Management System International – MSI Hiring for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist at Amman, Jordan Full Time

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist, Yemen Continuous Learning & Evaluation Activity, Jordan

Company Profile: 

Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations, and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.                                                                                        

Project Summary: 

The Yemen Continuous Learning and Evaluation (YCLE) program provides rapidly deployed, robust, on-the ground, in-country oversight of USAID funded development activities implemented in Yemen. The YCLE Contractor supports the prudent use of U.S. taxpayer funds in an efficient and cost-effective manner, with a focus on: (1) Performance and Contextual Monitoring and Verification Services; (2) Evaluation Services; (3) Analysis and Reporting Services; (4) Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptive Management Services; and, (5) Program Support Services. The overall goal of YCLE is to enable USAID/Yemen to become a more effective and adaptive development organization.

**Please note: Only Jordanian citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary

The MEL Specialist will report to the COP and will work closely with the Aden based Senior MEL Specialist overseeing TPM activities in the workplan. The MEL Specialist will be primarily responsible for managing a portfolio of Third-Party Monitoring activities and will also play a key role in YCLE’s other work including MEL technical assistance, program evaluations and training and capacity building.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) portfolio of USAID/Yemen Implementing Partners.
• Coordinate with IPs to receive up to date implementation plans and workplans.
• Select IP sub-activity sites for monitoring.
• Design TPM tools.
• Work with other MEL Specialists to design trainings for TPM data collectors.
• Facilitate IP TPM kick off meetings, orientation meetings and debrief meetings.
• Ensure that IPs provide all needed TPM data or information in a timely basis.
• Set and update TPM workplan, share that work plan with the Senior MEL specialist daily.
• Draft TPM site visit reports.
• Maintain good and close relationships with IP MEL and Programmatic staff.
• Conduct technical reviews of Activity MEL Plans (AMELPs) of USAID’s implementing partners. This includes review of Theory of Change, Results Frameworks, Performance Indicator Reference Sheets (PIRS) etc.
• Design, support, and lead Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) to ensure the reliability and validity of performance data.
• Collect, analyze and report data against YCLE MEL indicators as assigned by the Senior MEL Specialist.
• Lead and participate in CLA activities to ensure TPM, evaluation, and assessment data and information contributes to learning and adapting.
• Other duties, as necessary and assigned by the Senior MEL Specialist or Chief of Party.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, international development, economics, or a related field is required.
• Advanced degree (MA) in social sciences, international development, or economics is preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in international development, and three years of concentrated experience in applied data collection (i.e., research and MEL data collection) is required.
• Strong background in MEL processes and knowledge of MEL tools is required.
• Experience with USAID funded development programs and MEL systems for USAID funded programs is required.
• Experience with third party monitoring strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with development programming in Yemen desirable but not required.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic required.

MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations:

MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech’s Disability Assistance Page. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com