Administration · Circular 40 of 2026
Chief Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst
Managemenmt Echelon
Overview
Chief Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst coordinating organisational performance reporting, requiring a National Diploma and three years' M&E experience.
Requirements
- Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and National Diploma in Social Sciences / Development Studies / Public Administration / Public Management or related equivalent qualification.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in monitoring and evaluation, research or strategic planning.
- A valid driver's licence.
- Job related knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of the government wide monitoring and evaluation system.
- Knowledge of government monitoring and evaluation policies, standard operating procedures, tools, information systems, planning, research methodology and related legislation.
- Treasury regulations.
- Performance auditing.
- Project and programme management.
- Quality improvement.
- Job related skills: Computer literacy.
- Ability to present.
- Report writing ability.
- Communication (verbal and written).
- Interpersonal relations.
- Project and programme management.
- Information collection, analysis and interpretation.
- Analytical thinking.
- Ability to customise and package information to user requirements.
- Ability to travel.
Duties
- Coordinate organisational performance against predetermined objectives.
- Provide input during the department planning process.
- Schedule performance verifications sessions with programmes on a quarterly basis.
- Conduct information verification on performance information.
- Prepare performance verification reporting tools.
- Conduct feedback sessions with various programmes to reflect on performance for decision making.
- Assist with the development of frameworks, guidance and systems to facilitate departmental programme performance monitoring.
- Coordinate organisational performance reporting.
- Compile departmental programme performance reports (quarterly, mid-year and annual) based on verified performance.
- Compile strategic and ad-hoc reports.
- Coordinate audit requests relating to performance information.
- Manage branch responses to audit requests, findings and queries.
- Compile management responses to audit findings / queries.
- Capacitate branches on the fundamentals of performance auditing.
- Conduct capacity building / training on management of performance information.
- Conduct capacity building on reporting.
- Make presentation on the management of portfolio of evidence.
How to apply
Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: 1st Floor, 270 Jabu Ndlovu Street (formerly known as Loop Street), Pietermaritzburg, 3200 or by email to Post339@dlrrd.gov.za
Enquiries: Ms N Ziqubu Tel No: (033) 264 9515
Notes
EE Targets: African, Coloured, Indian and White Males, and African, Coloured, Indian and White Females, and Persons with disabilities.
Post 40/61, sourced from the DPSA Circular 40 of 2026. Apply directly to Managemenmt Echelon, quoting reference 3/1/1/1/2026/339. This is an unofficial index; the advert in the circular is authoritative.
- Location
- Pietermaritzburg
- Salary
- R487 197 p/a · Level 9
- Closing date
- See advert
- Reference
- 3/1/1/1/2026/339
Apply directly to the department, by the closing date, quoting the reference.