Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager

Essential Job Functions: Duties and Responsibilities

Oversees MEL activities in close collaboration with the Chief of Party.

Develops and directly contributes to the development and implementation of the MEL plan, tools and systems and oversees the implementation and integration of a Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) approach to collect, interpret, and apply data and project learning that demonstrates impact and project accountability and progress, and informs adaptation of project activities;

Develops and supports the design and implementation of high-quality quantitative and qualitative surveys and participatory methodologies to monitor program quality for performance and results;

Promotes dissemination and use of lessons learned by the project team and partners;

Provides training to staff and primary stakeholders on the MEL plan and tools;

Conducts data collection and verification and contributes to project performance and data reports as required;

Supervises a small team and coordinates with country-based staff on data collection and MEL activities to be conducted in the country;

Contributes, as requested, to the design and oversight of project-funded research activities;

Oversees capacity development activities on MEL topics, including the development of relevant workshop materials, development of MEL guides and direct technical support to grantees on MEL.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Knowledge/Information Services, Communications, Education, Environment, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences International Development, Human Development or Related Field.

Eight (8) or more years of experience managing and/or effectively implementing research, monitoring, evaluation, and/or learning activities for development activities, especially in the democracy, governance, peacebuilding, social science research, and/or other relevant sectors.

Experience designing and implementing qualitative and quantitative research and survey methodologies.

Experience developing monitoring and evaluation systems and data collection tools.

Informed of current program developments in democracy and governance and/or peacebuilding and conflict mitigation programming.

Ideally, the candidate will also have worked on USAID or other donor programs and be familiar with USAID’s approach to MEL and CLA.

Fluency in speaking, reading and writing in English; proficiency in Sinhala and Tamil preferred.