ACDI/VOCA CLA/MEL Director TL Jobs in Ghana

ACDI/VOCA CLA/MEL Director TL Jobs in Ghana


  • ACDI/VOCA is seeking an experienced CLA/MEL Director TL for upcoming USAID funded agriculture and agribusiness activities in Ghana.

  • The CLA/MEL Director TL will design and manage the CLA plan and learning agenda on technical and management processes.

  • S/he will co-develop and facilitate learning workshops with MEL and technical leads, engaging partners in identifying evidence-based ways to adapt and scale interventions.

  • They will supervise the MEL, KM, and reporting functions to systematically generate, synthesize, share, and apply learning, effective, and adaptive management.

  • They will also lead the cultural transformation measurement initiatives under each component and the joint work with subcontractors and with USAID to implement a strategic collaboration strategy between the different USAID programs.

  • In close collaboration with the internal communications team and with the USAID communications office, they will better portray the joint impact of the cross-cutting gender line in the portfolio.

    Responsibilities

    • Provide strategic leadership for learning and knowledge exchange.

    • Create, share, and manage relevant knowledge assets that support program outcomes.

    • Ensure that programmatic learning and results are fully documented, shared, and used to drive adaptive management processes.

    • Lead the collection, analysis, documentation, dissemination, and use of best practices and lessons learned.

    • Design and implement internal and external knowledge exchange and learning events to improve peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing and application.

    • Develop and/or maintain strategic relationships with relevant stakeholders to promote effective coordination, collaboration, and dissemination of program learning.

    • Support the design and implementation of an M&E framework and plan that incorporates CLA principles and components.

    • Lead the baseline data collection process, develop the MEL plan, and perform other related monitoring and evaluation efforts for the Activity.

    • Ensure effective reporting, data collection, and monitoring systems are in place.

    • Provide technical assistance to ACDI/VOCA staff members and partner organization staff
    in the utilization and management of monitoring and impact assessment tools.

    • Develop and test instruments for data collection; collect, analyze, and summarize field visit reports from program technical staff and implementing partners.

    • Evaluate the integration of project design with the program strategy and the impact of business and technical processes to the program.

    • Conduct qualitative and quantitative program impact surveys to ensure that project goals are met and that the team constantly improves program implementation quality.

    • Conduct data quality reviews to ensure that all information required for submission to donor is collected in a valid, reliable, and timely manner.

    • Complete impact assessment, baseline, midline, and end line surveys to assess the impact of the project on livelihoods.

    • Design learning approaches that enable analysis of data, context, and emerging experience, as well as iterative adaptive management for the Activity's technical approaches.

    Qualifications

    • Master’s degree in agriculture, economics, or business administration from an accredited college or university.

    • Familiarity with the concept of learning, adaptive management/CLA, and demonstrated experience using a mix of informational sources and research methods to analyze project progress, communicate findings to a range of external and internal stakeholders, and apply learning to work planning.

    • 5 – 8 years of experience in designing and implementing knowledge management and sharing/learning, using CLA principles and approaches.

    • Proven leadership in supervising staff, managing multiple complex project components, and convening people across technical teams to build consensus and achieve an outcome.

    • 8 years of experience in linking and utilizing M&E Data, Learnings and Success stories to Communication.

    • Demonstrated ability to provide technical assistance and advisory services to a range of financial service providers.

    • Excellent writing and oral presentation skills in English.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; ACDI/VOCA CLA/MEL Director TL Jobs in Ghana

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