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CARE International is a global network of independent national organizations, which include CARE members, candidates and affiliates, social enterprises, and thousands of community-based partner organizations working together across more than 100 countries to save lives, end poverty and fight social injustice. To learn more, visit www.care-international.org.

CARE International in Ghana: CARE began operations in Ghana in 1994. Since then the Accra office expanded to support programs in Togo and Benin under the umbrella of the CARE Gulf of Guinea country mission. In July 2010, CARE replaced the three-country mission with country offices in Ghana and Benin, the latter of which is also responsible for a small number of activities in Togo.

CARE Ghana’s projects are primarily implemented through partnerships with local and civil society organizations. This enables CARE to further engage with government and the private sector, work effectively in coalition, and to have the greatest possible impact. CARE Ghana prioritizes the rural and vulnerable poor- women and organizes its work around health, governance, sustainable livelihoods and education.

Job Description

Job Summary:

To set out the framework for the understanding of duties, tasks, responsibilities, and targets accompanying the position of Zonal Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) Officer; for the achievement of the overall goal of GSAM Project under the USAID Consortium.
The Zonal M & E Officer will report to the Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) Specialist.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Support to the Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) Specialist through:
• Management and Coordination of all GSAM M&E related Programmes and Activities in the specific Zone;
• Assist partner CSOs to Develop Mechanisms for Promoting Citizen-based Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies and Programmes in your Zone;
• Monitoring and data collection:
• Carry out Joint Periodic Field Monitoring Visits to verify Project Implementation;
• Work with CSOs and Communities in your Zone to ensure Participation and Monitoring of Digital –E platform;
• Carry out Periodic Compilation, Synthesis and Analysis of District Level Data;
• Prepare Periodic Reports on findings of your field visits with Geo-Tagged GPS Locations in Standardized Reporting Format for the MIS
• Work as a Zonal Focal Person and Provide Support to Community Level CSOs in Collecting, Tracking and Reporting of District Level Monitoring Data;
• Support M&E Strategy
• Provide Lead in the implementation of Zonal Level Three Pronged M & E Strategy, which includes (a) Measuring of Impact and Outcomes of the Project (b) CSO Monitoring of MMDA Capital Investment Projects and Campaigns in Districts of the Zone and (c) Direct Community Monitoring of MMDA Capital Projects and Campaigns in Zonal districts;
• Gender Inclusiveness
• Work Assiduously to ensure Gender Sensitive and Inclusive M & E in your Zone by Monitoring the needs of Women and Men, Children and Adults, the Aged, People with Disability and Excluded in Capital Projects;
• Carry out any other Duties and Responsibilities that might be assigned by the Chief Party.

Required Skills or Experience

• A minimum qualification of undergraduate degree in Development Planning, Statistics, Project Management or other related fields from a recognized University.
• Minimum 5 years experience in project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation especially at the local level
• Skills in developing appropriate data collection tools, and ability to assist in collecting required data, analyze, integrate and use such data to accurately identify and diagnose key issues and further assist in developing strategies and plan to resolve them
• Commitment to achieving results, deadline driven, proactive and self motivated.
• Computer skills including MS Word, Excel, Power Point, SPSS, MS Project
• Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity and experience.

Language: Excellent oral and written English is required. Fluency in some of the local language(s) in the communities of the Zone that the applicant is applying for would be an asset.