Role: Early Years and Young People Monitoring Coordinator

Unit: Monitoring, Analysis & Outcomes

Directorate: Programmes

Grade: 3

Reporting to: Unit Lead Monitoring, Analysis & Outcome

Role Purpose/ Summary:

Responsible for completing all necessary monitoring and reporting work to fulfil Pobal’s contractual requirements in relation Early Year Programmes, particularly with regard to responding to funder queries.

Key Responsibility Areas:

1. Monitoring
   • Define indicators to measure programme effectiveness
   • Develop monitoring framework and reporting procedures to ensure business processes are underpinned by data.
   • Develop monitoring training materials
   • Quality Control – oversight of data quality and validity; responsible for liaising with Community Directorate where quality issues are identified & for direction on better data management
2. Reporting
   • Coordinate collation of programme data
   • Act as Pobal’s primary responder to Departmental data queries (funder Queries)
   • Responsible for preparation of reports in line with Department deadlines
   • Assist in the annual programme of work leading to the Sector Profile report.
3. Support to other Units
   • Contribute, as subject matter expert on programme(s) data, and information analysis to support operational units delivery of early years programmes.
   • Support the Early Years Operations team by reducing their need to respond to funder queries.
   • Provide support to Early Years Operational team on detail of programme data
4. People Management
   • Determine, develop and deliver training as appropriate to Pobal staff
   • Induction of new staff
   • Performance Management
   • Ensure that all staff adhere to regulations and procedures
   • Allocate work, develop staff and ensure effective relationships in a team working context
   • General HR, Learning and Development
5. Other
   • Any other duties within the general requirement of this job description which may be required from time to time

Critical Competencies:

1. Communication skills – Level 2
2. Team work – Level 2
3. Customer service & support – Level 2
4. Problem solving & decision making – Level 2
5. Leadership and management – Level 2

Other Competencies:

6. Analytical skills – Level 2
7. Corporate writing skills – Level 2
8. Building & maintaining relationships – Level 2
9. Flexibility & adaptability – Level 2
10. Organisation awareness – Level 2

Required Experience:

• Knowledge and experience of performance monitoring systems including data analysis, information systems and research methodologies
• Strong understanding & experience of social inclusion issues
• Proficient in MS packages e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook coupled with CAD, programme databases, SharePoint portals

Qualifications:

• Relevant third level qualification (e.g. Degree), or equivalent is desirable

Other Relevant Information:

Desirable:

• Knowledge of workings of the Early Years/community/voluntary/public sector
• Understanding of the Irish language

Terms & Conditions of Employment:

1. Salary
      Pobal’s Grade 3 Salary scale applies
2. Duration of Contract
      The contract is for a 12 month period, subject to continuance of Government funding
3. Probation
      A probationary period of six months will apply
4. Pension
      Pobal operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Employees have access to the scheme on successful completion of their six-month probationary period
5. Annual Leave
      Current staff will retain their entitlement to annual leave days
6. Travel & Subsistence
      Travel and subsistence will be paid at public sector rates
7. Location of the position
      The position will be located in the Pobal Dublin Office

Selection Process :

Selection will involve short listing of applicants for interview based on the criteria for the position as outlined in this job description and person specification.

Closing Date – 31st of October, 2017

Applications and CV’s to hrenquiries@pobal.ie

Pobal is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes suitably qualified applicants from all sections of society.