USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA), implemented by DAI GLOBAL LLC, empowers business development in eastern Ukraine. The project works in particular with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing and engineering sectors to promote innovations and expand to new markets across Ukraine, the European Union, and other destinations.

To strengthen our team and MEAL department in the region, we are looking for a highly qualified  M&E Officer for Mariupol.  

About the job

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

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Support systematic data collection and analysis of progress towards program key performance indicators
• Support technical team in grants design in terms of the 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, training, 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.
• Conduct site visits to ongoing interventions.
• Report writing.
• Statistical analysis, if needed.

About you

 To be successful in this role we expect you to have proven experience and capability to work with documents and reporting; have experience in M&E procedures for USAID funded projects.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

 Required

• Two or more years of experience in monitoring and evaluation management, preferably for USAID-funded programs.
• Expertise in 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.

 Desirable

• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID’s policies and requirements for M&E preferred.
• Good interpersonal skills, and ability to succeed in a multi-cultural environment

 WE OFFER

Contract length: 12-months employment agreement with a possibility of extension until August 2023.

Salary Level: We offer a competitive market-based salary level for candidates with relevant experience.

Duty station: Mariupol

Benefits: all benefits envisaged by the Labor Code of Ukraine, corporate medical insurance for employees and immediate family members.

Start date: March 2020

 Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English to [email protected]

Closing date for applications: March 10, 2020 COB

 For further information about the DAI GLOBAL LLC, please consult our website dai.com

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