Monitoring
Evaluation and Learning Specialist
Posted on 6/2/2023
INACTIVE
Business management consultant
Company Overview
Bixal is a mission-driven organization determined to improve people’s lives through human-centered strategies and transformative technologies. They deliver on this promise by partnering with leading federal agencies to conceive and create powerful data-driven customer experiences.
Locations
United States
Experience Level
Entry
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Requirements
- Master's degree in social sciences, such as international relations, political science, economics, or related subject, with technical training in MEL
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in MEL roles
- Strong qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis skills, including knowledge of data management, analysis, and visualization software (e.g. Stata, Atlas.ti, Tableau, etc.)
- Excellent verbal communication and writing skills, including expert cross-cultural communication skills
- Strong cultural competence and ability to work flexible hours to accommodate clients or consultants in other time zones
- Knowledge of USAID regulations, including contracting mechanisms and budgeting process
- A self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize assignments to meet required deadlines
- Curiosity and willingness to learn
- A commitment to advancing a diverse and inclusive work environment
Responsibilities
- Provide MEL technical and management expertise to a portfolio of international and US-based MEL activities
- Act as a team member on evaluations and assessments, contributing to study design, data collection, analysis, reports and other dissemination activities
- Contribute to the development of MEL plans for projects, including the development of indicators, indicator tracking systems, data collection instruments and protocols; data management, and data quality assurance
- Support the development and facilitation of MEL capacity strengthening efforts internally and for clients
- Manage implementation of MEL activities including staffing and LOE planning, budget and contract management, and timely delivery of products using a matrix managed approach
- Support new business and proposal development by writing inputs for technical proposals, reviewing draft proposals, and coordinating with finance team to develop proposal budgets
Desired Qualifications
- Experience applying MEL to democracy, rights and governance programming
- Experience implementing MEL in Asia