Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

World Learning has an immediate vacancy for a Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist for the USAID-funded “Expand Your Horizon” (EYH) program in Lebanon.  Duration: about 2 years. Lebanese nationals are highly encouraged to apply.  Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position.  Please also provide three professional references with contact information. Only finalist candidates will be contacted. To apply: Please visit our website www.worldlearning.org and click on the employment tab to submit your application. If you do not see the job you are interested in, please “search all.” Please note, a resume and cover letter are required when applying to this position.   No telephone enquiries please.  Thank you.   Background:  This position supports a technical training and capacity building project in Lebanon. The program is intended to contribute to building the capacity of Lebanese organizations and individuals to act as catalysts for democratic reform, economic growth and social stabilization of Lebanon.     Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Full time position) The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist will be of Lebanese nationality.  S/he will report to the Project Director and have strong capacities in needs assessment, monitoring performance of the project, and rigorously tracking and evaluating the impact.   General Description:  The World Learning Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist assists the organization’s international development programs and staff in being accountable to donors, constituents and stakeholders, by providing technical M&E leadership at several levels.    The M&E Specialist develops monitoring and evaluation strategies and protocols for specific technical sectors and projects within them, and leads the effort to document progress, effectiveness and impact for donor reporting requirements, for use in new project design, and in articulating program models.  The M&E Specialist will have experience in the evaluation sector and in the field of international development, and will be knowledgeable about results frameworks, project monitoring plans, and common indicators as applied to USAID projects.     Specific Responsibilities: 1.      Design  In collaboration with technical specialists, prepare results frame works, performance monitoring and evaluation plans for new programs/proposals, including indicators, data collection methodologies, measurement tools and analysis and reporting protocols; conduct in-house staff training. In addition to project-specific indicators, develop project-wide indicators for each sector and collect, synthesize and report as needed.   2.      Monitoring Establish project monitoring systems, including overall design, instrumentation, data collection/aggregation, and analysis. Oversee the quality and processing of data collection where required. As needed, work with/train project staff, grantees and local partners in monitoring activities. Review, improve and disseminate general project reporting guidelines, for both periodic and final project reports. In collaboration with appropriate project and/or technical staff, review project reports (be they quarterly, semi-annual or annual, performance monitoring plan reporting, work plan development, and so on) for quality and to ensure that reports and other project documents capture progress, effectiveness, and impact of programs; ensure that results of report reviews are constructively fed back to project teams. Develop internal database, or add to existing knowledge management systems, in order to fully house and capture project successes, results and/or challenges. Ensure compliance with program standards expected/required by external oversight agencies. 3.    Evaluation Develop overall strategy for program evaluation strategies and systems. Lead teams for internal or donor-required evaluation. Working with assigned project manager or field-based project directors, design scopes of work, methodologies, time lines, products and deliverables, manage external consultants, interact with donors when needed, review products for quality.   Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a field related to international development and/or social sciences. Minimum five years relevant experience in field of M&E. Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation design, applied research, indicator development; strong analytical skills; understanding of donor requirements and expectations, particularly the USG is preferable. Excellent oral and written English communication. Excellent inter-personal, inter-cultural and teamwork skills, as well as sound judgment and strong initiative, as needed to work independently. Ability to mentor and provide training. Good computer skills essential, including Word, Excel, project and database management, statistical packages.