Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Manager at Global Communities

Open to Ukrainian nationals currently residing in Ukraine.

BACKROUND

Global Communities is implementing the 18-month, Community-Led Emergency Action and Response (CLEAR) program with support from the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) to respond to humanitarian needs in Ukraine. The program is designed with the goal of saving lives, reducing suffering, and addressing needs while supporting communities to lead their own response.

• Purpose 1: Provide gender-sensitive protection services while strengthening capacities of local protection actors to increase safety and well-being of 20,000 displaced and war-affected people.
• Purpose 2: Provide safe, habitable, and gender-sensitive shelter and settlements (S&S) solutions to 12,900 displaced and war-affected people, including improving access to suitable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, while strengthening the capacities of local actors.

CLEAR’s localized approach prioritizes capacity building of local civil society organizations (CSOs) to be effective responders, in line with USAID and BHA’s localization agenda. As the humanitarian repercussions of the conflict are expected to be protracted, building local capacity is critical early in the response to enable affected populations to address their own lifesaving needs. CLEAR has integrated reflection and learning to capture lessons from this approach that will be shared with USAID/BHA and the broader humanitarian community.

CLEAR will focus on 20 communities Chernivtsi and Chernihiv Oblasts, to be selected jointly with our local partners and based on a rapid needs assessment conducted during co-creation. However, the emphasis will be on communities outside of major city centers that are underserved by the international response. This marries a needs-based response with our unique ready access to more remote communities and existing relationships there for an efficient response. Activities are in line with priorities of the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and the Ukrainian government, and all assistance will be aligned with relevant Cluster guidance and Sphere and other standards.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Manager will develop and manage tools, approaches, and systems to foster learning across the program. The Senior MEL Manager will work closely with the Program Director and technical team to ensure accurate, timely, and effective reporting of all program activities. They, alongside the MEL team, will be responsible for jointly designing and managing data collection systems, analyzing results, recording lessons learned, highlighting success stories, producing accurate quarterly reports that summarize program progress against the approved work plan, highlighting innovative activities, and working with the technical team to address any programmatic or reporting issues. The Senior MEL Manager reports to the Program Director.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
Monitoring & Evaluation

• Develop and oversee systems and mechanisms for data collection to monitor the development of defined indicators under the reporting framework.
• Create, maintain, and further develop qualitative and quantitative practices and processes.
• Integrate periodic evaluations as an integral part of the Monitoring & Evaluation system.
• Develop M&E strategy and execution planning in coordination with senior management, technical and sector leads, and GC partners.
• Collaborate closely with technical and sector leads including the safe and accountable program coordinator and feedback manager, in the development of strategy, policies and procedures to ensure the mainstreaming of Safe & Accountable Programming (SAP) and best practices throughout M&E activities.
• Work with the M&E team and partner organizations to develop evaluation tools and protocols.
• Identify, analyze, and synthesize lessons learned from program implementation and communicate lessons learned to relevant technical and sector leads and senior management.

Supervisory

• Provide oversight and support to the implementation of partner monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Oversee MEL workplan, ensuring that programs are being implemented on schedule.
• Compile and review reports as required by the donor, capturing activities’ progress, lessons learned, community needs and reconcile against activities planned and quality standards.
• Lead mentorship efforts and support the capacity building of MEL staff, partners and other stakeholders through regular communication and guidance, and ensure regular bilateral partner meetings are conducted.

Database Development and Maintenance

• Collaborate closely with the Feedback Mechanism Manager to ensure accountability to the communities we are working in.
• Ensure all monitoring activities run according to minimum standards and best practices and are appropriate for the context, in line with relevant minimum standards and humanitarian principles.

Reporting

• Support the Communications Manager in the development of timely inputs for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual progress reports and any other required reports.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Capacity-Building

• Collaborate with the Partnerships Manager on the development of a MEL capacity assessment for GC partners.
• Develop capacity-building training plan and materials in close coordination with the Partnerships Manager and relevant sector leads.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred in economics, management, public policy, or other relevant discipline.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in the field of monitoring, evaluation, and learning, with at least 3 years’ experience working in a humanitarian context in Ukraine or internationally.
• Proven knowledge of and familiarity with USAID monitoring, evaluation and learning requirements, policies and regulations is required, previous experience in monitoring large-scale USAID and/or USAID/Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance projects is preferred
• Experience in capacity development and mentoring local CSO implementing partners in the use of MEL systems.
• Experience linking research and program findings to program design and implementation, along with proven experience carrying out survey work.
• Proven Experience in programming Microsoft Excel and Access Databases
• Excellent command of excel and other database applications and ability to use software for database design, with the ability to design the structure of the database and write interfaces.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English, Ukrainian and/or Russian.
• Ability and willingness to travel (up to 25%) throughout Ukraine.

Interested candidates are asked to send CVs and Cover letters  as soon as possible, indicating position title in the subject line. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Position is open until filled.

Global Communities is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

2023-04-30T18:51:22.000 2023-05-30T23:59:59.000 Full time / Повна зайнятість TELECOMMUTE Україна Глобал Ком’юнітіз / Global Communities