SENIOR MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING OFFICER

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer (Senior MEL Officer) will report to Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Specialist, and will work closely with the program’s Provincial Program Managers. The Senior MEL Officer position will be based in Nampula, Mozambique. This is a local hire position and applicants must have the legal right to work in Mozambique.

Responsibilities:

• Recommend practical tools and methodologies to aggregate data from a variety of sources and report out on it.
• Undertake field visits to project sites for project design, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Conduct periodic and systematic data collection and analysis of project results indicators, in conjunction with relevant project staff.
• Assist in the development and writing of activity monitoring and evaluation plans.
• Contribute to reports on progress on results indicators and assist staff in preparation or other program reports as needed.
• Assist with program-level evaluation.
• Travel to remote areas and work independently to monitor activities, if required.
• Assist in translating M&E findings into success stories and other information and/or social media products.
• Assist as assigned with grants or purchase orders needed for external project evaluators.
• Other duties as assigned by the CLA Specialist, Chief of Party or Deputy Chief of Party that are consistent with the overall focus of the assignment.

Qualifications:

• University degree in political science, business administration, sociology, or related field.
• Minimum three years of professional experience in a related field.
• Demonstrated analytical and assessment skills (including primary research and mixed-methods analysis).
• Dynamic personality with demonstrated creativity and a willingness to learn.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office suite) required.
• Experience with grants or small grants under contract programs preferred.
• Experience with USAID or other donor-funded programming strongly desired.
• English proficiency and Portuguese language fluency required;