Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (GMG/SEG 2)

JOB PURPOSE

The Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is accountable for designing, developing, implementing and managing a comprehensive planning, reporting and accountability structure to provide a sound basis for expenditure management, government reporting, and integrated management of the Ministry’s activities; its process for tracking and reporting performance based on milestones and anticipated results; and developing its business plans. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivers timely, standardized, meaningful and simple to use reporting to senior management on the performance of our various businesses, activities and initiatives.
• Develops, designs and promotes a centralized management reporting resource and system, identifying reporting efficiencies (internal and external) and providing shared service support across the Ministry. 
• Partners with colleagues in the development of the Ministry’s Performance Reporting Framework. 
• Ensures meaningful and appropriate performance indicators, measures and targets are identified and tracked. 
• Ensures timely delivery of required input, liaising with units. 
• Manages the team responsible for the production of Monthly and Quarterly Performance Reports, the Annual Ministry Performance Report to Management Committee and Ministry of Finance and other central agencies. 
• Contributes to Ministry evolution by developing meaningful management and financial performance metrics and tools (e.g. scorecards, dashboards). 
• Partners with senior management to provide insight and decision support regarding development of performance (including financial) measures and KPIs. 
• Collaborates with Information Management Systems group to create the required systems for effective management reporting including planning and forecasting data. 
• Conducts effective people management by developing work plans, performance objectives and training and development opportunities to ensure all staff and managers are able to apply organization performance management requirements. 
• Consolidates all reporting documents into required documents for the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Parliament etc. 
• Coordinates and prepares background papers and the analysis of sensitive performance and accountability matters.
• Manages corporate wide performance measurement and reporting. 

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Excellent oral and written communication skills 
• Good interpersonal skills 
• Excellent customer relations and quality focus skills 
• Good planning and organizing skills 
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills 
• Excellent time management skills 
• Excellent leadership skills 

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, Accounting, Economics 
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in management or financial reporting, business analysis, performance measure 

The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs thanks all applicants for their interest, but only those shortlisted will be contacted.