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.

Qualifications

• 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 

Nice to haves

• Experience applying MEL to democracy, rights and governance programming
• Experience implementing MEL in Asia