Monday, July 16, 2018

MONITORING & EVALUATION (M&E) EXPERT

USAID Mitra Kunci Initiative
MONITORING & EVALUATION (M&E) EXPERT

DAI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining excellence in technical and operational project management and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transitioning countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian influenza control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. DAI, the contractor for the USAID Mitra Kunci Initiative, commenced implementation of the project in January 2017.


Background
The Mitra Kunci Initiative is a five-year, $22.8 million, USAID-funded program that will promote more inclusive economic growth by improving access to workforce and entrepreneurial skills for poor and vulnerable youth. The Mitra Kunci team will provide USAID project implementers and workforce stakeholders with technical support, connections, and platforms to help build a more robust and responsive workforce development ecosystem. In addition to management support, capacity building, and coordination, Mitra Kunci’s technical assistance will include identifying, piloting, and scaling new workforce development approaches and innovations. The ultimate goal of USAID’s inclusive workforce development work is to connect 200,000 poor and vulnerable young Indonesians with learning and livelihood opportunities.

USAID Mitra Kunci Initiative invites qualified individual to fill the position of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Expert with following objectives:

Objectives and Duties
The M&E Expert will work with the Mitra Kunci Initiative and grantee staff to lead the design and implementation of all M&E approaches, processes and reporting. S/he will also be responsible for ensuring that M&E data informs learning activities and adaptive management decisions, as well as guides internal and external project communications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES


Reporting
·     Develop the Mitra Kunci Initiative M&E Plan, in close coordination with the Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party and technical staff
·     Harmonize M&E approaches of all partners and standardize collection tools and reporting schedules
·     Manage and report data to USAID/Indonesia, and communicate M&E related learning and best practices among all project partners

General M&E
·     Design, develop and manage all M&E designs, approaches and activities
·     Establish a baseline for all project and grantee activities and track progress at output, outcome, and impact levels
·   Harmonize M&E approaches of all partners and standardize collection tools and reporting schedules to effectively and consistently track and monitor performance during implementation, including beneficiary tracking
·     Work closely with the Deputy Chief of Party to implement the Activities Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (AMEL) Plan, ensuring that indicators, evaluation methodology, and data collection systems are appropriate and practical
·     Conduct research and collect information from activities to inform project and grantee evaluation
·     Train staff on M&E data collection, survey protocols and data quality
·     Conduct regular and ad hoc data audits
·     Coordinate implementation of M&E activities of all PIs with the Knowledge Management Specialist, Communications Specialist, and M&E coordinators
·     Provide technical assistance as the Central Java PI Advisor
·     Other duties as assigned by supervisor

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

The M&E Expert will supervise all project M&E Coordinators

BASE OF OPERATIONS

This position will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia

REPORTING

The M&E Expert will report to the Deputy Chief of Party.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested applicants are invited to send their CV to IWDP_Recruitment@DAI.com. Please send applications as soon as possible. Due date for this application is Monday, July 23, 2017. Applicants are instructed to write “M&E Expert – [your name]” as the Subject line of their email. We regret that we are unable to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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