Monitoring and evaluation Coordinator

Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development (ACORD) ACORD (Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development) is a Pan-African organization working for Social Justice and Development in Africa. ACORD operates in 18 African countries. ACORD’s response to the challenges of Africa is firmly based on a belief that people themselves are the agents of change and actors of their own development. People’s ability to take action on the causes of poverty is what will transform Africa’s future. This belief underpins ACORD’s practical work, its research methodologies and policy advocacy. ACORD works in partnership with local civil society associations and communities and in alliance with likeminded organisations in Africa and the rest of the world.
Job Summary and Overall Purpose
1. The Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator, in close coordination with the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a comprehensive organisational monitoring & evaluation and knowledge management system to enhance impact monitoring, quality control and evaluation in order to improve internal processes and results delivery and underpin accountability at various levels. Monitoring & evaluation guidelines and tools shall be in compliance with overall strategic directions and stakeholders requirements and they are designed to enhance access to timely and updated information enabling informed management decisions at the various levels and facilitate knowledge generation and cross-learning.
2. S/He is also responsible for putting in place mechanisms to take stock of current practices in all areas of work, provide guidelines in the promotion of learning methods and best practices across the organisation.
3. S/He is responsible for promoting an efficient Management Information System enabling systematic and efficient data collection, sharing of best practices and lessons learnt;
4. S/He will facilitate the inclusion of evaluation reports and documented best practices in the global ACORD intranet for internal reference;
5. S/He shall coordinate the training of ACORD staff at the Secretariat and in Area Programmes in the use of monitoring tools and promote awareness of learning methods and best practices across the organisation.

Competencies and skills requirements
• Masters in Social Sciences or Sustainable Development or similar field
• Five (5) years working experience with an International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) at Management level and very good understanding of M & E
• Strong experience in strategic planning, policy formulation, lobbying and media work
• Experience in popular mobilisation and policy advocacy at international level, alliance and partnership building
• Bilingual: English-French spoken and written is an essential requirement for the position
• Excellent Communication (written and oral) and Public Relations skills
• Highly conversant with Civil Society and Social Movement approaches on gender work at Pan-African level
• Good organisational, research, negotiation and analytical capabilities

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