• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Approaches and Methods: Demonstrates knowledge of methods and approaches for
monitoring, evaluation and learning of development effectiveness. Experience in
applying results frameworks, logical frameworks, or similar tools for
projects/programs. Understands the importance and relevance of mixed methods in
MEL. Understand the key challenges in Climate change and energy transition MEL.
• Communication: Excellent drafting
ability and communication skills, both oral and written; ability to explain and
defend, in a respectful and trusting context, difficult issues with respect to
key decisions and positions to top management, senior staff and to staff.
• Planning and organization: Ability to
independently establish detailed objectives, goals and targets for self and
his/her colleagues and staff. Establish and plan deadlines, and ensure that
deadlines are prioritized, managed and met. Manage work effectively to take
account of changing circumstances. Monitor the delivery of work against a plan
and deliver in an organized and timely manner. Identify priority activities and
assignments. Adjust priorities as required. Allocate appropriate amount of time
and resources for completing work. Foresee risks and allow for contingencies
when planning; Uses time efficiently and is able to maintain effectiveness
under pressure.
• Technological awareness: Keeps abreast of
relevant available technology; understands applicability and limitations of
technology in MEL. Excellent e- skills, including the ability to use modern
office technology and related software. Practical knowledge of word processing,
spreadsheet, and presentation software. Ability to do internet research, compile
information and find solutions online to information gaps.
• Client orientation: Takes on leadership
in ensuring that those to whom the MEL function serves – staff, managers,
funding partners, stakeholders - find themselves supported as “clients ”; builds
and maintains clients’ trust and respect; actively seeks out to identify
clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; keeps clients
informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of
products or services to client. Maintains client relationships in the face of
conflicting demands or directions and provides evidence-based advice and
solutions based on sound diagnosis and knowledge. Acts as a credible business
partner and works with a long-term and institution-wide perspective in
addressing clients' needs.
• Creativity: Enjoys improving MEL
policies, processes, systems and practices. Initiates adapting in new and
different environments and finds new solutions to address operational or
strategic problems.
• Creating, Applying and Sharing Knowledge: Enjoys systematic
sharing of good practice and learning from lessons gained from monitoring
experiences. Seeks mentoring opportunities or events to deepen or strengthen
their professional knowledge.
•
Understanding
SEforALL:
An understanding of SEforALL and its mandate and goals will be beneficial. Good
knowledge of infrastructure sectors helpful, ideally but not necessarily of the
energy sector.
Core Competencies
• Knowledge, Learning and Communication: Enjoys the sharing
of best practice, trends, knowledge and lessons learned across units and with
clients and partners, articulating ideas verbally and in writing in a clear and
compelling way across audiences of varied levels.
• Teamwork: Work within a newly-formed team as
well as with colleagues across work units, departments, divisions and with
partners. Support colleagues, establish a team culture, encourage others to
participate in teamwork and share responsibility for decision-making and
results. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in
accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely
reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint
responsibility for team shortcomings. Demonstrated ability to work with teams
representing a wide variety of staffing levels that also cut across partners.
•
Personal:
Consistently
approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude. Demonstrates
behavior of professional and personal ethics transparency and openness to
encourage respect and similar behavior from colleagues in the work place.
Sensitivity to other people’s cultural and religious norms and the ability to
easily blend with others. Must have shown to have the ability to be
discrete and maintain confidential information. Exhibits diplomacy, loyalty and
commitment to SEforALL’s goals. Sense of humor an advantage.