African Guarantee Fund Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: Head of Monitoring and Evaluation 

Reporting: The Head of Monitoring and Evaluation reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer - CEO. 

Position Location: AGF offices in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travels

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF): The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (AGF) is incorporated and licensed in Mauritius as a limited liability company and has its office of operation in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Its products and services provide financial institutions with the means which they can leverage in bringing their African SME financing interventions to the required scale.
 

The AGF contributes to the promotion of economic development, vital for prosperity, stability and poverty reduction in Africa  through two lines of activity:

a) Provision of a mix of financial guarantees and other products which reduce the risks supported by the financial sector when lending to SMEs that have insufficient collateral. These guarantees contribute to reduce the inability of SMEs to provide acceptable guarantees to financial institutions. Loan Guarantee based on a hybrid approach, Bank’s Fund Raising Guarantee and Equity Guarantees are offered.
 

b) Support for capacity development of the client financial institutions. 

The AGF operates according to market principles and is a commercially viable venture with operations in a number of countries in Africa and its gradually expanding to other countries to cover the whole of Africa. 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) together with the governments of Denmark (through Danida) and Spain (through aecid), are the founding shareholders of AGF. 

Position Summary: The Head of M&E will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a monitoring and evaluations system which will help to analyze the social and development impacts of AGF’s activities.
 

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the CEO, the Head  of M&E  will have the responsibility to:

• Coordinate the planning and monitoring of AGF’s progress and results;
• Measure input and outputs;
• In coordination with relevant AGF operating units on  matters of  data collection,  provide rapid information on all AGF activities while ensuring transparency and integrity;
• Coordinate the creation of a Guarantee and Capacity Development Performance Monitoring Plan including assessing the validity of the information and indicators that contribute to that plan;
• Select data collection methods for adequate monitoring and evaluation of performance and of the program as a whole; and
• Develop substantive input for the annual reporting requirements and coordinate data collection on results in the SME sector with partner institutions.

These methods may include:

• Field visits, quarterly reports, specialized surveys and other sources of information like government and multilateral agencies and other organization statistics;
• Reviewing these methods and making improvements to them monitoring and evaluation procedures and systems;
• Coordinate the process in collaboration with other AGF’s operating units for updating policy and procedure documents in the areas of monitoring and evaluation to align with the most current AGF Polices and requirements.
• Assist in building local M&E capacities in the spirit of inclusive development and in concert with the development goals and prudential operation of a financial institution.
• The Head of M&E will assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of activities (guarantees, capacity building).  This may involve:
• Reviewing work plans, quarterly reports, participating in site visits, initiating regular portfolio reviews and contributing to guarantee and capacity building design and evaluations.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the Monitoring and Evaluation department.

In addition to the above duties, the Head of Monitoring and Evaluation may be required to perform other related or unrelated duties based on the company’s needs.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required

The Head of M&E shall have:

• A Master’s degree in Economics, Business Finance, Social Sciences, or related field is required,
• At least 10 years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, with a proven track record of monitoring and evaluating activities focusing on economic development, banking, capacity building and technical assistance activities related to small and medium enterprises;
• She/he shall possess technical familiarity with evaluation methods and standards under the AGF Evaluation Policy;
• She/he will be responsible for further developing, implementing, and regularly updating the AGF’s Monitoring and Evaluation Policies and Procedures;
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Desirable knowledge of guarantee system
• Strong knowledge of strategies, approaches and tools in capacity development;
• Have a good understanding of financial institutions’ approaches to SME lending, risk mitigation strategies, loan appraisal criteria etc.;
• Demonstrated ability to compile and report results of management activities

Additional eligibility competences and desired Characteristics

• Self-driven individual with a passion and flair for helping SMEs succeed;
• Excellent project management and consulting skills;
• Excellent IT skills;
• Ability to work in a professionally and culturally diverse setting;
• Willingness to travel and work under minimum supervision
• Bilingual – fluent in English and French.
• Team player with strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Must have strong analytical and coaching skills;

Eligibility: The position is open to bilingual candidates of any country

Terms of Offer 

The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (AGF) is an equal opportunity employer and offers a regionally competitive salary with an excellent benefits package. 

The employment contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the possibility of renewal. 

AGF prides itself on its collegial, supportive and gender sensitive working environment and believes that staff diversity promotes excellence. Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Applications

Applicants should apply by email, sending a cover letter summarizing their relevance to this position, a full C.V. names and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to: 

recruitment@africanguaranteefund.com

“Application for Head of Monitoring and Evaluation - AGF” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email message. 

Applications will be considered until 5th December 2014 or until the position is filled. 

Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about us at: www.africanguaranteefund.com