Spark Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Influencing Lead Jobs in South Sudan

Spark Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Influencing Lead Jobs in South Sudan

Job Purpose

SPARK South Sudan is implementing a project entitled “Generating incomes through a Market Systems Development (MSD) Approach. It is a 15 months’ project funded by Caritas Switzerland/South Sudan.

The overall goals of the project are to increase incomes of the target population and strengthen opportunities to facilitate more sustainable, inclusive growth. The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager is part of the SPARK South Sudan team.

The project has a strong learning agenda, which aims to also benefit CACH and the development community by generating knowledge and best practices on the effective implementation of the market systems development approach in South Sudan, paving the way for more sustainable initiatives on the HD-nexus.

The MEL Lead will report to the Team Leader (line manager) and the HQ M&E and Quality Assurance Manager (matrix manager) and will play a key role in monitoring, evaluation and learning of the programme as well as developing the logical framework.The M&E Manager will work closely with the Team Leader and the two Intervention Managers.The MEL Lead will also be part of SPARK's Global MEL Team, supporting the implementation of the organization’s 2030 Strategy

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the immediate supervision of the Team Leader and the HQ M&E and Quality Assurance Manager , the MEL LEAD will perform the following tasks:

Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning

Advice and capacity building to the programme’s team and local partner organisations on (day to day) planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning

Developing and implementing the programme’s logical framework

Development and coordination of MEL and Reporting plans for the programme

Developing data collection tools and research methodologies

Country output, outcome and impact data management (focus on quality assurance)

Support in impact measurement, programme evaluations and stakeholder satisfaction surveys processes

Maintain and update actors both private sector lead/focused innovations and public actors’ data base on monthly basis

Responsible for establishing baseline data for the programme

Consolidate all, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports

Quarterly

update all indicators performance on PIMs

Development and coordination of a country-learning agenda, in alignment with the SPARK Global learning agenda

Data analysis in topics related to the programme’s outcome, impact and operational efficiency

Facilitates a culture-shift within the S. Sudan operations, towards enabling a focus on impact

Input in global annual planning and quarterly/annual reporting processes

Technical and project support

Organize, participate in and document-minutes of different programme meetings as well as follow up on action points

Support in scouting/identification of private sector lead or focused innovations who are willing and have the capacity to participate in the programme

Networking and relationship building

Participate in representation of the organization in different coordination and strategic meeting with the government, partners, donors, etc

Requirements and Skills

Advanced academic degree in Statistics, Agribusiness, Economics, Social Sciences, etc.

Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience, including significant experience in monitoring and evaluation

Market system development experience will be an advantage

An entrepreneurial attitude and proven track record in relevant programme development

A people centric attitude and a team player with members of diverse backgrounds

Experience working in an international (development) organisation. Non-profit sector experience, private sector and experience working with states in conflict is considered an asset;

Experience working in South Sudan an asset

Full professional proficiency in English. One or more of the local languages spoken in South Sudan is strong advantage, especially Arabic

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Spark Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Influencing Lead Jobs in South Sudan

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