Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

About the role

Right to Play (RTP) is a global organisation that uses play to help children facing adversity build life skills and better futures through sports and play, operating in more than 20 countries. Its West and Francophone Africa regional programmes are run from Accra, Ghana. The Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer (RMEO) joins the Regional Leadership team and sits on a Regional Technical and Advisory Team that supports country office managers, M&E officers and partners in strengthening a culture of monitoring and evaluation. The RMEO provides technical leadership for MERL activities across the West and Francophone region and reports to the Regional Programme Manager.

Required profile

• Ghanaian nationality
• Fluent in English and French, written and spoken
• Master's degree in international or community development, public policy, business administration or a related field
• 4 years of practical experience developing and implementing M&E systems
• 2 years of practical experience in child and youth development programming, results-based management, evaluation and research studies, and training and capacity building

Required skills

• Substantial knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes for NGO programmes such as CIDA and USAID
• Background in programme evaluation methodologies
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Strong statistical and quantitative analysis skills using SPSS
• Ability to present evaluation findings through various media

The post is full time. Applicants send their CV and a cover letter by email to the employer before the closing date of 20 February 2013.