Programme and Learning Co-ordinator

Job Description

ActionAid works with women and children who are excluded and live in poverty, as they take the lead in claiming their human rights, and changing systems in society that are unjust. The women in these communities take the lead – they decide their priorities, and we support them as they engage with the rest of their community and the wider power structures in society, to bring about change for the better that benefits the whole community. We also work together to hold our governments and international institutions to account, campaigning side by side to achieve meaningful long-term change to create a more just and caring world.

ActionAid Ireland’s strategy 2022-2027 is to create a just and caring world where women’s human rights are respected through addressing the structural causes of Gender Based Violence (GBV), promoting women’s leadership in humanitarian contexts and amplifying feminist alternatives on economic and climate justice. ActionAid Ireland’s strategy also makes clear commitments to anti-racism, shifting power and decolonisation, embedding learning and evaluation and safeguarding. Human rights based approaches are at the heart of ActionAid’s work.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced programme advisor, with a strong understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) in development and humanitarian programming.

• You will be part of a passionate, committed programme team working to deliver on ActionAid Ireland’s strategy.
• You will have experience in working in complex contexts specifically on women’s rights, gender equality and or GBV.
• You will also have strong experience in ensuring high standards of programme quality and providing support on participatory, feminist, and adaptive MEL practices.
• You will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing a monitoring, evaluation and learning system for our multi-country Women’s Rights Programme III (2023-2027) seeking to address gender-based violence.
• You will work closely with monitoring, evaluation and learning staff and drive systematic evidence-based learning throughout programme implementation.
• You will deliver on donor reporting requirements, especially in coordinating Results Framework and drafting narrative reports.
• You will nurture a culture of reflection and learning across the programme where there is regular experience sharing, analysis and research that contributes to implementation.
• You will also ensure that learning and impact is harmonised across programmes.
• You will be a champion for women’s and girls’ rights, committed to shifting power and passionate about feminist change and leadership.
• You will be an empathetic and supportive colleague, able to build trusting and authentic relationships with colleagues and partners.

Salary: €45,000-€49,000 depending on experience, 5-year fixed-term contract.

Location: Kenya, Nepal or Ethiopia with international travel

Deadline: 12 noon Friday 17th March 2023

Interview: to be held on Wednesday 5th April 2023

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce and therefore encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQI+ community, the trans community, and those with a disability.

See the full job description here.