Job Summary: ACORD (Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development) is a Pan-African Organization working for Social Justice and Development in Africa.
The overall Strategic Plan for 2007-2010 places emphasis on the importance of institutionalizing knowledge. One of the most central goals in the next four (4) years is to become a learning organization. The strategic plan puts emphasis on organisational learning and development.
The Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a comprehensive organisational monitoring & evaluation and knowledge management system to enhance impact monitoring, quality control and evaluation in order to improve internal processes and results delivery and underpin accountability at various levels.
The position of Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management Coordinator is classified in the category of International positions.
The main requirements for the position are as follows:
The overall Strategic Plan for 2007-2010 places emphasis on the importance of institutionalizing knowledge. One of the most central goals in the next four (4) years is to become a learning organization. The strategic plan puts emphasis on organisational learning and development.
The Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a comprehensive organisational monitoring & evaluation and knowledge management system to enhance impact monitoring, quality control and evaluation in order to improve internal processes and results delivery and underpin accountability at various levels.
The position of Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management Coordinator is classified in the category of International positions.
The main requirements for the position are as follows:
- Masters Degree in Sustainable Development, Programme Management or other similar field is required;
- Five (5) years experience (Minimum) in Project Coordination, practical experience in Monitoring & Evaluation and Organisational Development with an International Organisation at regional and/or institutional levels;
- A very good understanding of Monitoring & Evaluation systems in the Development Sector;
- Solid experience in Organisational Development, particularly Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management;
- Good understanding of social justice and development issues in Africa;
- Practical experience in Information Management Systems, database management and utilization;
- Good training and facilitation skills;
- Bilingual (English-French) oral and written is an essential criteria for the position; Trilingual (English, French, Portugese) will be an added advantage.
Required Competencies
- Very good experience in strategic analysis;
- Adaptation skills: ability to work well in a multicultural environment;
- Very good analytical and conceptual ability;
- Ability to communicate with impact;
- Motivation, high sense of responsibility, autonomous, flexible and ingenious;
- Collaboration and Team Work;
- Creativity and Innovation;
- Capacity to manage workload and meet deadlines;
