Project Background

The Jordan Himaya project is a USAID-funded activity that aims to enhance access to and quality of essential services and protection for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Jordan. The project has two outcomes: 1) survivor-centered institutional capacity improved, and 2) legislative frameworks for protecting survivors and responding to violence strengthened. To achieve these outcomes, the project will apply a survivor-centered systems-strengthening approach to improve prevention, response, and protection services, and to support the development and implementation of survivor-centered legislation and policies. The project will work with and through local partners, including a Jordanian partner consortium and an all-Jordanian key personnel team, to leverage their expertise and ensure the sustainability and impact of the project interventions. Outcome 1 will inform research, advocacy, and policy changes in Outcome 2, while reforms supported under Outcome 2 will be implemented and enforced by institutions and service providers that have gained stronger capacity under Outcome 1.

Role’s Purpose

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist will design and manage systems for data collection, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and knowledge management (KM). S/he will ensure that the Project team generates data and learns from Project activities on an ongoing basis to identify the highest return opportunities, ensure effective KM, inform the activity’s adaptive management approach, and improve activity accountability and effectiveness.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

In order to achieve the results identified in the SOW, the MEL Specialist will work in collaboration with other Component Leads, technical staff, Consortium Partners, and STTA to carry out a variety of activities under the MEL component and have the following specific responsibilities:

• Support the development of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Plan and M&E system.
• Develop and oversee the Program knowledge management strategy, including the development and dissemination of materials.
• Design an evidence-based approach to test new approaches, assess best practices, and capture learning to enable scale-up.
• Develop a learning agenda, including answering and assessing learning questions.
• Design and lead rigorous baseline and specialized assessments of technical activities to determine the efficacy of proposed interventions and measure Project impact.
• Support M&E and technical teams to develop activity indicators, environmental earmark requirements, and targets and gather quantitative and qualitative data related to those indicators and targets.
• Ensure the disaggregation of data as required and the appropriate measurement gender, equity and youth goals.
• Work with technical teams to develop appropriate M&E plans for each activity during implementation.
• Conduct participatory M&E of technical field activities to measure quantitative as well as qualitative impact.
• Lead M&E and performance management reporting.
• Contribute, as needed to the work of other Components in designing appropriate sector monitoring systems and integrating data for decision-making.
• Contribute to and participate in project reporting, events, and learning activities – particularly the Annual Pause and Reflect sessions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree Public Administration, International Development, Economics, or in a relevant field. Advanced degree in Statistics, Sociology, Demography, or other field related to monitoring and evaluation.
• 7+ years of experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of donor funded development activities, including implementation of baseline and midline surveys and managing large M&E databases.
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID MEL requirements and reporting protocols preferred.
• Experience in development and implementation of learning agendas, including knowledge management and documentation learning,
• Prior work experience in Jordan.
• Professional proficiency in English and Arabic is required.

Skills

• Proficiency in statistical software.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail, able to manage one’s work, take initiative, set schedules and meet deadlines without close supervision.
• Ability to communicate findings to a range of external and internal stakeholders and apply MEL results and learning to planning.

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APPLICATION LINK:

https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/rad3o9njud/index

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applications must be submitted through the above Formsite link to be considered, applications through Akhtaboot will not be reviewed. Select the position in which you are interested in applying for, fill out the required information, and upload CV. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted soon. Please note, due to the volume of applications that we receive and the urgency to fill-up positions, only shortlisted applicants will receive notification on next steps.