Organization: Counterpart International
Country: Guatemala
Closing date: 17 Aug 2017
Job Profile:
Counterpart International is currently seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist to provide technical leadership on the anticipated five-year USAID Communities Building Peace Together (CBPT) Project in Guatemala. The overall goal of CBPT is to address social conflict in the Western Highlands, specifically focusing on and empowering youth and families, while building peace at the community and municipal levels. The Project will seek to address the drivers of social conflict by focusing on four general categories—youth and families, governance, land, and extractive industries and natural resource exploitation. The M&E Specalist must demonstrate the ability to lead and manage MEL strategies for large, complex projects. He/she must have experience in leading Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) activities, and must demonstrate the ability to take critical inputs, feedback, and assessments from within the project and from external partners to inform changes in project approaches and scale-up.
The M&E Specalist will be expected to work closely with program staff, local communities, USAID, and municipal governments, as well as other relevant stakeholders, to implement sound M&E activities and thoughtful CLA activities and approaches. This position will be based in Guatemala, and will report to the project’s Chief of Party (COP).
*Guatemalan nationals are encouraged to apply.
Primary Responsibilities
- Schedule, support and manage internal assessments and evaluations with the purpose of assessing program impact
- Assist external evaluators in the implementation of independent evaluations of the program
- Assist with the design and finalization of the program’s PMP
- Provide regular performance information as part of the program’s PMP
- Ensure the collection of quality data feeding into the PMP through sound data collection methodologies and data tabulation/analysis, and by conducting periodic data quality assessments
- Manage the program’s inputs into Counterpart’s M&E database and Management Information System
- Work closely with the COP and HQ staff to review program performance and propose adjustments
- Work with Counterpart HQ and local program staff on best approaches to CLA, including reflection, after action reviews, data anaylsis, and course correction
- Ensure that staff at all levels of program implementation are trained and prepared to fulfill their reporting roles, and to be fully engaged in CLA processes of the CBPT project
- Coordinate activities between the field office and Counterpart HQ
- Be responsible for conducting technical assistance and coordinating M&E related workshops for CSO partners and participants as required
- Guide and ensure the highest quality of program monitoring, evaluation, reporting and communications
Qualifications
Required:
- Advanced degree in M&E, public policy, economics, business, international development, data analysis, or a related field
- At least six (6) years of experience managing M&E for large-scale international development operations, including experience designing and implementing M&E results frameworks; developing PMPs, work plans and indicators; and monitoring on-going programs for USAID or other large donor organizations
- Demonstrated leadership, supervisory and organizational skills
- A high level of interpersonal and communication skills
- Familiarity with CLA and experience with learning programs and organizations
- Ability to work well in a team environment, as well as work effectively with civil society organizations, donors, project staff, and other beneficiaries
- Commitment to gender integration; practical implementation experience a plus
- Familiarity with evaluation methods and standards under the USAID evaluation policy
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills to meet the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the program and to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders
- Prior experience in Guatemala, or Latin America is required
- Spanish and English fluency are required.
Preferred:
- Professional proficiency in a Mayan language desired
How to apply:
