages per CV) Budget, inclusive of all costs. Include three references from similar assignments previously undertaken Please e-mail all required documents with ‘Increasing out of school learning’ in the subject line to akf.uganda@akdn.org. Submissions must be received by AKF no later than midday on 11th October 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. AKF is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is Committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Expects all Staff and Partners to Share this Commitment. The Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (www.akdn.org)
About the role Fixed Term Contract - This role is a 12-month maternity leave cover Technical delivery Provide high quality advice and support to live programmes on MEL tools and approaches, including theories of change, results frameworks (incl. indicator development), MEL plans and MEL resourcing requirements. Ensure that MEL approaches designed for programmes are context appropriate, build in learning & adaptation, assess value for money (where applicable), and reflect best practice. Lead the development and implementation of high-quality MEL approaches and tools to enable CA to track its programme’s progress in order to make informed decisions about implementation, complying with external donors/clients reporting requirements. Implement MEL quality assurance processes (incl. around data protection) to ensure the delivery and integration of MEL across the portfolio is to a high standard of professionalism. Ensure that sound analysis informs programme design and management and identify strategic actions to be undertaken to improve the quality of programme implementation. Support teams in collecting sex, age and disability disaggregated data and using gender-sensitive data collection methods to understand and respond to programme results with diverse participants. Advice on technology for data management systems and real-time data flow, using appropriate software platforms As required, manage MEL assignments and programmes undertaken by Crown Agents. This will involve project management responsibilities, client liaison, and support to and technical leadership of delivery teams. Business development Work closely with the business winning team and programme teams by providing technical MEL input for bids, including; Provide high quality advice and support to bids on MEL approaches and design, including theories of change, results frameworks (incl. indicator development), MEL plans and MEL resourcing requirements. Ensure that MEL approaches designed for programmes are context appropriate, build in learning & adaptation, assess value for money (where applicable), and reflect best practice. Identify opportunities to ‘build-out’ from live programmes you manage. Support the Head of MEL to deliver the following; Input into the development of MEL tools and processes that can be adapted across programmes and that can be used to develop corporate MEL dashboards to track corporate level indicators. Provide technical support and mentoring in MEL to in-house programme/project staff and consultants and to ensure they have the skills, tools and capacities to integrate MEL effectively in their design and delivery of programmes. Contribute to the development & maintenance of a network of MEL experts which can be called upon to support the design and implementation of programmes. Contribute to the MEL Community of Practice and share learning with other teams and technical leads across Crown Agents. Stay informed on global best practices and trends in MEL to ensure that they are incorporated into the development of priorities and innovations. Collaborate with communications colleagues to share impact, success stories and lessons learned with external stakeholders in appropriate formats (e.g. publications, reports, blogs, video etc). Safeguarding Be aware of and compliant with all the standards following Safeguarding procedures and policies. Promote Crown Agents’ speak up culture to protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults Any other duties as appropriate to the position, as requested About you Requirements Bachelor’s Degree and/or Professional Qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as social science, data analysis desirable 10+ years working on donor-funded projects and programmes in developing countries, including working with governments 5+ years of work experience in MEL MEL for complex, adaptive programmes with a focus on the use of evidence to inform programming Strong conceptual knowledge about theories of change, results frameworks, indicator development and reporting, data quality assurance, mobile data collection, and identifying lessons learne Experience in developing and operationalizing a comprehensive MEL plan and developing and operationalizing routine monitoring system designed to track both output and outcome indicators. Strong quantitative background and expertise – study design, tool design, data management, analysis, and presentation of findings. Strong qualitative background and experience in qualitative and participatory approaches to MEL, qualitative data collection (focus group discussion & interviews), data analysis and presentation. Experience in capacity building, training and mentoring, including facilitating and managing MEL workshops and participatory events. Experience in gender, equity and social inclusion in relation to MEL is desirable How to apply Follow the link below to apply for the role https://www.crownagents.com/jobs/current-vacancies/detail/?jobId=1041&jobTitle=Senior%20Monitoring%2C%20Evaluation%20and%20Learning%20Advisor
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Learning programmes Implementation and Monitoring will be responsible for the overall programmes administration and implementation for the CETA. The incumbent for this position will seek to ensure that Discretionary Grants processes for award and evaluations are implemented, programmes are commenced with timeously post award. Effective implementation of learning programmes directly attributed to this unit and serves as advisory and support role on matters of skills development within the Construction sector. Job Develop the Learning Programmes Implementation and Monitoring frameworks and strategy in consultation with the Executive Manager. Manage the development of the operational plan for the Unit in line with the strategic and annual performance plan of the CETA. Manage, monitor, evaluate and report on the implementation of the Units operational plan, taking corrective actions where necessary. Manage the Discretionary Grants advert and evaluations. Drive the facilitation process for the appointment of training providers and facilitators where required. Implement processes to contract with awarded entities and continuously evaluate for improvement based on implementation experience. Develop strategic alliances and partnerships with all relevant stakeholders and effectively communicate in order to promote and advance the CETAs vision, mission and mandate. Participate and lead the CETAs participation in strategic stakeholder engagement and management as well as relevant interventions aimed at boosting relations with relevant structures. Ensure the establishment and maintenance of quality learner database platforms to support data integrity. Oversee and direct the management, upload, and verification of information to the National Learners Records Database. Ensure the effective coordination for the submission of learner information, verifying that all the learners contracts are signed by all relevant parties. Monitor changes in the regulatory environment and ensure that appropriate operational controls are implemented to address new requirements. Provide technical support and provide advise to stakeholders Attend industry related forums, conferences and workshops to gain industry insight for the purpose of business improvement. Attend and address all stakeholder queries timeously and effectively. Drive and ensure the effective design, implementation and monitoring of Projects the Unit is responsible for implementation. Develop draft budget for the Unit. Responsible for the management of the budget of the Unit. Contribute to and provide input into the Procurement Plan Sound knowledge of basic financial management which includes a good understanding of and experience in budget and expenditure management with the ability to accurately account. The incumbent must have a good understanding and knowledge of skills development legislation, including the Skills Development.
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Development of the learning modules
Coordinate with different stakeholders involved in the YouthLed leadership program
Monitor the initial run of the modules
Provide feedback for improvement of the modules
Present a final report on the project
Key output includes
Leadership Program Development Plan
Compilation of the Design, Learning module, and Training Guide
Reports on the implementation of the learning modules
Final report on the project
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