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Position Summary:
McGill’s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, located on the Macdonald Campus, 35 km from downtown Montreal, is seeking a Program Officer to lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of the Nkabom Collaborative’s monitoring and evaluation framework at McGill University. Reporting to the McGill Academic Lead, the incumbent will be responsible for tracking program performance, analyzing and synthesizing data, developing KPI dashboards, and supporting evidence-based decision-making across the Collaborative’s pillars. The role will work closely with faculty members, program leaders, community partners, and international collaborators to ensure high-quality reporting, continuous learning, effective knowledge mobilization, and the communication of program outcomes and impact in support of the Collaborative’s priorities and mission.
McGill University, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is embarking on an ambitious collaboration with seven African organizations within the Nkabom Nutrition and Sustainability Agri-Food Collaborative. This initiative aims to bridge education and workforce gaps by training youth in the nutrition and agri-food sectors, especially in rural communities, to help transform Africa’s agri-food system and empower the next generation of leaders.
Reporting to the McGill Academic Lead of the Nkabom Collaborative, the Program Officer is responsible for developing, refining and maintaining the systems that track McGill’s program progress, impact and accountability within the collaborative in line with the foundation’s expectations. Will be responsible for generating evidence to inform learning, decision-making and continuous program improvement — to partner faculties and the Collaborative’s Secretariat.
Primary Responsibilities:
Oversee the development, implementation and ongoing management of the Nkabom Collaborative M&E Framework at McGill.
Align McGill's M&E framework with the Nkabom Secretariat's broader program-level evaluation architecture and Mastercard Foundation reporting requirements.
Develop and maintain the McGill KPI dashboard that provides the Academic Lead with real-time visibility into program performance across the Collaborative’s three core pillars, Education, Access and Success, and Entrepreneurship.
Ensure timely data collection from Pillar Leads across multiple faculties.
Review and analyze project implementation plans to ensure compatibility with established KPIs to minimize reporting gaps and inconsistencies.
Analyze and synthesize quantitative and qualitative program data, producing clear, evidence-based findings for reporting and learning purposes.
Maintain a comprehensive program data repository, ensuring data quality, consistency, and security.
Train program staff on M&E tools.
Facilitate regular learning reviews with the Academic Lead and Pillar leads — translating M&E findings into actionable recommendations for program adaptation.
Ensure all M&E activities are conducted ethically, with appropriate consent, data protection, and equity-sensitive approaches and adhere to applicable privacy and data protection laws.
Develop communication products that showcase program outcomes, success stories, and measurable impact.
Design and produce communication materials and presentations for conferences, workshops, and stakeholder events.
Produce impact reports and communication materials for funders, partners, and external stakeholders using program performance data in conjunction with the collaborative secretariat.
Other Qualifying Skills and/or…