Collaborative Learning and Adaptation (CLA) Assistant at DanChurchAid (DCA)

The main responsibilities of the Collaborative Learning and Adaptation (CLA) Assistant:

Project Reporting

• Lead the development of systems and processes for the implementation of the project MEAL frameworks.
• Using advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis methods generate datasets, assessments, and reports analysis to support project staff in generating high quality reports for various audiences.
• Maintain an updated Indicator Performance Tracker (IPT) for the Daisy project, including maintenance of an agile and accessible secure physical and digital filing system and project database.
• Lead the documentation of project results, impact, best practices and significant changes. Document learning and best practices; disseminate learnings, reports, publications and participate in learning sessions, and ensuring that the lessons learnt are utilized to inform programming and advocacy.
• Communicate project performance by processing, packaging, and disseminating a wide range of Information, Education and Communications (IEC) materials including county profiles, commodity brochures and reports among relevant stakeholders.
• Support efforts to build the capacity of project staff, partners and other relevant stakeholders on implementation of MEAL actions.

 Collaborative Learning and adaptation.

• The CLA Assistant will have the responsibility for facilitating knowledge sharing/learning activities, monitoring behaviour change and adaptation across project partners and stakeholders. This will include individual actions, organizational operating principles, societal cultures, local laws, policies, and institutional operating principles.
• Coordinate processes to identify, design and/or adapt tech-enabled extension worker tracking and monitoring systems with third party providers.
• Lead in researching and identifying performance, skills, knowledge, information, and attitude gaps of project beneficiaries and partner staff and create and/or select learning experiences to fill this gap.
• Support efforts to build the capacity of project staff, partners, and other relevant stakeholders on implementation of MEAL actions.
• Lead in facilitating learning design processes together with end-users, subject matter experts, project leads, interaction designers, external partners, and the communities.
• Facilitate collaborative planning sessions to finalize learning activities that address learning questions of relevance to key stakeholders.
• Take lead in research on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) approaches including relationship with academic and research institutions.

 Competencies and Professional Qualifications:

• A holder of a degree in either Social Sciences, Community Development, Project management or a related field.  
• A masters degree is preferred.
• Expertise in the usage of MS-Excel, Commcare, STATA, SPSS, Power Bi, NVIVO and other data management software.
• Experience in setting up and use of Digital Data Collection Data Collection software such as Kobo, Magpi,etc.
• The canditate should posess strong skills in  qualitative and quantative data analysis, reporting and  presentation
• A minimum of three years of professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably with INGOs.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and facilitate collaborative learning.
• Ability to work independently to troubleshoot, perform root cause analysis, identify and isolate technical issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivation, creativity and an ability to perform without close supervision.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is required.