Job Title : Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting (MER) Officer - South-South Learning Network and Sycona
Location : South Africa
Company : Genesis
Salary :
Open Date : 2023-05-07
Close Date : 2023-09-08

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Genesis Analytics is the largest African-based economic consultancy with its headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa. We use our analytical capabilities to improve decision-making and, through better decisions, unlock substantial value for our clients and society. We built our reputation in the areas of competition and regulatory economics, and financial services strategy consulting, but have since expanded our offering to incorporate applied behavioural economics, evaluation for development, and health.

Our Health team provides experts with decades of experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of health programmes and in the provision of analytical and advisory services that inform health policy and practice. The Health practice has several areas of service expertise, namely research monitoring and evaluation, programme implementation support and health economics and financing.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The South-South Learning Network (SSLN) and Sycona are two complimentary HIV prevention learning initiatives. The SSLN, an initiative of the Global HIV prevention Coalition (GPC) aims to strengthen country HIV prevention programmes through shared learning of good country practices. The Network focuses on all five HIV prevention pillars and provides 15 African countries with a platform to gain experiential knowledge from peers, harness and share good prevention learnings, inform grant making and technical assistance needs. This engagement empowers countries to adapt interventions to the unique African context. Sycona provides research and evidence support to 8 of the 15 Eastern and Southern African countries, with a dedicated focus on synthesising, contextualising, and disseminating evidence required by stakeholders involved in HIV prevention programming for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). The outputs generated by Sycona are designed to facilitate learning and application of promising practices for AGYW stakeholders, empowering them to update policies, guidelines, and practices for improved programs. Both the SSLN and Sycona engage key country stakeholders, including government officials, members of National AIDS councils (NAC), Civil Society, Programme Implementers, and Development Partners.

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) Officer is a mid-level position within the organisation. The main purpose of the job is to support the SSLN and or Sycona programme with ongoing performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting by implementing SSLN’s and Sycona’s M&E Plan . This individual should have demonstrable knowledge, experience and understanding of best practices in results-based mixed-methods monitoring, evaluation and reporting of large scale multi-country programmes that informs data-driven decision-making. This individual must be able to provide examples of implementing M&E Plans, as well as of designing and implementing systems for data collection, analysis, visualisation and reporting. The candidate should also have experience of communicating and disseminating key programme results to support adaptive programme management. .

Based on the approved M&E Plan, design and implement data management systems that enable routine performance monitoring through:

• Efficient/Effective data collection, analysis, reporting and dissemination of programme results
• Working and supporting the programme team to understand and implement the M&E Plan to support data-driven decision-making
• Ensuring effective working relationships within teams and with clients, partners and other relevant stakeholders to ensure ongoing buy-in and support of M&E
• Synthesising, reporting and communicating M&E information in ways that inform adaptive programme management.
• Developing strategic insights and leading team problem solving

KEY INITIATIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

• Develop, pilot and refine performance monitoring data management systems, including data collection tools and lead on collecting, analysing, synthesizing and reporting high-quality quantitative and qualitative programme performance data.
• Formulate dashboards and other visualisations for routine performance monitoring and reporting of programme results at regular intervals
• Review, provide feedback and resolve issues to promote the quality of M&E inputs that feed into M&E data management systems.
• Workshop the SSLN and or Sycona M&E Plan and associated data management processes to support a common understanding of M&E requirements and ongoing buy-in to processes/procedures.
• Mentor team members to strengthen capacity for monitoring, evaluation, reporting and data-driven decision-making.
• Prepare clearly thought-out and logically written project documents (including monthly, quarterly and annual M&E reports, data collection and data analysis plans, country and post-learning survey synthesis reports).
• Perform rigorous analysis of data and reports using problem solving, quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods approaches
• Build company intellectual property
• Keep abreast of industry developments

LOCATION: Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya or Lagos/Abuja, Nigeria

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Strong academic background – Minimum of a Postgraduate degree in an analytical field of study. Preference for Public Health, Epidemiology, International Development, Programme Evaluation Statistics or related disciplines.
• Desirable: Master’s Degree
• Required: Completed postgraduate M&E course
• 3 - 5 years as an M&E officer of a large donor-funded programme, and a passion for M&E
• Desirable: Relevant experience includes public health and HIV prevention
• Strong research, analytical and lateral thought processes.
• Demonstrated experience in results-based mixed-methods approaches to M&E
• Demonstrable experiences of implementing M&E Plans
• Evidence of designing and implementing M&E-related data management systems to produce high-quality data that informs data-driven decision-making.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of programme monitoring and evaluation theory and practice
• Excellent English communication and writing skills – ability to communicate at all levels. Ability to communicate effectively in other African languages would be considered an advantage.
• Ability to work as part of a multicultural team - build teams and foster collaboration to achieve project goals, meet milestones and produce high-quality deliverables
• High level of organisation, attention to detail, professionalism and reliability.
• Ability to prioritise and manage work in a fast-paced environment across multiple projects and work streams with competing time/ resource demands.
• Highly numerate. Strong knowledge of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research methodologies, and results synthesis, evaluation and presentation of data analysis for various audiences
• Advanced PC literacy (MS and Google Suite)
• Desirable: advanced knowledge in database and data visualisation software
• Required: Based in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya or Lagos/Abuja, Nigeria
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Our system is an easy tool to use with a maximum of 10 single line fields to complete and 2 compulsory document uploads
• Please follow the online application process on the career portal of the Genesis website
• We use an automated applicant tracking system in order to receive and manage all applications in one central point, and for this reason, we also do not accept any e-mailed CVs or applications
• Please note that your application will primarily be considered for this role. In the event that that are multiple roles that you are interested in, please submit your application as outlined on the opportunity description, as advertised roles each have their own pools of applications
• Once you have applied via our career portal, you will receive a system generated confirmation e-mail that your application was received
• NOTE: Please be advised that uploaded documents/attachments cannot be bigger than 4MB in total, as the system will not accept your application if the uploaded documents exceed 4MB
• Applications can only be made online – no other means of application will be accepted this is due to emails not being an application tracking system and data protection regulations.

DISCLAIMER:

• Relevant previous experience is essential
• Communication will be with short-listed candidates only - if you do not receive any feedback on your application within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful
• Genesis Analytics reserves the right not to proceed with an appointment of any advertised role
• All appointments will be made in line with Genesis Analytics’ Employment Equity Plan and Transformation Policies
• All applications will be treated confidentially

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