General Information
Location: Indonesia
Division: EPD
Reports To: Chief of Party
Date Posted: 1/12/2015
Application Deadline: 2/27/2015
Position Summary
IREX seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for an
anticipated USAID-funded Higher Education Program in Indonesia. The
program is expected to help the GOI reform Indonesia's higher
education system by stimulating linkages between American and
Indonesian higher education institutions to improve the curriculum
and teaching practices, enhance organizational management, and
increase applied research in a variety of disciplines, especially
in science and technology.
The position is contingent on funding.
Citizens of Indonesia are encouraged to apply
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop and manage a monitoring and evaluation system across all program components, including review of indicators and development of monitoring activities that capture necessary data to report on results, ensure monitoring activities are conducted on schedule
- Communicate information obtained through M&E activities to IREX staff, various external stakeholders, notably donors and partners
- Be a primary M&E resource to the field office and field personnel; liaise regularly with IREX's M&E team in headquarters
- Ensure data collection process is functioning in all activity locations to provide quality data within deadlines
- Regularly review data collection processes, perform data quality assessments, and make adjustments as needed
- Conduct regular visits to project sites to provide technical assistance and ensure proper monitoring of project activities
- Produce M&E monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports to Chief of Party and donors, as needed
- Develop annual performance plans
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years professional experience in a senior M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of international development projects
- Bachelors or Master's degree in statistics, demographics, public policy, international development, education, or related field. Master's degree or Bachelor plus an advanced certificate in M&E, statistics, or economics preferred
- Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages
- Experience designing and managing beneficiary monitoring and database systems
- Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans
- Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies
- Experience in planning and managing surveys
- Experience developing and refining data collection tools
- Experience with data quality assessments and oversight
- Experience managing and providing ongoing training to M&E field officers
- Ability to facilitate and serve as a project liaison for externally-managed evaluations
- Ability to communicate professionally and provide written reporting in English required
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