This role is required to oversee the planning, monitoring & evaluation (PM&E) activities under the grant awarded to World Vision Ghana by the Conrad Hilton Foundation. The role is responsible for the effective management of WASH PM&E activities under the scope of the Ahafo Region Integrated WASH Project. S/he will assist the Project Coordinator in the project design and tracking the project implementation for the achievement of set targets. S/he will provide leadership for the development of WASH M&E systems as a critical component of project management. The PM&E Officer will coordinate the planning, monitoring and evaluation functions of the Ahafo region WASH projects. The position will have a functional relationship with the GI WASH Project Coordinator and the National Office PM&E team; hence is expected to collaborate in executing duties.

Planning

Coordinate the development of the Ahafo region integrated WASH Project framework, plans and indicators to capture project performance results

Collect data & integrate plans to inform the Country WASH Business Plan documents

Provide PME leadership and oversight for the planning and design of any WASH intervention or projects in the Ahafo Region

Provide technical support in the targeting of WASH interventions and yearly review of targets

Lead in the design and review of WASH log frames, ITTs, DIPs etc.

Unitize tools such as mWater to support data collection & management

Support National Office strategy development and planning processes

Monitoring & Evaluation

Ensure the Ahafo Region Integrated WASH M&E framework is aligned with the WVG and Global WASH frameworks

Responsible for the design/adoption and review of WASH M&E tools

Assist in the development, adoption and usage of innovative M&E tools and equipment

Track project implementation providing sound monitoring and feedback for project improvement

Be the focal person for WASH project evaluations; designing survey tools, train enumerators, supervise data collection, analyse and compile findings

Support in undertaking assessments, researches for the improvement of the quality of the WASH program.

Continuously assess methodologies and instruments for the collection, documentation and analysis of data and the reporting of outcomes and recommended changes

Data Analysis, Reporting, Learning and Sharing

Prepare tables, graphs and written reports summarizing project M&E data

Collect, document, edit, analyse and present all relevant project data for reports

Lead in the preparation of project-related reports (monthly & quarterly), presentations, stories, publications and other technical reports in all type of media

Responsible for the preparation of thematic maps of WASH activities

Support the Project Coordinator in reviewing donor reports to ensure the submission of high-quality reports that clearly articulate results

Keep track and records of the updated data and achievements of the Ahafo Regional Integrated WASH project

Work with relevant teams to submit abstracts for presentation at learning events and conferences.

Technical Support & Database Management

Provide feedback to WASH project teams on the quality and completeness of data provided on data management platforms

Compile, manipulate, and refine data from a variety of sources including public domain, Master Plans, field observation, and existing data bases to inform decisions

Perform regular quality control checks of databases to ensure data integrity

Support the verification of the accuracy and validity of data entered in databases and ensure that errors are corrected

Build the capacity of relevant WASH teams in data collection, data input in the database systems, ensuring high quality of data

Provide support to WV partners, communities and Government institutions for the development and implementation of WASH M&E initiatives

Proposal and Concept generation

Support the development of concept papers and programme proposals by guiding the design of logic models, performance management framework and M&E plans

Provide accurate data for proposal writing

Actively participation in proposal writing with the RAM team; other GI WASH technical teams