DAI, a global development company based in the United States, is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer for its USAID Economic Resilience Activity project. The project hopes to improve the overall economic resilience of eastern Ukraine.

Submission Instructions: Please submit CVs in English. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to [email protected] with their technical area of expertise listed in the subject line by August 16, 2019. No telephone inquiries, please. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The M&E Officer will provide information management and design of a monitoring and reporting system including development of program indicators to help inform USAID, the Chief of Party, and Technical Program Officers of project status and progress toward achievement of key results as agreed in the annual work plans.

Objectives and Duties:

• Support systematic data collection and analysis of progress towards program key performance indicators
• Support technical team in grants design in terms of development of appropriate systems of grant’s monitoring and evaluation approach.
• Maintain database and communicate/cooperate with database developer as needed
• Develop surveys and survey administration protocols to assess the impact of program events such as workshops, trainings, seminars, etc.
• Work with the technical team to ensure M&E accurately captures curriculum objectives and field needs
• Analyze data for donor-requested reports
• Train and support local partners at the community and municipal levels and grantees by strengthening their capacity to monitor the progress of programs and grants independently
• Produce activity updates, newsletters, and performance reports, as needed
• Coordinate with project technical staff to create success stories
• Design and carry out evaluations to assess project impact
• Assist curriculum developers in designing training on M&E
• Participate in periodic assessments of data quality.
• Report writing.
• Statistical analysis, if needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two or more years of experience in monitoring and evaluation management, preferably for USAID-funded programs.
• Expertise developing and managing M&E systems and instruments.
• Proficiency in data collection and analysis, data quality assessment.
• Proficiency in database management.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID’s policies and requirements for M&E preferred.