Country: Ghana
Closing date: 15 Nov 2015
The Varkey Foundation is recruiting a Monitoring and Evaluation Manager for its Accra project office, to help mobilise and deliver a two year interactive, distance-learning teacher training project called 'Train for Tomorrow', or T4T. The project aims to train school principals as Instructional Leaders, capable of training their teachers in student-centred, student-friendly teaching methods.
In addition the Varkey Foundation is operating a DfID-funded distance learning project entitled MGCubed, designed to improve learning for marginalised girls attending GES schools in the Volta and Greater Accra regions.
The M&E Manager will be a full time member of staff, responsible for internal monitoring, evaluation, quality assurance and programme improvement. The M&E Manager will be responsible for all aspects of monitoring and evaluation related to the project and will be responsible for meeting the project's evaluation requirements. The work will involve managing the implementation of the M&E Framework and Evaluation Strategy, managing a small team of District Coordinators and managing the project database and mobile data collection system. The M&E Manager will also be required to provide technical support to the MGCubed project team on areas of M&E and the data management system as required.
Programme Database and Data Collection System
- Be responsible for managing the programme database (Salesforce) for both Train for Tomorrow and MGCubed. This includes ensuring the system meets all of the data management needs for each projects and providing technical support and training to staff. Where appropriate, lead on working with outside consultants.
- Be responsible for creating and updating projects within Salesforce, using the back end Salesforce functions.
- Be responsible for managing the mobile data collection system (Taroworks) and its integration with the database. This includes providing technical support and training to ensure all office and field staff can use the application successfully. The M&E Manager will lead on all use of the mobile data collection system. Where appropriate, lead on working with outside technical support.
- Be responsible for creating data collection tools on mobile software
Train for Tomorrow Project M&E Framework and M&E Strategy
- Finalise the draft version of the Train for Tomorrow M&E Framework, including finalising all data collection tools and monitoring strategy.
- Implement the M&E strategy, ensuring milestone targets are met as laid out in the M&E Framework and agreed with the Project Manager. The M&E Manager will be responsible for coordinating and managing a team of District Coordinators to ensure all monitoring data is collected appropriately.
- Analysis of monitoring data to provide timely project feedback to the Project Manager, as requested.
- The M&E Manager may be required to travel outside of Accra to conduct monitoring visits occasionally.
Train for Tomorrow Project Logical Frame
- Maintain the Train for Tomorrow logical framework, ensuring indicator achievements are updated on a regular basis and shared with the Project Manager
Train for Tomorrow External Evaluation
- Serve as the link between the External Evaluator team and Varkey Foundation, acting as the first point of call for all issues related to the evaluation.
- Be responsible for all communications, including communicating deadlines and requirements to the External Evaluator team.
- Review all documents produced by the External Evaluator team.
- Provide regular updates to the Project Manager on progress with the external evaluation
MGCubed Project Monitoring and Evaluation Support
- Provide support to the MGCubed Project Manager in areas of M&E, specifically data analysis and the logical framework.**Skills & Experience Required**
Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level
Skills
- Excellent English language skills, including reading, writing, speaking and listening
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Data analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
- Report writing
- The ability to multi-task and cope with a degree of pressure at peak times
Experience (required):
- Previous experience of using Salesforce as a database, including back end functionality or with a similar system, e.g SIMS
- Previous experience creating projects within Salesforce
- Previous experience of using mobile data collection software
- Previous experience of managing a small team
- Previous experience of Monitoring and Evaluation, including logical frameworks, M&E frameworks and monitoring and evaluation strategies
Experience (desired):
- Previous experience of designing monitoring and data collection tools
- Previous experience of using Taroworks
- Previous experience of using DataLoader and Spanning Backup
- Previous experience of managing a data collection project
PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE SIGNIFICANT DATA MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE WITHIN SALESFORCE OR SIMILAR (EG SIMS)
How to apply:
TO APPLY PLEASE SEND YOUR CV AND ALSO PROVIDE US WITH A BRIEF COVERING LETTER OUTLINING YOUR MOTIVATION AND SUITABILITY FOR THE ROLE. THIS SHOULD BE SENT TOCAREERS@VARKEYFOUNDATION.ORG
PLEASE NOTE WE WILL BE INTERVIEWING APPLICANTS AT THIS TIME SO EARLY APPLICATION IS RECOMMENDED.
CLOSING DATE 15TH NOVEMBER 2015.