Project Description
With a total population of 30.4 million people in 2019 and more than 55% living in cities, Ghana has a dense network of urban areas mostly concentrated along the Atlantic coast and in the Ashanti Region. The country is halfway through urbanisation, and has benefited from an urban economic network more advanced than other countries in West Africa. While the first period of urbanisation has generated job creation and opportunities, improved living conditions and reduced poverty for many Ghanaians, the country now faces the challenges of economic efficiency and social inclusion within its urban areas, where globally basic services are still lacking. In addition, unplanned spatial expansion of urban and metropolitan areas and their limited connectivity within and across Ghana’s cities is a challenge, increasing social and environmental costs, unequal and inadequate access to basic services, health risks and ecological damages.
To address these challenges, an integrated programme is proposed by the European Union to meet demands in infrastructures and services by working both on the institutional and legislative framework at central level, and on the urban growth at local level.
As a second largest technical cooperation agency in Europe, Expertise France (EF) has been entrusted by the EU with the design and implementation of the “Sustainable Cities – Phase 1” project. The action proposed by Expertise France will address the need for capacity building and data collection of the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGRD); at decentralised level the action will target selected Regional Capitals – Wa, Damongo, Nalerigu, Bolgatanga, Tamale – and the secondary city of Yendi.
Objectives of the project
The Sustainable Cities in Ghana – Phase 1 is funded by the European Union (EU) to support both national and sustainable and inclusive cities, with local authorities enhancing sustainable cities in Ghana. The project will support the development of more sus a particular focus on 6 cities of the Northern regions during 60 months.
The Overall Objective of this action is to improve urban prosperity for all.
The Specific Objectives of this action are to:
In order to achieve this objectives, Expertise France will pursue the following actions:
Job Description
The Sustainable Cities – Phase 1 project aims to develop a robust and adapted monitoring and evaluation system to enable systematic and effective collection, analysis and use of project data and information, and make an ongoing link to learning to support operational and strategic decision-making. This M&E system should also be used for both bottom-up (donor) and top-down (recipient) accountability purposes.
Expertise France is recruiting a MEAL Expert to develop and deploy this monitoring and evaluation system for the project. The MEAL Expert will be mobilized on a part-time basis to provide regular support to the project team on the following topics : revision of the logical framework and definition of the relevant monitoring indicators, elaboration of a monitoring and evaluation plan, accountability and learning, baseline information, project-level monitoring tools, data collection and compilation. He/she also contributes to the project reporting to the European Union and works under the supervision of the Project Leader and in close collaboration with other team members based in Accra and Tamale.
In particular, the key responsibilities of the MEAL Expert include the following :
Sharing and Consolidating Project Theory of Change
Development of the Project M&E plan
Support in the implementation of the M&E plan
Profile
Education / Qualification
Professional experience
Additional specific requirements
To apply, please visit Expertise France website at the following address: https://expertise-france.gestmax.fr/10307/1/monitoring-evaluation-accountability-and-learning-expert-meal-sustainable-cities-h-f/en_US?backlink=search
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