2025 Government Career Opportunities - MONITORING AND REPORTING SPECIALIST: JOBS FUND PMU In Gauteng
| Job Title: | MONITORING AND REPORTING SPECIALIST: JOBS FUND PMU |
| Company: | Government |
| Job Reference: | G09/2025 |
| Category: | Government Jobs |
| Location: | Pretoria, ZA |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Date Posted: | 2025-08-27T21:19 |
| Closing Date: | 2025-09-06T23:19 |
| Salary: | ZAR 1266714 - 1492122 per year |
MONITORING AND REPORTING SPECIALIST: JOBS FUND PMU - Job Description
Introduction
The purpose the role is to manage, monitor and track the performance of a portfolio of Jobs Fund (JF) projects; to provide regular reporting on project progress; to design and execute/manage knowledge-generating projects (e.g. evaluations, case studies, etc.), which would include the development of key documents to promote the lessons learned by the organisation; to manage operational matters within the Knowledge & Evaluation Unit, and perform an advisory and supervisory role in the Unit.
Responsibilities
This is a senior-level position where core responsibilities are at a programme and supervisory level and include: Supervisory responsibilities over workstream teams and their task delivery. Process, project and resource planning. Independent manager of a portfolio of projects and Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting & Learning (MERL)representative with internal & external stakeholders. Independent generator of advanced portfolio & programme knowledge and lessons learnt. Supervised dissemination of learnings. Projects Monitoring and Reporting Planning: Design and develop monitoring and measurement plans for JF projects at project inception to ensure integration of monitoring and measurement at all project phases. Lead Monitoring & Reporting (M&R) planning and design meetings for the: determination of project outcomes, outputs and measurement criteria, design of results chains, identification of data sources for baseline assessments and development of data collection methods. Develop and submit proposals for JF project monitoring and reporting systems. Collate, process and lodge JF project monitoring and measurement plans. Establish and communicate JF projects’ monitoring and reporting schedule and requirements. Appraise the Project Implementation Monitoring Plans and Theory of Change of new project applications.
Advise on the use of job proxies when required. Jobs Fund Projects Monitoring and Reporting Administration and Quality Assurance: Quality assure JF project reports from the Grant Management System (GMS). Test the validity and integrity of Jobs Fund Partner project-reported information against norms and standards, review the evidence submitted by Jobs Fund Partners for accuracy and facilitate the corrections, where required. Align with Donor Community Enterprise Development (DCED) standards. Prepare recommendations for the enhancement of monitoring and reporting processes and procedures. Analyse and disseminate data for reporting purposes. Participate in meetings, workshops and other discussion forums internally and externally to the JF to establish dialogue on reported project progress and evaluation results.
Design and manage data verification and quality assurance processes. Supervise and support the verification activities of unit members. Quality-assure documents prior to submission to management. Monitoring and reporting capacity development and learning: Ongoing liaison and engagement with Jobs Fund stakeholders regarding the monitoring, evaluation and reporting on all aspects of the project, and design and implement capacity building sessions where required. Conduct awareness and promotion sessions for stakeholders on the utilisation of results-based monitoring, measurement and reporting tools and systems and the Jobs Fund reporting mechanisms. Collate, analyse and disseminate learning reports from client feedback, case studies, reviews and project evaluations. Participate in research networks on job creation, employment and systemic change, and collect, collate, distribute and file participation reports.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree/ Advanced Diploma/ BTech degree (NQF Level 7) in Economics, Social Sciences or related fields. A Post graduate qualification in Monitoring and Evaluation, and/or Statistical Analysis will be an advantage. A minimum of 6 - 8 years relevant experience in Monitoring, Measurement and Evaluation of development programmes/ projects, at least 2 years of which at a management level. Experience in the public sector will also be an added advantage.
Competencies Required: Computer literacy: Knowledge and ability to use computers and technology efficiently. Refers to the comfort level someone has with using computer programs and other applications associated with computers (MS Office, Internet, email). Includes the ability to learn new applications associated with the business. Data Analysis: Relevant experience and knowledge on how to collect reliable, valid and accurate data and perform objective analysis.
Database Management: Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modelling techniques, data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data disposal, and data standardisation processes. Development Financing: Knowledge of development financing approaches and methods, including the financing of long-term projects and public services based upon a non-recourse or limited recourse financial structure, in which project debt and equity used to finance the project are paid back from the cash flow generated by the project.
Economic Development: Knowledge of South African economic development 14 policies and programmes with a specific focus on approaches and methodologies to making markets work for the poor. Monitoring, Evaluation Reporting and Learning: In-depth knowledge of establishing monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning (MERL) frameworks and indicators, and development and implementation of qualitative and quantitative MERL approaches, methodologies and tools.
Government Knowledge: Knowledge of the tiers and sectors of government and inter-governmental relationships, and the economic and social development priorities and programmes of national, provincial and local governments.
Grant Management:
Knowledge of grant funding (non-repayable funds) approaches and methods and the regulatory environment governing the management of public funds. This includes knowledge of the South African grant funding reforms initiative and grant management systems. Information Management: The ability to gather, prepare, house and share the organisationally relevant information produced or found through work in a manner that creates easy access and understanding, and that informs and educates the reader regarding the subject. Labour Markets: Knowledge of how labour markets work and the current active labour market policy interventions.
Legislative knowledge:
Knowledge of the regulatory environment and processes regarding the implementation of policies, legislation and service delivery programmes, and knowledge of the PFMA and NT regulations pertaining to the Jobs Fund. Project Management: Knowledge of project management principles, methods, or tools for appraising, conceptualising, structuring, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring, evaluating and reporting on project impact, costs, work, and contractor performance. Public Finance Economics: Knowledge of the field of economics that studies government activities and the alternative means of financing them. Client Service Orientation: The ability to interact with and respond to internal and external client needs and expectations in a manner that puts into practice the Batho Pele spirit and meets and exceeds service delivery standards, with priority given to client satisfaction.
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