The Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) promotes the development of a resilient, inclusive, and growth-oriented economy in eastern Ukraine. ERA empowers eastern Ukrainians to establish and grow micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in promising economic sectors, to innovate, and to expand to new markets across Ukraine, the European Union (EU), and other new international markets. ERA emphasizes the inclusion of internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, young adults, Roma, veterans, the eldery, and other vulnerable groups among its beneficiaries to ensure that they also share in the region’s economic success. ERA is also working with local and regional stakeholders to define a viable vision for the future of the region’s economy.

ERA’s work is centered on three pillars:

1. Inclusion: building the capabilities of vulnerable populations to capitalize on entrepreneurial and MSME economic opportunities;
2. Growth: helping micro, small, and medium businesses innovate, invest, and expand markets;
3. Transformation: working with coalitions and leaders to articulate a vision for the future and put in place a modern, diverse, and SME-friendly economy.

By accomplishing these objectives, the economy of eastern Ukraine will be more diversified, more integrated with the rest of Ukraine, less dependent on Russia, and the region’s residents will be better equipped to compete for the jobs of the future, thereby improving the economic resilience of the region.  The activity will work primarily in the oblasts most affected by Russia’s aggression, Donetsk and Luhansk—together known as the “Donbas” region—but will also be active in the surrounding oblasts and throughout Ukraine as required to achieve the objectives.

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:

• Work with the technical team and the grants team to ensure ERA MEL system accurately captures all intended and unintended outcomes of the implemented interventions.
• Support technical team in grants design, namely assist in development of appropriate systems of grant’s monitoring and evaluation approach.
• Develop data collection tools and data collection administration guides and protocols.
• Support systematic data collection, data management and analysis of progress towards program key performance indicators.
• Analyze and provide data for donor- and beneficiaries-requested reports.
• Provide necessary geodata for reporting through USAID Geodata System.
• Train and support local partners at the community and municipal levels and grantees by strengthening their capacity to monitor the progress of interventions and grants independently.
• Produce performance reports, as needed.
• Coordinate with project technical staff to create success stories and inputs for donor-requested reports.
• Support implementation of ERA Learning Agenda via maintenance Learning Harvesting Log and Adaptive Management Log, assistance in organization of learning Pause and Reflect sessions.
• Support grants’ evaluation.
• Design and conduct training on M&E relevant issues for ERA staffers.
• Participate in periodic assessments of data quality.
• Conduct site visits to ongoing interventions.
• Write and/or contribute into reports, if needed
• Provide statistical analysis, if needed.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have 4+ of relevant experience and progressive responsibility in finance and accounting, office administration, project operations at the mid-level of an organization

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• 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

WE OFFER

Contract length: 12-months employment agreement with a possibility of extension until August 2024.

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

Duty station: Mariupol (preferably) or Sievierodonetsk (second priority), Ukraine

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

Start date: March 1, 2021

Application process

All applicants must fill in the necessary information about yourself using the link below and attach a cover letter and updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. 

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Closing date for applications: 02 February, 2021

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