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  • Posted: Feb 19, 2018
    Deadline: Mar 9, 2018
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    INTEGRITY Partners is a business and technology services company delivering mission-critical results to leaders working on our nation’s top priorities. We assist organizations within the Federal Government with addressing current and future challenges by creating and sustaining an appropriate business strategy, managing process transformation, imple...
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    Deputy Team Leader

    The Learning and Monitoring Programme Somalia (LAMPS) is a three-year programme of monitoring, evaluation, learning and consultancy services contracted to Integrity by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), supporting DFID’s Somalia Monitoring Programme II (SMP II) of which it is a component. Integrity, in consortium with Altai Consulting, delivers LAMPS in each of Somalia’s federal regions from a central delivery hub in Nairobi, Kenya. LAMPS works across DFID’s development portfolio in Somalia, helping ensure greater accountability, better risk management and improved understanding of, and learning insights from, programme performance.

    Role Summary

    The Deputy Team Leader (DTL) is responsible for coordinating the delivery of the third-party monitoring verifications, leading the integration of third-party monitoring, digital platform and learning inputs in the production of verification summary reports, data analysis dashboards and associated learning products. They will design and administer clear processes for delivering these products, fostering an effective, efficient and collaborative approach across the different functional teams. The DTL will be required to coordinate the activities of LAMPS workstreams – to identify efficiencies and ensure learning is applied across the team.

    The DTL will report to the Programme Management Unit will be actively involved in the implementation of LAMPS strategy as agreed by the LAMPS Governance Board. They are line-managed by the Team Leader. They line-manage the Third Party-Monitoring Managers and as required STTA. They will represent LAMPS TPM verification activities at meetings with DFID teams and their implementing partners and key stakeholders.

    Activities
    The Deputy Team Leader will be responsible for:

    Management of TPM Verification Workstream (55%)

    • Lead the coordination of inputs from third-party monitoring, digital platform and learning personnel in the production of timely, high quality third-party verification deliverables.
    • Participate in regular meetings with the Team Leader and Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance Adviser to strategy coordination, integration and cross-pollination of workstream activities and deliverables; managing the operationalisation of this strategy.
    • Review, design and adapt delivery and resourcing plans on a regular basis to optimise workstream activities and performance.
    • Develop and improve systems for managing the flow of communications, data, analysis and learning between the different technical areas that contribute to the delivery and coordination of the TPM verification and learning workstreams.
    • Review and quality assure all TPM verification workstream deliverables; including, but not limited to, verification data and analysis, verification summary reports, Aqoonta/digital platform updates and releases, and related TPM learning reports.
    • Identify Short Term Technical Assistance needs for the TPM verification workstream; developing terms of reference, managing their activities and quality assuring their outputs.
    • Providing technical guidance, as needed, to the design, delivery, analysis and reporting of monitoring, capacity building, and learning activities, including leading on programmatic activities as required.
    • Assist the Programme Management Unit in coordinating inputs from the TPM verification workstream into learning and general programmatic deliverables (annual reports).

    Learning of TPM Verification Workstream (15%)

    • Lead internal and external learning processes, reporting and events for the TPM verification workstream.
    • Ensure learning from internal processes and external sources are shared, reviewed and actioned by the workstream team; incorporating this learning into specific trainings and embedding changes in workstream processes and practices.
    • Ensure TPM learning activities are coordinated and complement the learning activities of Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance and In-field Financial Review workstreams.

    Personnel Management (15%)

    • Day-to-day programme line management of the Third Party-Monitoring Managers and as required STTA; ensuring that their tasks are understood and executed to a high quality in timely manner.
    • Identify and address capacity development priorities for the TPM verification and learning workstream personnel, raising any additional resourcing requirements with the Programme Management Unit.
    • Provide ongoing professional development mentoring to the LAMPS programme personnel, including enhancing M&E capacity of all personnel, strategies for learning and management.
    • Develop and cultivate a ‘one team’ ethos across the workstreams of the LAMPS programme team; fostering a collaborative, constructive team ethos with an emphasis on flexibility, problem solving and effective communication with all parties.

    Client and Partner Management (15%)

    • Represent LAMPS, including deputising for the Team Leader when required, at meetings with DFID and key stakeholders such as government, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and DFID Somalia’s Implementing Partners.
    • Provide inputs into LAMPS collective understanding of the DFID-Somalia portfolio and IPs, contributing to the database of contacts, profiles and activities.
    • Support the development and implementation of communications strategy for LAMPS.
    • Be an ambassador for LAMPS in the broader DFID and IP community in Kenya and Somalia.

    Skills and competencies

    The right candidate will have:

    • Bachelor’s degree in international development, social science or a related field from an accredited academic institution, master’s degree preferred.
    • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of development programming in conflict/insecure zones, preferably in governance, economic development or health.
    • Previous experience in the design and delivery of third-party monitoring approaches.
    • Previous experience with remote data collection and managing remote teams.
    • Excellent analytical competencies and ability to write concise and informative monitoring reports in English.
    • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deliverables within a given timeframe.
    • Experience in Somalia is preferred.

    Additional Information

    • The position will be based in Kenya at Integrity’s Nairobi office.
    • The role will be full-time
    • Candidates must be fluent in written and spoken English

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    Learning Analyst

    Overview of programme – LAMPS

    The Learning and Monitoring Programme Somalia (LAMPS) is a three-year programme of monitoring, evaluation, learning and consultancy services contracted to Integrity by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), supporting DFID’s Somalia Monitoring Programme II (SMP II) of which it is a component. Integrity, in consortium with Altai Consulting, delivers LAMPS in each of Somalia’s federal regions from a central delivery hub in Nairobi, Kenya. LAMPS works across DFID’s development portfolio in Somalia, helping ensure greater accountability, better risk management and improved understanding of, and learning insights from, programme performance.

    Role Summary
    Working under the strategic direction of the Team Leader, the Learning Analyst will lead LAMPS learning initiatives coordinating with all LAMPS team members on specific day-to-day learning activities. The Learning Analyst will support the incorporation of learning into the planning, implementation, and results-management of each technical workstream (i.e. Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Technical Assistance, and financial reviews).

    The Learning Analyst will support the drafting and finalisation of workstream learning deliverables. The Learning Analyst will also coordinate all internal and external learning events for LAMPS, organising inputs, supporting the facilitation of events, and conducting follow-up learning outcomes. In addition, he/she will support the analysis of qualitative data collected by the programme.

    Based in Nairobi, Kenya with potential to travel to Somalia/Somaliland, the Learning Analyst will report to the Team Leader.

    Activities

    The Learning Analyst will be responsible for:

    Capturing, reporting and disseminating programme learning

    • Coordinate and support the drafting of LAMPS learning products for all programmatic activities and workstreams, including ad hoc learning notes, workstream learning notes, Aqoonta synthesis reports, quarterly internal and external learning reports and annual reviews.
    • Facilitate internal learning across workstreams, leading regular sessions to capture lessons identified, support the adaption of implementation plans and approaches, track and follow-up on actions taken and results yielded.
    • Identify and disseminate learning products for external parties, adapting and refining products to suit target audiences within DFID Somalia, DFID internationally, other international donors, DFID Somalia implementing partners and other international development actors.
    • Guide the presentation and dissemination of high-quality learning products including visualisations via Aqoonta, the LAMPS digital platform.

    Learning event coordination

    • Identify opportunities for learning events, in consultation with the Team Leader agreeing agendas on what’s interesting for different stakeholders based on internal LAMPS learning and external learning of what’s current in TPM and M&E.
    • Organise and support internal and external quarterly learning events, including: coordination and logistics; facilitating discussions between stakeholders; collecting and sharing lessons identified; developing action plans and follow-up steps; and producing synthesis reports.
    • Organise and support an annual event with other TPM suppliers, as well as DFID-Somalia staff (and possibly DFID implementing partners) focussing on best practice TPM, challenges and lessons learnt in delivery of M&E support in Somalia.

    Qualitative analysis

    • Prepare periodic qualitative reports on Aqoonta, that combine developments and reporting from all LAMPS workstreams on DFID programmes.
    • Collect and analyse feedback from stakeholders, summarise findings and share key learning for LAMPS workstreams.
    • Third-Party Monitoring
    • Contribute to improving TPM verification data collection tools with specific focus on qualitative data questions.
    • Deliver training to Regional Coordinators and Monitoring Teams on methods for collecting qualitative data.
    • Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance
    • Support the M&E Technical Assistance Adviser and DFID implementing partners on knowledge management and learning.
    • Support the development of training materials and facilitate M&E Technical Assistance training for DFID implementing partners.

    Skills and competencies

    The right candidate will have:

    • Bachelor’s degree in international development, social science,
    • Adult learning: learning design, learning technology or directly related field from an accredited academic institution.
    • Demonstrated ability in facilitating discussions on key findings and learning with organisation key management to collaboratively identify key action points.
    • Analytical skills to identify key trends in qualitative data sets.
    • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
    • Experience managing the design and dissemination of reports.
    • Experience in developing and delivering training.
    • Demonstrated self-starter with drive and initiative
    • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deliverable deadlines within a given timeframe.

    Additional Information

    • The position will be based in Kenya at Integrity’s Nairobi office.
    • The role will be full-time
    • Candidates must be fluent in written and spoken English.
    • To learn more about Integrity

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Integrity Global on www.integrityglobal.com to apply

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