The Mitchell Group, Inc Senior Learning and Adaptive Management Specialist - USAID Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Project Jobs in Ethiopia
The Mitchell Group, Inc Senior Learning and Adaptive Management Specialist - USAID Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Project Jobs in Ethiopia
OverviewTMG is seeking a Senior Learning and Adaptive Management Specialist candidate for the upcoming USAID-funded Ethiopia Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Activity.
This anticipated project will assist USAID/Ethiopia with project and activity evaluation, performance monitoring, knowledge management and performance management support services in alignment with the USAID Automated Direct System (ADS) 201, USAID’s Evaluation Policy, and the Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR).
This activity will inform monitoring, evaluation, and learning throughout all stages of the Program Cycle, supporting USAID’s focus on adaptive management to increase developmental effectiveness, and emphasizing CLA approaches to ensure that programs are coordinated with others, grounded in a strong evidence base, and iteratively adapted to remain relevant throughout implementation.
This position is contingent on TMG being awarded this project.
Please note
This is a local position. Only candidates with Ethiopian citizenship will be considered.
Responsibilities
The Senior Learning and Adaptive Management specialist will perform the following responsibilities:
Learning
Design and/or facilitation of learning events, workshops, strategic dialogues
Build capacity for adapting to new learning and changes in context through effective approaches
Conduct assessments, special studies, and analyses in support of learning needs identified by clients
Presentation of monitoring and evaluation data in a way that is tailored to the learning needs of key stakeholders
Develop learning plans and/or agendas
Consultative engagement with USAID/Ethiopia, national stakeholders, implementing partners around learning needs
Collaboration
Convene stakeholders across USAID/Ethiopia, national stakeholders, implementing partners, and host
country governments to promote increased dialogue and joint planning and learning
Facilitation of learning events, reviews, co-design workshops for upcoming implementation activities or projects
Lead joint discussions to interpret and respond to USAID/Ethiopia, national stakeholders, implementing partners on data sources for the purpose of improved programming or strategic changes in programming
Adaptive Management
Assess capacity of USAID/Ethiopia, national stakeholders, implementing partners to manage adaptively and identify structural and/or institutional barriers to adaptive management
Application of management solutions to enable USAID/Ethiopia, national stakeholders, implementing partners to manage with greater agility
Scenario planning and context monitoring
Lead development of adaptive strategies among USAID/Ethiopia, national stakeholders, implementing partners
Develop tools and approaches that enable adaptive management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Use of non-traditional M&E techniques for adaptive management, such as Most Significant Change, Outcome Mapping, Outcome Harvesting
Advise on M&E approaches that meet different context settings
Job Requirements
Qualifications
Academic experience in a relevant field (e.g. management, international development)
Ten years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and/or organizational development
Demonstrated ability to work across and adapt to different cultures internationally
Demonstrated experience in making data accessible to a non-technical audience
Demonstrated use of non-traditional M&E techniques for adaptive management (e.g. Most Significant Change, Outcome Mapping, Outcome Harvesting, Developmental Evaluation)
High level of comfort working with senior-level USAID/Ethiopia, national stakeholders, implementing partners staff
Desired Qualifications
Six years of experience facilitating learning events and/or discussions around evidence
How to Apply
Interested Applicants shall submit application letter and CV clearly indicating the Position through e mail: ldenegetu@ethiopiatmela.com on or before October 30, 2020.
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