Tautua Human Development for All Program
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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PERFORMANCE, QUALITY AND LEARNING MANAGER
The Tautua Program wish to invite interested qualified applicants for the abovementioned role.
About Tautua
The Tautua Human Development for All Program prioritizes five interconnected pillars of human development: Education, Health, Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), and Social Protection. Guided by the Government of Samoa, Tautua provides the opportunity to create transformative change in human development by addressing complex development needs through multi-sectoral, innovative approaches that identify and focus on the underlying issues. Simultaneously, Tautua intends to be able to respond to emergency, short-term needs, build capacity, and through research, monitoring, and evaluation, apply lessons learned and evidence-based decision-making to continuously improve delivery.
Scope of Services
The Performance, Quality, and Learning Manager will support the Team Leader and Technical Leads to ensure program processes are managed effectively, efficiently, and within quality standards, to deliver results in alignment with program objectives. S/he will have overall responsibility for ensuring the program team are accountable for delivering on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning objectives and reporting deliverables. S/he will provide high-level guidance and support to ensure quality management of agreements, contracts, and delivery support processes.
Qualifications/Experience/Competencies
- Relevant post graduate qualifications, or undergraduate qualification in management and / or evaluation plus 10+ years of program management experience.
- Successful track record in delivery and management of complex, adaptive development programs.
- Proven ability to deliver results in a timely manner, using participatory and inclusive approaches.
- Experience / familiarity with DFAT policy, quality, and reporting requirements.
- Highly developed program management skills and a demonstrated ability to provide technical advice and oversight and support program implementation.
- Financial acumen and the ability to manage a large budget and interpret and analyse financial reports.
- Strong understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, how to use MEL information and the ability to communicate complex ideas to different audiences.
A Full Terms of Reference (TOR) can be provided on request. Please contact Ropati Mualia at Ropati.Mualia@tautuapartnership.org for a copy.
This role is open to locally engaged and internationally engaged candidates. Salary will be in line with the program’s remuneration framework and discussed with the preferred candidate.
Please submit Applications: 1) Expression of Interest including a response in addressing the selection criteria outlined in TOR and 2) your CV)
Online at www.cornerstoneondemand.com/au/careers/ or
to Ropati Mualia (Tautua Operations Manager)
by 5 PM, Monday 23rd October 2023.
Thank you for your interest. Kindly note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or indigenous status.
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