Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Education Capacity Development Facility (Papua New Guinea)

Funded by the Australian Government

Your opportunity to contribute to ongoing improvements in the PNG national education system

Your chance to apply your skills and experience to assist with the building of capacity in the PNG Office of Higher Education

Australian Government support to the Papua New Guinea (PNG) education sector includes direct financing, procurement, scholarships and technical assistance. A major focus of technical assistance is improving the PNG technical and higher education system to enable increased access to and improve the relevance and quality of education.

This role will be based in Port Moresby with travel to other provinces when required and the Adviser will be contracted to provide up to six months input over approximately one year, with at least five months input provided in-country over a minimum of three trips. The remainder of the Adviser’s input will be spent providing support at a distance.

The PNG Office of Higher Education (OHE) is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to provide advice and support to OHE senior management to develop and begin implementation of a monitoring and evaluation framework as part of OHE’s sector strategy and implementation plan. The OHE sector strategy and implementation plan is being developed to address recommendations for the technical and higher education sector from national development plans, in line with the National Higher Education Plan III 2014-2023 and PNG Government systems. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will facilitate the capacity of OHE in these areas by providing direct support to the Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Branch and other staff as required.

The Adviser will be responsible for the following outcomes and deliverables:

a) Provide advice on and assist OHE to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework for the sector strategy and implementation plan to coordinate the implementation of recommendations arising from relevant national development plans and reports, in line with the National Higher Education Plan III 2014-2023.

b) Assist OHE identify and develop performance indicators and associated data sources to monitor the technical and higher education sector at the national and sub-national level, including methods of collecting and reporting information.

c) Assist OHE to develop a process and identify resources required to implement ongoing monitoring and evaluation within OHE.

d) Assist the Project Management Unit to develop practical tools and a database to monitor and report on the performance of projects, programs, institutions, plans and the sector as a whole against agreed baseline targets.

e) Assist OHE senior management to develop capacity building strategies, including training and planning activities, to support implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework.

f) Other high level advisory duties as specified by the Director Higher Education Development Division and as agreed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Education Team.

Remuneration:

This position is funded by the Australian Government and is defined as C3 under the Adviser Remuneration Framework.

CDF is an Australian Government funded facility, managed by GRM International, responsible for sourcing and providing quality capacity development expertise to the PNG education sector. CDF provides administrative, financial and logistical support to education advisers located in PNG.

The Education Capacity Development Facility is managed by GRM International on behalf of the Australian Government

How to apply:

Application Process:

To apply for this role, please email your CV and response to the selection criteria stated on the TORs toPauline.picot@grminternational.com

Click here to download the Terms of Reference.

Applications close 5pm AEST 11 May 2014.