Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director, USAID ClimAct Activity

Winrock International

Winrock International

 

Winrock International

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Summary

  • Vacancy: 1
  • Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Experience: At least 8 years
  • Published: 10 Aug 2024

 

Requirements

Education

Master’s level degree in social science discipline, such as statistics, public health, public policy, economics, or a related field, and/or specialized training/certification in monitoring & evaluation.

Experience

  • At least 8 years
  • The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
    NGO

Additional Requirements

  • At least eight years’ experience in the monitoring & evaluation of international development projects, preferably in or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience in performance measurement, indicator selection and monitoring, and data collection/analysis
  • Experience managing large M&E databases and conducting timely data analysis and developing reports. SQL database experience preferred.
  • Experience with mobile data collection strongly preferred.
  • Relevant experience training staff and partners in M&E.
  • Strong skills in developing and utilizing results frameworks for project design, monitoring, and evaluation.
  • Knowledge of environment, climate change, natural resource management, or other related sector.
  • Strong skills in training design and facilitation.
  • Familiarity with USAID M&E requirements strongly preferred.
  • Ability to write clearly, accurately, and concisely.
  • Strong computer skills in word processing, database management, statistical analysis, survey, and presentation software.
  • Fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities & Context

Winrock is seeking applications for the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director for the five-year USAID ClimAct Activity. ClimAct aims to create a policy environment and governance structure favorable for transformational changes in key systems such as agriculture, disaster risk management, and energy, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions and climate resilience in Bangladesh.

GENERAL

Winrock International works with people around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock is seeking a MEL Director to lead the project’s monitoring, evaluation and learning activities, including developing and implementing the MEL framework, performance indicators, MEL tools, and data quality assurance processes to ensure the timeliness and validity of data entry and analysis and its effective use for decision making and project learning. S/he will serve as the liaison and point of contact with external evaluation contractors throughout the life of the project.

This position is for qualified Bangladeshi nationals. This position will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop and implement the project’s monitoring and evaluation plan. Design monitoring and evaluation tools and processes, including baseline assessment framework.
  • Ensure timely collection, verification, and analysis of data on all project indicators and their timely delivery for quarterly and other required reports to USAID and other agencies, as appropriate.
  • Monitor progress toward project results.
  • Supervise timely and accurate reporting of quantitative and qualitative data by implementing partners, in cooperation with project staff.
  • Validate data from project partners and staff, including through field monitoring visits.
  • Cooperate closely with Winrock home office to consolidate accurate and descriptive reporting of project results, including activities, outputs, and results of implementing partners.
  • Lead data quality controls and verification procedures.
  • Ensure collection of data related to gender and social inclusion.
  • Foster a results-oriented and learning culture throughout the project to ensure that monitoring data and learning are used by the project team to improve performance.
  • Conduct data analysis and prepare data visualization (e.g., tables and charts) for different users.
  • Design/update data collection instruments, schedules, analysis methods and applied technologies.
  • Oversee internal research and evaluation efforts of the project, from the design stage to sharing findings and preparing for external evaluations.
  • Develop capacity of local partners to comply with MEL requirements and improve internal MEL capacity within their organizations.
  • Lead Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) approaches throughout implementation.
  • Co-facilitate Pause and Reflect sessions to capture learning, introduce improvements, and achieve meaningful results.
  • Submit data to USAID’s reporting system (DIS) on a timely basis, and coordinate with Home Office MEL staff to develop and implement a data management plan to submit selected project datasets to USAID’s Development Data Library (DDL).
  • Participate in Winrock’s M&E Community of Practice
  • Other duties as assigned.

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Compensation & Other Benefits

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits are offered.

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Anywhere in Bangladesh

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