FHI 360, an international non-governmental organization (NGO), is recruiting a highly qualified and dynamic candidate for the expected United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Civil Society and Media Project (CSM) in Nepal as Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor.

MEL Advisor

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	Mid Level
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 1 ]
Employment Type	:	Full Time
Job Location	:	Kathmandu
Offered Salary	:	Negotiable
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Dec. 25, 2020 23:55 (4 years, 4 months ago)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Under Graduate (Bachelor)
Experience Required	:	More than or equal to 3 years
Professional Skill Required	:	Communication Time Management Analytical Interpersonal Skills

Other Specification

Bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent in social science, management, international development, monitoring and evaluation, or a related field; Master’s degree or its international equivalent preferred
Minimum of five (5) years of related work experience; three (3) years in developing country (especially South Asia) preferred
Experience managing and executing monitoring and evaluation activities for donor-funded programs, including experience monitoring and evaluating policy reform and/or capacity development activities
Demonstrated capabilities in qualitative and quantitative M&E methodologies appropriate to complex change processes and capacity development, and in knowledge management and organizational learning
Experience using mobile data collection platforms preferred
Experience with gender and social inclusion approaches strongly preferred
Familiarity with research providers in Nepal
Experience coordinating with governments, ministries and/or local NGOs, as well as local communities, for design and implementation of surveys and other data collection techniques, including those that address capacity weaknesses, preferred
Proven interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams
Oral and written fluency in English and Nepali required
Proficiency in any language spoken in project priority districts is highly desired
Proficient with database management systems. PowerBI experience preferred
Ability to effectively use statistical analysis software, including STATA and SPSS
Travel to project target sites in Western and earthquake-affected districts is required

Job Description

Position Summary

The MEL Advisor will provide technical leadership to capture program intervention results, ensure high-quality, timely, valid and verifiable data collection and analysis, and develop and implement a learning agenda to inform policy makers and other stakeholders of the lessons learned. The MEL Advisor shall be responsible for the knowledge management aspect of the project, collecting and aggregating methods, lessons, and results from across the partner organizations. S/he will provide technical guidance by designing and developing ME&L systems and procedures for funded programs and will lead and supervise a small team of specialist. This includes establishing key components of an ME&L system including data collection, analysis, and reporting on key output, outcome and impact indicators for the program.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the design of the program M&E system, clearly identifying the users and the utility of the data/information
Oversee the development of M&E indicators and implementation of M&E tools adapted to the program’s needs, which may include pre- and post- tests, focus group interview protocols, community survey tools, and baseline, mid-term, and end-line survey instruments
Coordinate and oversee the development and implementation of research activities under this project
Lead development and dissemination of evidence-based tools, materials, reports, papers, and interventions within the project
Develop, operate, improve and maintain CSM’s Knowledge Management Information System that can that demonstrate impact and program accountability and progress
Identify best practices for documentation as success stories, technical reports, or peer review publications and reviews surveillance, research and evaluation publications prior to release to stakeholders
Manage and safeguard data collection, train program staff, and supervise M&E activities of staff and sub-contractors
Support project partners and grantees in developing and executing M&E systems and processes, and provide M&E-specific capacity-building and mentoring as needed
Liaise with the USAID Mission on the design of M&E tools and on modifications to M&E systems
Analyze all data collected and advise program management on needed program revisions; and
Contribute to written performance reports for funder and other program deliverables.
Perform any other project related duty assigned by Chief of Party and/or Country Director