Position Purpose:
The Program Quality and Program Development Coordinator (PQPDC) is responsible for overseeing the planning, monitoring, and reporting of ADRA according to ADRA Timor-Leste and donor guidelines and standards. The PQPDC will oversee building the capacity of the MEAL teams and ensuring quality in service delivery. The PQPDC will oversee the development of new program opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Quality
- Lead and develop the MEAL team assigned to each project in developing and maintaining a system that improves the country's ability to analyze and represent impact to donors, government, colleague agencies, and communities themselves.
- Use existing resources to train MEAL and program teams in the area of monitoring and evaluation and report writing.
- Build the capacity of all relevant team members to develop and maintain an excellent M&E system, including training on digital tools and the periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring data to disseminate learning.
- Develop plans to mentor and coach staff to build their capacity to enable them to develop excellent reports and other documents.
- Take the lead in setting up of and maintenance of a knowledge management system for ADRA TL.
- Ensures programs quality to support planning development.
- Manage, maintain and update the project dashboard and reporting schedules.
- Design and implement country office MEAL Plan.
- Coordinate with various teams to ensure timely, high-quality reports responsive to donors.
- Lead in designing JDs for new projects and handover to HR and Program Manager for hiring.
- Lead and facilitate quarterly PROCOM meetings.
- Maintain and manage ADRA MEAL system LogAlto for development projects.
- Prepare communication materials related to planning and progress towards strategic objectives.
- Take the lead in research and various studies conducted by projects in coordination with the Program Manager.
Program Development:
- Ensure grant opportunities are tracked and pursued in a timely manner.
- Maintain a current donor database/dashboard.
- Facilitate project design sessions for grant writing.
- Coordinate with project teams in the preparation of assessments and project proposals.
- Lead the design, writing, and submission of project proposals.
- Lead coordination with the PD and/or CD in positioning the organization's program policy strategy.
- Lead donor relations during project design and proposal submission.
- Liaise with funding agencies/INGOs for future partnerships and collaboration.
- Create planning-related studies and generate reports about new programs, plans, and regulations.
Education, Experience, and Competency Requirements:
- Degree in development or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of development experience and 3 years in MEAL at a senior level.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency in both written and spoken English and Tetum are essential.
- Expertise in MEAL, including development and use of log-frames, indicators, MEAL plans and systems.
- Report writing and information management skills.
- Experience in donor/government relations and coordination.
- Experience in developing and implementing baseline studies and evaluations.
- Experience working with National/International Consultants.
- Significant experience in training and capacity building.
- Familiarity with program management minimum standards.
- Experience with MERL systems of various donors (DFAT, MFAT, EU, etc.).
- Strong knowledge of software applications for data management, collection, analysis, and reporting.
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