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Monitoring & Evaluation Manager
Job Description
Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Supervisor: Managing Director, Africa
Direct Reports: M&E Intern
Employment Status: Full-time (40 hours per week)
Employment Location: Cape Town, South Africa with some travel
Contract Period: 1-2 years
Benefits: GRS Health Benefits Plan available as per Employee Manual. 1 RT USA-Africa flight.
Vacation Time: Year 1 – 15 business days, Year 2 – 20 Business days, plus South African Public Holidays
Job Overview:
The M&E Coordinator will support GRS’s Global M&E activities to ensure high quality programming, support the development and design of programs, curricula, monitoring tools, and evaluations, develop GRS as a leading organization in youth HIV prevention and strategically guide the organization to achieve its goal of reducing HIV incidence among young people worldwide. The M&E Coordinator will supporting GRS Affiliate programs (SA, Zim & Zam) and Global Technical Assistance programs (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and others). The M&E Manager will report to the Managing Director of Africa and be based in Cape Town.
Specific Tasks:
Development of Monitoring Tools and Systems
- Develop strategic frameworks (e.g. logic models, conceptual frameworks, etc) for proposals, workplans, and Technical Assistance projects
- Develop project specific M&E tools and processes to track outputs and outcomes
- Periodically review M&E tools (pre and post challenges, attendance forms etc) to ensure GRS is employing cutting edge and effective processes
M&E Coordination
- Coordinate data collection from all Global projects and oversee input into Salesforce database
- Extract information from database for reports and feedback
- Conduct routine data quality assessments on Global programs and build data management capacity of GRS and partner staff
- Conduct project data audits periodically
Salesforce Database
- Act as GRS’s internal Salesforce database expert, training staff as necessary on database capabilities and usage
- Understand basic back end functionalities to modify the system as necessary
- Provide Technical Assistance to Affiliates and Implementing Partners on M&E system design, set up and execution, specifically using the Salesforce Scoreboard system
Research
- Liaise with research advisors in the fields of public health, education, and sport-for- development and ensure their input is incorporated into GRS’ programs
- Conduct literature reviews to inform grant writing, program design, curriculum development, and evaluations
- Ensure GRS staff and volunteers are sufficiently informed about the HIV epidemic
- Obtain feedback on programs from beneficiaries and stakeholders through focus groups, site visits, and M&E data
- Lead or assist on other research and evaluation activities regionally
Qualifications and Person Specification:
- Masters Degree (MPH, Education or related field) preferred
- Comprehensive understanding of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the latest research in the field of HIV prevention
- Passion for and commitment to Grassroot Soccer’s mission
- 2-3 years experience in research, evaluation, curriculum development, program design, program management, advocacy, and/or health communications
- At least 1 year of field experience working in health, education, or research, preferably in Africa
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative program evaluation methods
- Ability to work with drive and enthusiasm and to function in a team-oriented environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication and relationship building skills, especially in a cross-cultural environment, and ability to analyze and solve problems, persuade, network and negotiate
- The ability to identify essential information
- Computer proficiency in Salesforce database, Microsoft Office Suite required (Especially Excel)
- Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to implement procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members
- Proven ability to solve problems independently without direct supervision
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If interested, send a CV and cover letter to globalhr@grassrootsoccer.org by June 1, 2011.