Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager

Gender Links, a dynamic Southern African NGO headquartered in Johannesburg that promotes gender justice and equality seeks to fill the post of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Keeping track of all GL monitoring and evaluation tools and systems, including several online tools; ensuring accurate and credible data that is interpreted and analysed in relevant ways.
• Providing GL with information needed for planning, monitoring and evaluation of its programmes.
• Generating monthly monitoring and evaluation reports, and ad hoc donor reports.
• Participating in and servicing key learning networks that GL is involved in.
• Developing knowledge products based on GL work, profiling these and tracking references to GL’s work in academic and other sources.
• Building the capacity of GL staff on MEL. Qualifications, experience and skills
• A Masters’ degree in statistics, demography or other relevant discipline.
• At least ten years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation, at least some of these at a management level.
• Strong grounding in, and commitment to, gender and development.
• Research skills; experience working with both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis; knowledge and experience in data management packages such as STATA and SPSS.
• Excellent writing, reporting data analysis; IT; training and communication skills.
• A valid drivers’ license.

General conditions:

The post is for an initial two years based in Johannesburg. GL will offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with skills and experience. Background information can be found by phoning Human Resources Manager on 27 (01) 622 2877

\Please submit a CV, references and relevant sample of written work based on analysis of data to hr@genderlinks.org.za by Friday 20 June 2014. Late applications will not be considered. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. GL reserves the right to not appoint anyone if a suitable candidate is not found.