Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer

Contract type: Fixed term, Full time, 39.50 hour per week

Location: Ghana, Tamale

Salary: GHS126,598 -GhS176,630 per annum with excellent benefits

About WaterAid

It’s hard to believe that today 771 million people do not have clean water and 1.7 billion do not have a decent toilet – around 1 in 5 of the world’s population. Every two minutes a child under five dies from diarrheal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation.

Join WaterAid as our Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Role:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer holds a central role in ensuring the quality, impact, and accountability of WAG’s projects through the implementation of comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) systems. This role is designed to support fostering projects MEAL systems, ensuring learning and quality improvement in projects implementation. By leading the implementation of robust projects MEAL activities, the officer ensures that project insights and data are effectively harnessed for continuous improvement, aligning with performance indicators. This position supports the Programme Performance and Effectiveness Manager in capacity-building for program teams, ensuring that MEAL is leveraged for knowledge management and innovation. This position exists to support the creation of a culture of accountability and learning, where project delivery and effectiveness is continually improved through best MEAL practices, contributing directly to the overarching goals of the national program and WaterAid's mission.

In this role, you will Lead in planning and implementation of MEAL systems for projects, ensuring alignment with WaterAid's PMER Core Procedures, M&E System, M&E policy and guidelines as well as Hold regular project reflection meetings and data quality assessments and ensure effective use of monitoring data for adaptive management.

You’ll also:

• Enhance community involvement in MEAL processes, ensuring that projects meet donor and organizational MEL standards.
• Support the planning and implementation of CP Annual M&E Plan and Learning Agendas and Annual Review Meetings

About You:

To be successful, you’ll need to be Degree in Development Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Research, Quantitative Analysis.

• Demonstrated capacity in implementing MEAL, including the working of consultants.
• Proven effectiveness in facilitating training and building the capacity of partners and community members.
• Fully committed to WaterAid’s vision, mission and values and a way of working that demonstrates this, with the ability to communicate this enthusiasm to others.

How to Apply:

Click on ‘Apply’ to download the job description: If you are interested in the position and have the right skills and attributes, end your application, consisting of a letter of interest using the link given in the job description: 

Deadline to apply:       03 November 2024

Interviews:                     December 2024

Please note: to apply for this role you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in Ghana. Only candidates shortlisted for interviewing will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date for applications.

Our Commitment:

Our People Promise:

We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.    

Equal opportunities:

We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:

We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.