• Work with programs and projects across the CAN DO consortium of Church based Australian NGOs
  
• 12 month parental leave cover with full-time or part-time options available Flexible location of Sydney or Melbourne

Our ideal candidate will have experience with faith based NGOs and can deliver high quality program and project design with best practice monitoring, evaluation and learning to maximise disaster management and community resilience.

Caritas Australia is the lead agency for CAN DO, a consortium of eight church agencies – Caritas Australia, Act for Peace, Adventist Relief and Development Agency, Anglican Board of Missions, Anglican Overseas Aid, Australian Lutheran World Service, Transform Aid International and UnitingWorld. The CAN DO Coordination Unit is funded by consortium members, managed and hosted by Caritas Australia, and fulfils a central coordination function for the consortium.

Let’s talk about you

You will thrive as the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator – CAN DO Consortium if you have:

• An ability to broker key consortium relationships to promote a culture of respect, integrity and professionalism within the Christian ethos of the consortium.
• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant experience in evaluation, humanitarian or development sectors.
• Demonstrated experience in DMEL with a solid understanding of humanitarian standards and their implementation, preferably in the Pacific.
• Understanding of and preferably experience with localisation of humanitarian practice and what this means for M&E practice in the sector.
• Exceptional writing and communication skills with demonstrated experience developing successful tenders, narrative and financial reporting, and other internal and external communications.
• An ability to engage and motivate staff in order to develop the capability and potential of a culturally diverse group of partners, leaders and teams.
• Experience in undertaking objective critical analysis to draw accurate conclusions that consider contextual, cultural and local partnership issues.
• Experience coordinating research and learning initiatives across organisations, academic institutions and networks.
• Availability to deploy to disasters on short notice.

Let’s talk about your next role

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• In consultation with CAN DO members, monitoring alignment with and implementation of CAN DO’s Theory of Change (ToC).
• Providing technical support to the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) frameworks of major (and other discretionary) projects.
• In consultation with CAN DO members, providing leadership in supporting the alignment of project MEL frameworks with CAN DO’s ToC/strategy.
• In collaboration with project managers, providing technical DMEL support to projects where invited/requested, with the main goal of strengthening M&E capacity for both members and partners.
• Leading the development of CAN DO priority evidence bases – contribution of local faith actors to humanitarian response and localisation – and support members and local partners to present on thematic areas in relevant forums and conferences.
• Providing support to projects to ensure M&E frameworks are in alignment with donor (AHP) requirements.
• Coordinating the consortium’s annual planning and consolidate reporting of results and impact through an annual report to donors and stakeholders.
• Developing and/or contributing to the development of high-quality consortium proposals for submission, with a particular focus on design and MEL.
• Developing effective processes and systems for documenting and promoting best practice and learning.
• Leading and coordinating a CAN DO evidence and research agenda, pursuing opportunities to collaborate where relevant and supporting presentations at specific academic/sector forums.

About Caritas Australia

Caritas Australia is the Catholic agency for international humanitarian relief and development in Australia. Through relationships with the Church, partners and communities in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Australia, Caritas Australia helps to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.

Our programs promote the good of every person regardless of their religious, political or cultural beliefs. We envisage a world in which children, women and men most vulnerable to extreme poverty and injustice are agents of their own change and architects of their own development.

Sound like you?

That’s a good sign! In return for your energy and ideas, we offer genuine flexible work/life balance.

We always support a safe, healthy, engaging and productive working environment for all employees and workers, whether that be in your home, an office or a combination of both.

We are a not-for-profit, so we offer a range of benefits. You can find more out here.

Learn more about the CAN DO consortium of Church agencies and Caritas Australia, our work and how we’re making a difference.

We welcome people with different skills, and life experiences and encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please submit your application including your cover letter by the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact the People team on [email protected] using the subject line: Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator - CAN DO - Sydney / Melbourne enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Our commitment to safeguarding

At Caritas Australia and the CAN DO consortium, we recognise the personal dignity and rights of all people, especially children and vulnerable adults towards whom we have a special responsibility.

If you are offered this position, you will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including police checks and reference checks. If the position requires a Working with Children Check or foreign police check, it is your responsibility to obtain one before starting work. You will also be required to sign our Code of Conduct which includes a section on Professional Behaviour Standards for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults as well as to abide by our safeguarding policies.

Our commitment to diversity

At Caritas Australia, we support an inclusive and diverse workforce. In particular we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for all advertised positions.