CARE Mali seeks a Knowledge Management and Learning Coordinator to meet the challenge of advancing its Knowledge Management and Learning strategies and implementation. S/he will work closely with the Assistant Country Director of Program Quality, Program Managers and Program M&E Coordinators to increase their capacity in the evidence - reflection - learning - application continuum. This includes strengthening current Country Office knowledge management and learning practices and strategies/guidelines to improve evidence of impact and program quality overall.
Reporting directly to the Assistant Country Director of Program Quality, the Knowledge Management and Learning Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that CARE’s programming principles related to impact measurement and learning are maintained in the design, implementation and monitoring of programs and comply with CARE International norms and standards.
As a key position to ensuring, strengthening and improving staff capacity in relation to KM and L functions and processes, the KM&L Coordinator will maintain regular contact (horizontal lines) with Program teams and in particular the M&E Coordinators for CARE Mali respective programs - currently Emergency, Education, Health and Governance, Women and Girls Empowerment and Food Security/Climate Change Adaptation.
This position will be based in Bamako, Mali with 35% of time expected for travelling to all regions in which CARE Mali operates, security context depending.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
• Provide global oversight in Impact Measurement and Learning processes
• Promote and guide Knowledge Management in the CO
• Lead reflective practices for improving program quality
• Inform Program Design
• Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications (Know-How)
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science or equivalent in related fields
• At least 5 years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (including both quantitative and qualitative analysis), leading Impact Measurement and Learning initiatives and/or teams
• Experience working on a multi-cultural team, including local and international NGO partners
• Proven leadership skills, capacity to liaise with and across different programs, staff and partners
• Demonstrated experience in learning and reflective practices
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Oriented toward evidence based decision making, and documenting of decision processes
• Experience in training and capacity building.
• Understanding and operationalization of Rights Based Approaches, UCPV / livelihoods and gender frameworks
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment and develop positive and effective working relationships
• Excellent people skills with the ability to show empathy and maintain a sense of authority
• Demonstrated critical thinker and problem solver
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment and develop positive and effective working relationships
• Oriented toward evidence based decision making, and documenting of decision processes
• Excellent computer skills. Internet and email software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing
• Language Skills:
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Written and spoken French is important
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret the most complex documents (both French and English)
Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.
The closing date for this posting, if listed, is approximate. Job postings may be removed from CARE's career website at any time.
