Responsibilities

Professional deliverables: Own the preparation and presentation of various types of advisory and analytical deliverables, often in slides or well-structured and engaging reports, maintaining the highest standards of communication efficiency

Provide technical assistance to implementing partners: Prepare/facilitate training sessions and host office hours to build and strengthen the capacity of implementing partners in MEL.

Contribute to the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) of all activities in the funder’s portfolio in Ghana (and possibly Côte d’Ivoire): Facilitate the development of a learning agenda and MEL framework, synthesize implementer data and possibly oversee the collection of primary data by IPA

Facilitate data-driven workshops with key level stakeholders: Liaise with key funders and implementers, and academics to plan and facilitate capacity building workshops such as evidence sharing events and MEL-related workshops

Workshop design and implementation: Design and facilitate various kinds of external MEL-related workshops, improving the capacity and ownership of partners around long-term MEL practices

Project management: lead work planning and project management for the MEL technical assistance to ensure effective and timely implementation of our work. Contribute to financial management through strategic prioritization of activities within the given budget.

Represent IPA Ghana in all engagements and cultivate existing and new stakeholder partnerships: Represent IPA Ghana in stakeholder meetings, host regular check-in meetings with key stakeholders (virtually and in-person in stakeholder offices), and actively seek new partnership opportunities with relevant stakeholders. This includes sourcing relevant contacts, arranging meetings, developing partnership collaboration concept notes/presentations, and any regular upkeep/communication required to move partnerships forward.

Develop ideas for new IPA partnerships to support the use of right-fit evidence: Contribute to any relevant business development of future IPA and RFE partnerships by identifying and understanding open challenges for potential partner organizations (policy makers, implementers, funders) and working with an internal team to develop solutions that IPA could provide in partnership. Attend and contribute to business development meetings and prepare concept notes or proposals.

Qualifications

Required

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in economics, public policy, education, early childhood development, international development, or related fields and;

2-5 years of relevant work experience, including experience in M&E, education policy/programming or program management, organizational performance/R&D/operational research, or experience in management consulting/other professional services. Exceptions may be made for excellent candidates who do not meet this criterion.

Technical Skills:

• Superior analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Familiarity with statistics and data analysis (including strong command of Excel)
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills. Ability to present information in a structured and insightful way, both in writing and orally.

Stakeholder Management Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with partner organizations;
• Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, versatility, and ability to learn at a fast pace.

Project Management Skills:

• Project/budget management skills; attention to detail;
• Ability to manage and organize various work streams efficiently.

Other:

• Located in Ghana or willingness to relocate to Ghana;
• Willingness to travel within Ghana and possibly West Africa;
• Passion for making data-driven decisions a reality in the international development sector

Preferred

Master’s degree in education, economics, public policy, social science, or a related field

Experience working with NGOs or large government programming, particularly in early childhood development

Experience living and working in developing countries, particularly Ghana or other countries in West Africa

Familiarity with the concepts surrounding the Theory of Change and the core tools of M&E (both quantitative and qualitative research methods)

Familiarity with key global education indicators, particularly for early childhood development

Familiarity with the global literature in early childhood development

Familiarity with SurveyCTO, Open Data Kit or similar survey software

Ability to use Stata, R or similar statistical software

Familiarity with randomized controlled trials;

Experience preparing high-quality narratives for donor/external stakeholders;

Working proficiency in French is preferred but not required.