Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Associate

PURPOSE

 

• In collaboration with the project implementing partners, establish effective tools and processes to collect monitoring data from the project’s activities in the field, ensuring timeliness and quality of information and conformity with established M&E procedures and formats.
• Support the project’s  timely and high-quality monitoring to guide decision making related  to the project’s implementation by the Project Manager, GGGI, and Project Steering Committee, and of results to guide accountability and learning of the project.
• Support the preparation of high-quality, clearly communicated, and timely project reports that respond to the specific information needs of GGGI, the Project Steering Committee, and the donor KOICA, and the revision of the reporting templates based on feedback from the different audiences.
• Maintain the integrity of M&E databases and documentation used in evaluating and reporting on project quality and impact; including ensuring the data is gender sensitive.
• Support the development and application of the common monitoring tools of the GGGI Country program in collaboration with the project managers and help ensure that key results and impacts of the country program are being tracked and documented.
• Identify, present, and disseminate lessons learned from the project to relevant stakeholders in GGGI, the Government of Burkina Faso, and KOICA, to guide future interventions, as well as relevant regional/global professional communities of practice to promote GGGI’s thought leadership.
• Support the project’s mid-term and final external evaluations and any other evaluation exercises of the GGGI-Burkina Faso country program to ensure continuous learning and improvement.

 

ENGAGEMENT

 

Closely liaise

• With the project implementing team and partners on the ground – NGOs, consultants and local government representatives - to ensure their understanding of the project monitoring plan and its continuous and timely  implementation to produce high quality M&E data.
• With the project manager to identity issues and make recommendations on the planning and implementation of the M&E plan.
• With GGGI’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Improvement Community of Practice, to exchange knowledge and good practice on monitoring, evaluation, and learning applicable to the project.
• With GGGI’s Korea Liaison Unit and with the regional KOICA office to understand and comply with KOICA specific reporting requirements.
• With GGGI’s Strategy and Results Unit to understand and comply with GGGI’s internal reporting processes.
• With GGGI’s Impact and Evaluation Unit (IEU) to understand and comply with GGGI’s evaluation policy and guidance for independent reviews and evaluations of the project.

 

DELIVERY

 

• Support the Project Manager in consensus building with the implementing partners and stakeholders of the project to develop the project M&E plan, including the priority indicators, data collection and analysis arrangements, frequency and format of monitoring reports, as well as to anticipate key challenges and implement timely solutions.
• Train relevant project staff and implementing partners on information collection, report generation and appropriate database or reporting format requirements to operationalize the project M&E plan.
• Coordinate the timely collection of monitoring data from the implementing partners in the field and its aggregation into the project M&E database.
• Support the preparation of the project’s quarterly, annual and biannual project progress reports to the donor KOICA.
• Organise and manage the external mid-term and final evaluations of the project, including the preparation of the evaluation Terms of Reference and supervising external consultants, and coordinate the preparation of GGGI’s management response to evaluation recommendations.  Support any other evaluation exercise on the GGGI Country Program as requested by the CR.
• Compile and identify data, case studies, stories of impact and evidence of results that supports communication in social media, newsletters, websites, videos as well as periodic lessons learned assessments and GGGI publications.
• Support the preparation of GGGI’s Country Programme quarterly updates on progress against the Key Performance Indicators and the End-of-Year-Report to be delivered on an annual basis to GGGI´s HQ Strategy Unit.
• Review and enhance the Country Office M&E Manual that details the data collection and reporting arrangements, indicators and means of verification, and support country office capacity building for the production of high quality monthly reports by the Project Managers.

 

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

 

• At least Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, international development, Programme Management, sociology or related fields. A Master’s degree is an advantage.
• A minimum of three (3) years of progressive experience of project monitoring and evaluation related positions involving hands-on experience of design and implementation of tools such as logframes, baseline surveys, field surveys, impact studies,  and  evaluations and use of gender sensitive indicators is required. Experience with the UN system, other international organizations, bilateral cooperation entities or projects is necessary.
• Proficient communication skills, in written and oral, both in English and French is required. The interview will be carried out in English.
• Demonstrated mastery of database management, log frame methodology and reporting, and online reporting platforms is required.
• Advanced computer skills with commonly used software platforms in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) is necessary. Successful experience using mobile data collection tools like KoboTool, Open Data Kit, CommCare or Ona, including XLS Form authoring, and of complex data visualisation tools such as Power BI and/or Tableau would be an advantage.
• Capacity building experience is desirable.
• Familiarity with green growth, climate and environmental issues, economic development and policy issues in the Burkina Faso context, and/or familiarity with humanitarian and peace building interventions is desirable.
• Exceptionally organized with excellent team work skills.

 

FUNCTIONAL

 

• Exceptional planning oriented towards the effective and timely delivery of agreed outputs.
• Able to communicate information and ideas clearly and articulately both in oral and written form. Uses appropriate language, style and methods depending on audience and the purpose of communication. Able to convey complex information clearly. Anticipates the information that others will need.
• Able to manipulate and interpret information from a range of sources, to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this.
• Able to achieve results in a quality, timely, and cost-effective way. Sees priorities, plans the efficient use of resources, and monitors progress against objectives.
• Ability to share learning and provide constructive feedback that can cross-pollinate program´s workstreams.
• Seeks opportunities to improve process and outcomes. Constantly reviews performance to identify areas to develop.
• Fast learner, quick to adapt to new environment, systems and bring immediate contribution.
• High level of attention to detail, accuracy, quality control and methodical abilities.
• Ability to prepare written reports, statistics and business correspondence both in French and English is necessary.

 

 

CORPORATE 

 

• Understand and actively support GGGI’s mission, vision and values.
• Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect and partnership.
• Manage emotions and stress positively, builds rapport and resolves conflict easily.
• Promote creativity and innovation among staff.
• Be able to lead where needed and provide solutions to project-level challenge.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS

 

The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Associate, Burkina Faso Country Program is an X6 grade level in GGGI's national salary scale. For X6 national grade, the base salary starts from USD 26,414. Determination of base salary is subject to candidate's experience, academic background and internal equity. GGGI provides 15% of base salary towards retirement plan/long-term savings, 27 days of annual leave, and private health insurance that covers dental and vision.

GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist Staff members to achieve a better balance between work and personal/family commitments, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity, and well-being of Staff members.

 

BACKGROUND - GGGI BURKINA FASO COUNTY PROGRAM

 

Based in Seoul, The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental organization founded to support and promote a model of economic growth known as "green growth", which targets key aspects of economic performance such a poverty reduction, job creation, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. GGGI works with countries around the world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green growth policies that can impact the lives of millions. The organization partners with countries, multilateral institutions, government bodies, and private sector to help build economies that grow strongly and are more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources, less carbon intensive, and more resilient to climate change.

GGGI has a diverse portfolio of programs in developing countries around the world. These in-country programs, together with global products and services, focus on delivering results through an integrated approach of evidence-based green growth planning and implementation aligned to countries' development priorities. The organization also focuses on knowledge development and management activities which build a strong theoretical and empirical basis for green growth, while providing concrete options and guidance for policymakers; as well as building the conditions for public and private green infrastructure investments.

The cooperation between Burkina Faso and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) covers policy and  project development in areas such as energy, water, land use, green cities, ecovillages and the mobilization of financial resources for the transition to a green and inclusive model of growth.

Since 2015, Burkina Faso faces a challenging security situation marked by continuous terrorist attacks on civilians and security forces mainly in the Eastern, Sahel and Centre North regions of the country. This has led to an acute humanitarian crisis involving over 1,9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).

GGGI will partner with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on a three-year humanitarian-development nexus project Building resilience in the Kaya-Dori axis in Burkina Faso. The project's objective is to improve the living conditions and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in areas hosting large numbers of IDPs by providing sustainable green income sources and by rehabilitation of local productive assets via innovative and resilient agriculture.

 

Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.