Director Data IT Officer, Graduate Intern  The Knowledge Manager is responsible for the creation of systems to collect, document and share knowledge emanating from Tree of Life's work. S/he is responsible for monitoring and evaluation of results and impact of Tree of Life activities and for providing a basis for evidence-based decision making on necessary amendments and improvements to both programming and overall interventions Coordinates and supervises the work of the Knowledge Management Team (KMT) by spearheading team planning, goal and target creation, assigning of tasks and monitoring progress of milestones, KMT budget creation and monitoring, outsourcing consultants for support.Analyses, consolidates and reports on all monitoring and evaluation data generated by the Knowledge Management team.Designs technical Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks and supporting systems for implementation and tracking including LogFrames, results frameworks, M&E Plans,Performance Monitoring Plans (PMP), data collection tools and supporting databases.Design and implementation of a communications strategy for external communications, including communication media, layouts, content oversight e.g. Website, Newsletters,Publications, Annual Report, Reflection Report and other IEC's.Contributes to Management as an active member of the Management Committee (ManCom) and Coordination Team (CT); is also a signatory of the TOL bank accounts;Backstops the Director or other Managers during their absence (rotational amongst the CT).Liaises with programme team representatives, through the Training and Monitoring Team (TMT) to ensure that all monitoring and evaluation tools and systems are understood and used. Also ensures tools are updated accordingly.Coordinates research and evaluation exercises, including supporting the design (with external evaluators), tools development, implementation support and reporting. This includes strengthening TOL's evidence-base through the compilation of or contributions to Journal Articles and Abstracts.Produces presentations on Tree of Life for local, national, regional and international platforms and presents them when required.Contributes to Resource Mobilization efforts, including compilation of small proposals, contributions to large proposals (especially M&E sections), concept notes and participation in high level resource mobilisation activities. Networks and collaborates with other CSO's and networks at both strategic level and KMT levels, includes attending capacity building sessions in leadership and in M&E.Generates, updates and creates awareness on the organisations Monitoring and Evaluation Policy, including facilitation of capacity building with staff on the policy.Facilitates all other knowledge management or M&E sessions with staff and the Big Tree as and when required,Facilitates all other knowledge management or M&E sessions with staff and the Big Tree as and when required.Networks and collaborates with other CSO's and networks at both strategic level and KMT levels, includes attending capacity building sessions in leadership and in M&E Donor report review,Monthly activity report review and  Quarterly Performance Review of targets and achievements,Weekly meeting to review targets and achievements,Weekly Coordination Team meeting for detailed updates on team achievements, challenges, plans and decisions,Report review by the Management Committee,Presentations to Regional, National and International networks - review and comment. For verbal presentations, a practice run is done,Presentations to Regional, National and International networks - review and comment. For verbal presentations, a practice run is done,Approval of consultants who are outsourced,Publication and policy review and comment Team Review and Planning meetings,electronic data entries shared for key reports,Performance Appraisal/Review sessions,Team Operational Planning sessions,Report reviews,Ad hoc verbal checks Participate in and provide feedback to weekly Monday team meetings, weekly Coordination Team meetings, monthly Management Committee meetings, monthly management week sessions, Quarterly Strategic/Operational Planning weeks and any other meetings that may arise.Coordinate weekly KMT activitiy planning and review sessions, and quarterly planning sessions with quarterly performance reviews for KMT ,Prepare KMT contributions to monthly Training and Monitoring team (TMT) meetings and attend to subsequent improvements in M&E ,Planning and preparation for all learning events, e.g. annual reflection day, meet the TOL events, conferences and events with partners ,Planning and preparation of external communications strategies, e.g. quarterly newsletter, annual report, annual data report, website ,Contribution to concept notes, proposals, resource mobilisation meetings and donor network meetings as and when they arise ,Monthly tracking of progress on all Key result milestones for TOL and providing feedback to Management, Finance and Programmes ,Reports: Submit monthly reports to the Director and to the Management Committee with qualitative and quantitative data analysis and progress updates on milestones. Submit collated Quarterly reports to Donors, with progress indicator matrix and success stories and year-end Annual Report   University Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Statistics or equivalent Masters in Development Studies,ICDL 3 years Must be able to perform descriptive data analysis in Excel ,Excellent oral and communications skills � fluency in English is a must,Must be able to eloquently speak to ToL and interact with stakeholders at all levels ,Must be able to produce high quality reports, presentations and articles ,Must be able to understand the project cycle and lead in the design of M&E indicators Systems Design: must be able to design appropriate M&E systems, including logframes, implementation plans, activity tracking sheets, M&E plans, databases for analysis, Must be able to design M&E tools to such as semi-structured interviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, knowledge and awareness surveys. Demonstrated ability to conduct research and evaluations,Excellent computer skills, including MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint and Outlook,Must be self-organizing and able to devise and meet targets with minimal supervision,Must portray strong leadership qualities including good team management and meaningful contributions as a member of the Management,Must be able to work well in multi-cultural team environment and be able to apply emotional intelligence when required,Excellent communication, team building and training skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in and outside the organizations,Must be innovative, flexible and open to new strategies in the pursuit of excellence Decides what Monitoring and Evaluation systems need to be implemented,Decides on innovations for the KMT team (and lobbies for support and funding),Decides on the priorities for the KMT each month,Decides on the Annual Budget needs for the KMT,Decides on communication systems and platforms for Knowledge sharing,Decides on formats of reports and presentations being done by KMT,Decides on stories that should be shared with the Donors,Decides on timeframes for KMT targets,Decides who will take responsibility for respective KMT tasks - delegation Ensuring that team targets are met amidst a very busy 'meeting' environment,Ensuring that data entries are kept up to date, for purposes of timely reporting,Ensuring compliance with data quality procedures,Ensuring that the Programmes department keep up with reports and follow-ups that need to feed into KMT reports,Ensuring that the KMT activities stay on track during months when the Knowledge,Manager is heavily involved in Management or training activities

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