Program Officer, Monitoring, Evaluation and - Ottawa, Canada - Oxfam Canada
Description
Internal/External Posting Notice
Title:
Program Officer, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning MEL
Department:
International Programs
Status:
Full-time, 11-months term, unionized
Location:
Ottawa, ON Canada (remote possible)
Immediate Supervisor:
Manager, International Programs
Salary:
$66,633 - $87,685
Level:
Band 2
Oxfam Canada is an affiliate of the international Oxfam Confederation networked in over 90 countries as part of a global movement for change.
Our mission is to build lasting solutions to poverty and injustice with a focus on improving the lives and promoting the rights of women and girls.
We work directly with communities, partners and women's rights organizations to challenge the systems that perpetuate inequality and keep people poor.
Together we seek to influence those in power to ensure that women trapped in poverty have a say in the critical decisions that affect them, their families and entire communities.
That's why we believe that ending global poverty begins with women's rights.
Oxfam Canada offers a generous compensation and benefits program, but more than that, we offer the opportunity to be a part of our global movement for change.
SCOPE OF POSITION:
Reporting to the Manager, International Programs the Program Officer, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PO-MEL) provides Canada-based monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) support in the delivery of Oxfam Canada's women's rights programs.
Successful completion of this mandate will require the PO-MEL to negotiate and maintain effective working relations with a range of stakeholders, including staff in Country Offices, Head Office colleagues in the International Program Department, as well as program partners and allies, and donors.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
(This is not an exhaustive list of duties to be performed)
1.
Program Monitoring and Evaluation:
- lead the further development of the project(s) performance measurement framework (PMF);
- coordinate the timely collection and analysis of quality monitoring information;
- contribute to the production of a variety of monitoring and other reports for a range of stakeholders;
- support other program management and compliance processes as needed, this could include reporting, tracking of budgets, assessing performance targets and program information management.
2.
Program Learning and MEL Advisory Support:
- support, and in some cases lead, program improvement and learning processes, including by identifying, documenting and sharing promising practice, lessons and case studies / stories;
- provide monitoring and evaluation technical assistance to the Oxfam team in various countries related to these project(s), including designing and delivering results-based management, and monitoring and evaluation training;
- provide MEL advisory support to the Oxfam team in the various countries related to these project(s) on a range of program-related issues.
3. Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Strengthening
- Provide MEAL advice and support to other Oxfam Canada projects and programs, including by supporting the development of monitoring tools and methods, and by reviewing reports; and,
- Contribute to new project proposals.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES:
- University degree in international development, women's studies or other relevant field.
- A minimum of three years' work experience in monitoring and evaluation in the international development sector;
- Demonstrated experience with a wide range of monitoring and evaluation methods, including gendersensitive and feminist methods, and familiarity with for qualitative and quantitative data gathering and analysis techniques;
- Strong analytical understanding of, and demonstrated experience in, gender equality and women's rights programming;
- Indepth understanding of resultsbased management;
- Knowledge and experience of donor reporting;
- Experience supporting complex and large scale multicountry, multistakeholder programs;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Strong analytical and reportwriting skills;
- Commitment to gender equality and women's rights;
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills;
- Demonstrated capacity to work both in a selfdirected manner and collaboratively with other staff and stakeholders;
- Strong computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail and data base systems, use of social networking;
- Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a wide range of cultural and political settings;
- Willingness to sign and abide by the Oxfam Code of Conduct;
- Ability to travel within Canada and internationally is required.
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