Creative Associates International
Overview
Creative Associates seeks a Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor for the anticipated USAID-funded My Education (Taleemi) Activity in the Republic of Yemen Government Controlled Areas of Yemen, which will improve access to and quality of non-formal education for out-of-school children and youth. The Senior MEL Advisor will be responsible for establishing and implementing an effective system to monitor progress, impacts and successes of project activities and performance at all levels. They will lead also CLA activities and provide expert guidance to the Project’s Chief of Party (COP) and Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to inform decision-making processes and adaptive management.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:– Lead overall design, monitoring, and implementation of the project’s MEL and CLA Plan.
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Makes operational decisions and manages the various components of the program dealing with MEL.
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Conduct impact assessments, baseline studies, surveys and need assessments to identify necessary changes and future project opportunities.
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Provide MEL technical assistance to project beneficiaries and stakeholders specifically on situation analysis, SMART indicators (output and outcome), indicator reference sheets, data collection protocols, data use strategies, reporting and results-based management best practices.
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Manage data collection, analysis and reporting on performance indicators by project team members and project counterparts.
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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.
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Design and lead program CLA efforts.
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Leads writing of quarterly technical and financial reports.
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Utilizes critical inputs, feedback, and assessments from evaluation partners to inform changes in program approaches and scale-up.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum of a master’s degree in social sciences, economics, international development, evaluation research, statistics, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of recent relevant experience with increasing responsibility in designing, managing and implementing results-based MEL activities on an education project.
- Experience on donor-funded projects required, USAID experience preferred.
- 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.
- Demonstrated experience in applying CLA principles in complex development programs.
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic required.
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