Regional Monitoring & Evaluations Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa In SA – 110349

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Job #: 110349
Title: Regional Monitoring & Evaluations Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa In SA
Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Close Date: 11-Mar-2011
Background / General description:
The Regional Monitoring & Evaluations Officer is a member of the SSA Advisory Services team. S/he works closely with the regional AS team to design well structured advisory programs and ensure that IFC is able to adequately track and report results. The Regional M&E Officer reports to the Regional Head of Advisory and works closely with the regional and global AS Portfolio Management and M&E/Results Measurement officers to meet IFC standards for M&E processes and practices. This includes supervising evaluations, ensuring quality and accuracy of results reporting, informing project-level and programmatic strategies, liaising with donor relations officer, clients, beneficiaries, and other partners/stakeholders, and sharing knowledge and lessons internally and externally. A key challenge going forward is to improve the real-time feedback into operations, as an input into both strategy and new business decision-making. In addition to M&E for IFC Advisory Services, the position would require M&E support for IFC Investment Services in the future, as follows (i) oversight of CAF AS/IS results measurement systems and especially forward-looking goals (including IDGs) and IS/AS evaluations; (ii) feedback from AS and IS results into CAF regional and country strategies; (iii) oversight of the results measurement strategy for the increasing number of CAF AS/IS linked projects; (iv) stakeholder communication on joint results. The Regional M&E Officer is also a member of the global Results Measurement Network. As a senior member of that network, s/he will play an active role in ensuring that the network helps IFC implement its changing business model with development impact becoming the key driver of the Corporation. The Regional M&E Officer is supported in the above effort by a small team of dedicated and part-time resources throughout the region.
Duties and Accountabilities:
Develop a regional M&E strategy/Action plan in coordination with the Development Impact Department
Promote a results measurement culture in regional operational staff by building skills and common approaches to monitoring and evaluation
Ensure lessons learned from evaluations and from monitoring data are incorporated into the structure of new programs and M&E practices
Continuously raise the bar for how the region measures and reports on impact of its advisory business, including participation in joint target setting with investment colleagues as appropriate
Ensure compliance with standards for quality of Approvals, Supervision (PSR) and Completion Reports (PCR)
Drive analysis across all aspects of results-metrics. Identify potential problems in the portfolio and work with the teams to proactively deal with them
Provide guidance to colleagues on key M&E processes (indicators, IDGs, governance, timelines, purpose of project management tools such as PDS documents which are derived from iDesk, etc.)
Train/assist new staff on M&E processes/tools
Contribute to the enhancement and/or development of corporate systems, locally and globally
Provide quality assurance for the data on project results and ensure appropriate back up of information
Task manage and be a team leader for post completion monitoring and major evaluation studies, including the preparation of terms of reference and draft and final reports. Present results to internal and external audiences.
Contribute to the formulation of corporate M&E guidelines, indicators and methodologies in partnership with the Development Impact Department.
Contribute to regional strategies, target-setting, and other deep-dive analytical exercise
Represent IFC’s regional M&E expertise before internal and external partners, including high-level corporate and government officials
Provide M&E support, as needed, to regional investment activities.
Selection Criteria:
Masters degree or higher qualification related field(s)
Demonstrated experience in delivering training on M&E
At least 5 years of experience handling M&E in projects relevant to private-sector development; this experience should include project-level M&E assistance as well as conducting/managing evaluations (from consultant selection and management, to drafting the formal management “responses to evaluations”).
Excellent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
Very strong quantitative analytical skills and experience with statistical analysis
Strong writing skills
Good interpersonal communication skills; ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively;
A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a high profile, fast-paced environment;
Ability to work independently, take initiative and manage a variety of activities concurrently;
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationship with colleagues and a wide range of external parties;
Innovative and open-minded approach to all aspects of work; ability to question and challenge supervisors and colleagues in a constructive manner.
Willingness and ability to undertake significant international travel (30%-40%).
French language a plus.

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