Pact, an international NGO based in Pretoria, seeks to employ Provincial MERL Advisors on a 16 months contract to work within the Department of Social Development (DSD) to implement its USAID funded Government Capacity Development Support Programme (GCBS).
Provincial MERL Advisors
KwaZulu Natal x1
Eastern Cape x1
(16 Months Contract)
Reporting to the Knowledge Management and Coordinator, the Provincial MERL Advisors will be employees of Pact but will be based within the respective DSD Provincial Office or selected District Offices as per respective province. These are Pact specialist positions that will report GCBS activities at the level of DSD Director at each province. The incumbents will be responsible to carry out the following, but not limited to:
Minimum Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and coordination support in the implementation of work plan activities for strengthening MERL capacity by generating and using high quality data for decision making at provincial and district levels.
- Provide oversight and management of the MERL Capacity development agenda including training activities at provincial level.
- Provide support in establishing systems for supervision, mentoring and coaching of MERL staff at district levels.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
- A Masters’ degree in Social, Behavioural or Health Sciences with practical experience in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation activities in the HIV/AIDS health sector. In addition to the minimum required experience below, additional relevant professional experience may be substituted for a Master’s Degree.
- A minimum of 7 relevant professional experience in evaluation and research design, data collection and analyses, indicator construction, curriculum development and computer software, i.e. MS Word and database programs.
- Experience with evaluation and impact reporting to donors and project managers, demonstrating both analytical rigor and practicality.
Other Requirements
- Previous experience in working with SAG Social sector and understanding of government MERL systems and requirements.
- Strong team player with ability to navigate complex organizational structures and motivate people for program participation.
- Excellent communication and writing skills with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and/or district levels.
- Strong technical writing skills, development of reports and excellent presentation skills.
- Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of the MS Office package especially MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Access etc.
- Must be a South African national or permanent resident with fluency in English and one local indigenous South African language.
- Should be in possession of a valid South African driver’s license.
- Must be willing to travel substantially.
Only applicants possessing the prescribed minimum qualifications and experience are invited to submit their electronic CVs and application letters with a subject line:
“Provincial MERL Advisor – KwaZulu Natal” to [email protected]
“Provincial MERL Advisor – Eastern Cape” to [email protected]
Closing Date: Thursday, 29 June 2017
Pact reserves the right to verify all information provided by candidates including background checks. Please note that correspondence will be limited to short listed candidates only and if you do not hear from us within 3 months, kindly accept that your application was unsuccessful.
More Information
- Job City KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape
