Monitoring and Evaluation Performance Systems Officer at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

The Performance Systems Officer will be responsible for coordinating and managing the automation of AGRA performance systems for results, which encompasses the development, review, and implementation of the AGRA Management of Information System (AMIS), macro-data and farmer-facing MIS platforms, and support for Knowledge Management.

The position holder’s primary role will be to ensure successful automation and functioning of AGRA Management of Information System (AMIS) as well as continuous capacity building of grantees and AGRA staff to apply the system.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that AMIS is enhanced, maintained, and fully functional to track grantee performance results in alignment with the AGRA Strategy and Results Framework.
• Lead the effective use of AMIS through capacity building and support to AGRA staff and grantees.
• Support grantees to upload grants-specific Results Framework and KPIs into the system as layout for the online grant-making and monitoring to meet agreed programmatic deliverables.
• Support generation requires reports using the analytics tool and providing system data quality checks feedback to the M&E team.
• Support the setting up of the macro-data and the farmer-facing data platforms for AGRA strategy.
• Support the evaluations, studies, and analytics within the M&E team for performance reporting of AGRA results as required.
• Leads continuous improvement of the AMIS system and integration with other AGRA systems working closely with the ICT and grants team in collaboration with the systems developer.
• Collate and analyze feedback from users both internal and external working closely with the grants and program teams to identify areas of improvement including automation of emerging areas such as Environmental Social Management (ESMS) and tracking of new initiatives beyond grants.
• Supports collation of AGRA data for the quarterly and annual reporting of the AGRA-wide program results.
• Advises internal and external stakeholders, i.e., unit, program staff and grantees, partners and stakeholders, administration, and finance on M&E issues and acts as the point of contact for related issues in the unit.
• Builds and manages external relationships and keeps current with key developments in performance systems.
• Provide system support to internal and external users in collaboration with systems developers and troubleshooting where needed.
• Collaborate effectively with the ICT and Grants units to integrate the Agricultural Management Information System (AMIS) with other systems, such as Resource Mobilization (CX), Oracle Budget system (PBCS), Fusion, and Procurement, to facilitate comprehensive tracking of results from program consultancies.
• Continuous enhancement of platform based on user feedback and changing needs of AGRA

Key Qualifications and Experience Required

Essential

A degree in computer-based studies, Arts, Social Sciences, or other relevant fields with additional training in Results Based Monitoring & Evaluation and Project Management.

Desirable

• Ability to communicate in French
• Outstanding writing, analytical skills essential, computer proficiency, and familiarity with a range of software applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.