• Position title: M&E Knowledge Specialist
• Position level: C2
• Team: Performance & Impact
• Required FTE: 100%
• Required travel: Up to 20% (upon completion of a security training)
• Reports to: Performance & Impact Manager
  

Scope of the role

Responsible for managing Monitoring and Evaluation quality assurance and daily activities in line with the holistic evidence framework on community-based PVE, and to support P&I unit and GCERF generating and translating its results into knowledge products.

Principal accountabilities and ownership

• Grant-making: Responsible for ensuring M&E quality during grant making process, most notably co-leading the theory of change design, and leading the development of the results-framework. Coordinate the grantmaking of Local Knowledge Partners in their portfolios.
• Grant-management: Responsible for ensuring M&E quality throughout grant-management process (e.g.; routine results reporting, assessments), including the management of TPMs/ external evaluations. Be the focal point for the Local Knowledge Partners in their portfolios. Support M&E capacity building of grantees.
• Knowledge-generation/Knowledge-management: Responsible for supporting the process of generating and translating the results and learnings of GCERF projects into knowledge products. Be a focal point for reviewing academic/policy papers to be published by GCERF/stakeholders. Be a focal point for organising and systematising GCERF produced knowledge and learnings, including the co-elaboration of a research agenda. Be a point of contact from P&I to GCERF Communications team in terms of learnings and knowledge.

Qualifications

Knowledge/Experience/Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics, International Relations, Social Sciences or related area
• PhD candidate/degree in in Economics, International
• Relations, Social Sciences or related area is an asset
• At least 4-5 years’ experience with M&E, project
• management or applied research is required (if PhD candidate/degree, at least 2 years of experience is required)
• At least 1 year of field experience, preferable working on project management or M&E

Technical skills

• Proven experience with M&E
• Excellent writing skills, especially academic writing
• Previous experience with PVE programmes management or similar practices is an advantage
• Fluency in English and French is required.
• Working knowledge in other languages is an asset (Russian or Portuguese)

Values

• Achieving together
• Acting with integrity
• Embracing diversity
• Realising potential
• Making a difference

Personal attributes based on GCERF competencies

• Leadership – Proactivity, integrity. Innovate
• Work collaboratively
• Accountability and drive for solutions and results
• Embrace diversity
• Communicate effectively, especially through writing
• Demonstrate good judgement, informed and fair decision-making
• Realise potential – Embrace learning and Entrepreneurial spirit
• Seek excellence
• Drive for results

Interdependencies

What this role must provide for key working relationships

Performance & Impact Manager (primary)
• Ensure communication and guidance is received from P&I Head

Performance & Impact Unit (primary)
• Support other MES regarding translation of assessments, results and learnings into knowledge products

Portfolio Management team (primary)
• Contribute to Country Needs Assessments from P&I perspective
• Support programme quality and performance reporting
• Provide support in identifying grantees capacity- building needs
• Review and comment on policy/academic pieces produced by portfolio team

Resource Mobilisation Team (primary)
• Support data-sharing for creating Resources Mobilisation related content

Communication Specialist (primary)
• Liaise with Communication Specialist/ team regarding learnings and knowledge.

General information:

• All recruitments are subject to availability of funding
• Our offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland
• GCERF offers competitive salaries and benefits package.
• GCERF values Diversity and is committed to hiring qualified candidates irrespective of age, physical ability, sexuality, gender, country of origin, job-sector experience. Our recognition as an International Organisation allows us to employ people from any country.
• Contract: 2 years full-time (40 hours) with a possibility to renew.

Application Process:

Deadline: 8 July 2023

As a part of the recruitment process, shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a written assignment and participate in an interview process.
How to Apply: Please visit the GCERF website at https://www.gcerf.org/careers-and-opportunities/
Please send an email to careers@gcerf.org with any questions you may have regarding this vacancy