The M&E Specialist will support monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities across the Jordan MELA work order, with a particular focus on evaluations, assessments, and performance management. Reporting to the appropriate technical lead, this position will contribute to the design, implementation, analysis, and reporting of M&E activities that inform evidence-based decision-making, adaptive management, and portfolio learning. The M&E Specialist will work closely with technical staff, government counterparts, and implementing partners to support high-quality data collection, analysis, and utilization across the work order. This is a full-time, Amman-based role with a period of performance from September 2026 - September 2027.

Essential Job Functions:

The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:

• Support M&E activities across the Jordan MELA work order, with particular emphasis on evaluations, assessments, and performance management.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of evaluations, assessments, rapid appraisals, and other research activities.
• Support performance monitoring processes, including indicator tracking, data review, and analysis of results and trends.
• Assist in developing evaluation scopes of work, methodologies, data collection tools, and analytical frameworks.
• Support both qualitative and quantitative data collection, cleaning, analysis, and interpretation.
• Contribute to the preparation of evaluation reports, assessment reports, performance summaries, and other technical deliverables.
• Review and synthesize data and evidence from multiple sources to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for learning.
• Support data quality assurance processes, including validation, documentation, and review of performance data.
• Assist with portfolio reviews, learning events, and evidence utilization activities.
• Work with technical leads to ensure findings are translated into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of work plans, technical notes, presentations, and other M&E products as needed.
• Maintain organized documentation, version control, and tracking systems for assigned activities.
• Coordinate with team members to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of assignments.

Physical Requirements: Prolonged periods sitting or standing at a desk and using a computer.

Work Environment / Environmental Factors: This position has no work or environmental factors outside of a standard office environment.

Additional Information This is a full-time position. The expected working day is from Sunday to Thursday, 40 hours per week. This position is required to be in the office Sunday Thursday. This arrangement is subject to review and may change at the company s discretion.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor s degree in international development, economics, public policy, social sciences, statistics, or a related field required; master s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, performance management, or related MEL work.
• Demonstrated experience supporting evaluations, assessments, performance monitoring, or data analysis activities.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and writing skills.
• Experience preparing reports, presentations, and other evidence products for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with donor-funded programs and U.S. Government foreign assistance preferred.
• Experience working in Jordan and/or the MENA region strongly preferred.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and coordination skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic required.