Knowledge Management & Communication Specialist at Management Information System IFAD: (Deadline 15 May 2022)

Knowledge Management & Communication Specialist at Management Information System IFAD: (Deadline 15 May 2022)

Job description

Main duties: Located in the Department of Management Information System of the SPIU, the Knowledge Management Specialist reports to the Head of this department by capturing and sharing information on SPIU activities. In particular, he will:

• Develop and implement processes to ensure that lessons learned and good practices are captured systematically, shared, and used to improve project implementation;
• Ensure documentation and wide sharing of project results;
• Support advocacy efforts through providing evidence of impact gathered through the project learning system (PLS), closely linked to knowledge management activities;
• Set up and facilitate regular feedback to participating cooperatives (separate per value chain) and institutions on project and partner institution performance;
• Establish capacity building needs of key staff, including private and public service providers;
• Develop or adapt relevant tools and processes for SPIU staff to collect, process, analyse, store and share information and knowledge, and ensure relevant staff have the capacity to use them;
• Use information technology for effective knowledge management;
• Develop relevant guidelines for building an institutional culture of learning and sharing;
• Ensure that innovative experiences, learning and good practices are captured, synthesized, documented and shared continuously within the project, within MINAGRI, NAEB and RAB, with the IFAD Country Program Team (CPT) and with in-country partners, other partners;
• Ensure that lessons and good practice emerging from the project support decision making and policy dialogue;
• Assist the Planning and M&E Specialist in the preparation of the experience-based Annual Work plan and Budget (AWPB);
• Provide communication support to project participants, including building understanding of the project objectives and potential benefits;
• Foster broad knowledge-sharing and learning within the Component Steering Committees;