Chief Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst REF NO: 3/1/1/1/2026/339

SALARY : R487 197 per annum (Level 09) 

CENTRE : KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg) 

REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and National Diploma in Social Sciences / Development Studies / Public Administration / Public Management or related equivalent qualification. Minimum of 3 years' experience in monitoring and evaluation, research or strategic planning. A valid driver's licence.
• Job related knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of the government wide monitoring and evaluation system. Knowledge of government monitoring and evaluation policies, standard operating procedures, tools, information systems, planning, research methodology and related legislation. Treasury regulations. Performance auditing. Project and programme management. Quality improvement.
• Job related skills: Computer literacy. Ability to present. Report writing ability. Communication (verbal and written). Interpersonal relations. Project and programme management. Information collection, analysis and interpretation. Analytical thinking. Ability to customise and package information to user requirements. Ability to travel. 

DUTIES :

• Coordinate organisational performance against predetermined objectives. Provide input during the department planning process. Schedule performance verifications sessions with programmes on a quarterly basis. Conduct information verification on performance information. Prepare performance verification reporting tools.
• Conduct feedback sessions with various programmes to reflect on performance for decision making. Assist with the development of frameworks, guidance and systems to facilitate departmental programme performance monitoring. Coordinate organisational performance reporting. Compile departmental programme performance reports (quarterly, mid-year and annual) based on verified performance. Compile strategic and ad-hoc reports.
• Coordinate audit requests relating to performance information. Manage branch responses to audit requests, findings and queries. Compile management responses to audit findings / queries. Capacitate branches on the fundamentals of performance auditing. Conduct capacity building / training on management of performance information. Conduct capacity building on reporting. Make presentation on the management of portfolio of evidence.