Monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) Associate or Senior Associate at Meaningful Societies

About Voluntās (Latin: will, goal, purpose, meaning)
Voluntās specializes in providing meaningful research and monitoring and evaluation services in developing countries, conflict zones, fragile states, and transitional environments. We use our insights to inform fact-based recommendations and policy options grounded in extensive research and data collection. Our goal is to have a positive, sustainable impact on populations affected by crisis to improve their living standards and access to rights.

To-date, Voluntās has implemented over 125 projects in volatile regions with partners including UN agencies, the EU, USAID, and international NGOs. We have a presence in nine countries, with ongoing projects in East and North Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine. Our projects focus on policy and programming, needs assessments, perception studies, contextual analysis, and monitoring and evaluation. We work on thematic areas such as the environment and climate change, conflict resolution, employment, food security, gender, governance, human rights, migration, political economy, prevention of violent extremism, public health, WASH, and youth.

We are currently looking for a highly motivated individual to support our monitoring and evaluation projects as an associate or senior associate in Beirut. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years’ experience working on monitoring and evaluation and/or research projects for an international organization, research institute, consultancy, or university.  

Your Ethics

You put honesty above compassion

You put self-awareness above self-confidence

You put facts above sentiments

You put aspirations and hard work above good intentions

Your Responsibilities

Managing projects in close collaboration with Voluntās colleagues and external partners

Participating in methodology design (including scoping, sampling, instrument development, and analytical frameworks)

Leading log frame reviews, monitoring activities, research, analysis, and reporting

Drafting and presenting clear policy and/or program recommendations for high-level clients

Acting as a focal point with our local partners and key stakeholders

Supporting business development

Supporting and mentoring junior staff based across different offices

Main Competencies

Intellectual curiosity and inquisitiveness

Strong project management, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills

Results- and quality-oriented mindset

High level of personal initiative, accountability, and a strong work ethic

Ability to work independently as well as within a team

Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic

Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Masters in economics, political science, sociology, international development, law, or relevant field

Advantage:

Proven experience in leading monitoring and evaluation activities as part of larger bi- and multilateral donor programs

Demonstrated experience with data management and/or statistical analysis software (SPSS, STATA, or R)

Knowledge of research methods for social science (sampling, weighting, data cleaning and management, descriptive statistics, inference analysis)

Familiarity with data visualization (Excel, Tableau, or PowerBI)

Please apply via the link on our website. Submissions via email are not accepted:

Monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) Associate or Senior Associate at Meaningful Societies (hr-manager.net)