Senior Learning Advisor

Background:

SoCha, LLC is preparing a response to the USAID/Ghana Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Platform Request for Task Order Proposal.

The proposed MEL Support Platform activity objectives are to procure expert monitoring, evaluation and learning services for USAID/Ghana to provide high quality, demand-driven monitoring and evaluation technical assistance and analytical services to USAID/Ghana staff, implementing partners, and local country stakeholders.

To support the associated MEL services on this activity, SoCha seeks full-time, qualified Senior Learning Advisor.

This is a designated local hire position.

Scope of Work:

Illustrative Functions of the Position

The Senior Learning Advisor will:

• Lead learning, knowledge management, and adaptive programming activities under the MEL Platform. 
• Facilitate strong CLA management practices in USAID/Ghana and the Government of Ghana’s (GOG) business processes and throughout the program cycle. 
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships with key Mission stakeholders, 
  • Serve as a convener for dialogue and learning around emerging issues, 
  • assist in identifying and responding to key learning issues, and coordinate efforts amongst implementing partners (IPs) working in common Development Objectives (DOs). 
• Develop and implement a learning plan for the GoG, the Mission Community of Practice and IPs 
• Support strategic communications, including producing publications and organizing public events with partners and other stakeholders. 
• Conduct business process re-engineering, including assisting in negotiating change management around monitoring, evaluation, and learning related issues. 
• Lead facilitation, including facilitating processes and workshops
  • facilitating learning, collaboration, and coordination among implementing partners and other collaborators with the greatest impact on results; 
  • producing reflections on the implications of new learning; 
  • developing product plans for adapting programs accordingly; 
  • establishing a network of key stakeholders and organize periodic

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Master’s degree in a field related to organizational learning or development assistance such as public, business, or development administration; knowledge management; political science; economics or development studies;
• Minimum of eight years of demonstrated experience in strategic planning; monitoring and evaluation; project design; facilitation of learning; and knowledge management, including experience in applying learning to improve international development programs and systems change for adaptive management of development organizations or agencies;
• Prior experience working with USAID preferred;
• English language proficiency required;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment, and
• Must be a Ghanaian citizen.

Location:  Ghana

How to apply:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE

CLOSING DATE

Applications close 20 October 2021 and promising candidates may be selected before this deadline.