Are you highly strategic, structured and analytical? Do you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills? Are you known for your excellent skills in developing applications and reports? Do you enjoy working with systems?

Then you are the one we are looking for!

Forum Syd is reorganising and growing, we are connecting our local and global work to make the most out of our resources, experiences and competences. Among the different changes we have been making we do have a Global Method and Capacity Development Strategy and Global Standards to set up subgranting processes. We are currently setting up a new programme in Liberia and will use our global standard and strategies to set up both the capacity development and the subgranting component in the programme. At the same time we are adapting our Portfolio Management System to fit the needs of our different programmes and increase its usage for monitoring purposes. In order to do so we are looking for a Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to support the set up of the Liberia Programme and the cleaning and updating of our Portfolio Management System.

About Forum Syd

Forum Syd is a civil society member organisation that works with development issues from a rights-based perspective. Our vision is “a just and sustainable world where all people have the power to effect change”. We work with advocacy and capacity development of partner organisations around the world, on issues relating to democracy and human rights. We mediate grants from Sida to Swedish organisations cooperating with local partners in 70 countries. We have offices in Sweden, Lituania, Cambodia, Colombia, Kenya, Liberia and Somalia. Forum Syd was founded in 1995 and is the largest civil society platform in Sweden with about 140 member organisations.

The Impact and Quality Assurance Unit, Stockholm

The position of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will belong to the Impact and Quality Assurance department owning the global processes of impact and quality assurance and method and capacity development. You will join a motivated and high-performing team where there will be ample opportunity to influence, develop and align Forum Syd’s global work processes.

Areas of responsibility

  • Support the design and implementation of the subgranting process for Forum Syd´s office in Liberia.
  • Ensure that the subgranting process at the Liberia office is in line with Forum Syd´s Global standards for grants management, rights based approach and donor conditions.
  • Support the coordination between the Liberia office, the Impact and Quality Assurance Unit and the Global Method and Capacity Development team.
  • Contribute to Forum Syd’s work with Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
  • Support the administration of Forum Syd’s portfolio of donor agreements

Qualifications required

  • Very good knowledge in Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) and Result Based Management (RBM).
  • Academic or bachelor degree in Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Development Studies,  International Studies, Business Administration,  or Law  or equivalent qualifications obtained in another way.
  • Minimum 2 years of work experience in the development sector.
  • Experience with project/programme management and subgranting
  • Good understanding of development cooperation in general and Sweden’s support to civil society in particular.
  • Good knowledge in  rights based approach to development, as well as gender, environment and conflict sensitivity.
  • Good understanding of the principles of Aid and Development Effectiveness.
  • Excellent ability to express oneself orally and in writing in Swedish and English.

Advantages

  • Language skills in Spanish, French, Russian, Somali, Portuguese or Arabic.
  • Experience with Sida Civsam grant management.
  • International experience with development cooperation.

This position is a full time permanent position with six months probationary period, starting as soon as possible. This position is located at Forum Syd's head office in Stockholm, Sweden. Duty travels are part of the position.

Application information

Forum Syd supports equal opportunities for all. We encourage qualified applicants regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, functional ability or ethnic and religious affiliation to apply for the position.

All personal data we receive at Forum Syd will be handled in accordance to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read more here. By applying you agree to us storing any information you provide as part of your application.

Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter in English via email to jobb@forumsyd.org with the subject heading “PME Officer” no later than 6th of January 2019.

We select candidates and conduct interviews regularly during the recruitment process. Do not wait to submit your application because the recruitment process may end as soon as we find the right person. We look forward to receiving your application!

Contact details

Claudia Arenas, Head of Impact and quality assurance, claudia.arenas@forumsyd.org

Desirée Köhler, Teamleader HR and Organisational Culture, desiree.kohler@forumsyd.org

Union Representatives
Unionen representative: Karin Gregow, 08-506 371 62
Saco representative: Lotta Granberg, 08-506 371 26

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