The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has an exciting opportunity for a National Researcher to gather and analyze high-quality data to help the REACH-STR project team to track progress towards achieving the project objectives and expected outcomes. The National Researcher \u2013 Monitoring and Evaluation will be required to gather and analyze high-quality data to help the project team to track progress towards achieving project objectives and expected outcomes.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0National Researcher \u2013 Monitoring and Evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n Duties and Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Establish and implement a coherent monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system that provides reliable data for the REACH-STR project. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Education:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 A minimum of a master\u2019s degree, but preferably a PhD in social science studies or the humanities related to rural sociology, rural development, public policy analysis, agricultural economics, agricultural innovations, gender, climate change resilience, political economy or other subjects of relevance. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Essential:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Knowledge of applied social science research methods. Desirable:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a nationally recruited position and only citizens of Ghana are encouraged to apply. IWMI offers a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of health insurance, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, and long-term disability coverage. The duration of the contract will initially be for a period of three years with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funds.<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a023 December, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has an exciting opportunity for a National Researcher to gather and analyze high-quality data to help the REACH-STR project team to track progress towards…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-e8P","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54363"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54363\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Analyze change processes and impact pathways of project implementation.
\n\u2022 Review project activities and analyze how to evaluate clear and verifiable results.
\n\u2022 Ensure that the M&E system takes into account linkages between the REACH-STR project M&E framework, activities of donors, REACH and implementing partners.
\n\u2022 Strengthen the M&E capacity of the project team and implementing partners to effectively track project results and impacts.
\n\u2022 Act as focal point for any external project evaluations conducted by the donor.
\n\u2022 Conduct research studies on social transformation related to development planning processes.
\n\u2022 Carry out other tasks within the context of project implementation (e.g., research, learning events, policy engagement) as assigned.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Postgraduate work experience of 5-7 years
\n\u2022 Knowledge of political economy and the policy cycle of different governance levels in Ghana.
\n\u2022 Solid knowledge of qualitative data analysis and the use of appropriate software, and appreciable knowledge of quantitative data collection and analysis.
\n\u2022 Results-oriented project management approaches, logical framework approaches, and planning and implementation of M&E systems.
\n\u2022 Project data management and analysis.
\n\u2022 Conducting and managing external project evaluations.
\n\u2022 Experience of working in projects related to social transformation, climate change resilience and development planning, which target rural communities and resource-poor households.
\n\u2022 Experience in sustainable and inclusive economic growth policy making and rural development planning approaches will be highly valued.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Knowledge of M&E frameworks and impact pathway analysis approaches.
\n\u2022 Experience of rural development planning processes.
\n\u2022 Knowledge of M&E using a logical framework approach.
\n\u2022 Ability to use Microsoft Office packages, including Access, and SPSS or Stata, and Atlas.Ti software.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Communication and interpersonal skills.
\n\u2022 Knowledge of local languages in Ghana.<\/p>\n