Creative Associates seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager for an upcoming USAID project. The M&E Manager will be responsible for establishing and implementing an effective system to monitor progress, impacts and successes of project activities and performance at all levels. The M&E Manager will also monitor all grant activities and sub-grantees and ensure that the project complies with USAID performance reporting requirements. S/he will conduct impact assessments, baseline studies, surveys and need assessments to identify necessary changes and future project opportunities.
Reporting & Supervision:
This position reports to Chief of Party.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Makes operational decisions and manages the various components of the program dealing with M&E;
- Manages data collection, analysis and reporting on performance indicators by project team members and project counterparts;
- Develops the Project Management Plan setting out specific quantifiable performance indicators and targets for overall objectives and activities and establishing monitoring systems to measure project progress;
- Leads writing of quarterly technical and financial reports and assists the COP in writing annual work plans; and
- Utilizes critical inputs, feedback, and assessments from evaluation partners to inform changes in program approaches and scale-up.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social sciences, economics, international development, evaluation research, statistics, or a related field;
- At least 5 years of experience in designing, managing and implementing results-based M&E activities
- Experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative data;
- Experience working with an international development organization and knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines and tools for monitoring and evaluation, especially impact evaluation;
- Experience working in an M&E role on a USAID conflict program;
- Knowledge of USG and other donor contract, cooperative agreements, and grant regulations. S/he should be resourceful through technology, research skills, and relationship building and, with minimal supervision, be able to manage high volume work flow; and
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and relevant computer software skills with proficiency in Excel and other data management systems.
Desired Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience working preferably in a fragile or transitional state environment or security-challenged environments;
- Previous experience working in the Horn of Africa and on transition programs in insecure environments is desirable but not required; experience working on Somalia is highly desirable, but not required;
- Proficiency in Arabic is an advantage but not required; and
- University degree in a relevant field desired, but not required.
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