Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director Social and Behavior Change at FHI 360

Position Description:

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) Director will:

• Lead the design, development, planning, and implementation of project evaluation strategies.
• Develop strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific technical and evaluative components.
• Design and field formative and evaluative research baseline, mid-line, and end line research studies.
• Analyze data sets and technical assessment findings.
• Develop and monitor work plans. Additionally, the ME&L specialist will provide technical leadership on program knowledge management and will work to ensure evaluation and research findings are shared to inform project implementation.

Qualifications:

• S/he must have a minimum of a Master’s degree in social science research methods, statistical modeling and related areas and at least 8 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience in overseeing an MEL systems to meet research goals.
• Demonstrated experience in relevant data collection and processing methodologies with attention to ensuring data quality.
• Experience working with local organizations to ensure effective ME&L and that all ME&L requirements flow down appropriately.
• Experience working with social science research methods and approaches including the use of focus group discussions, lot quality assurance approaches, longitude analysis and other related methods.
• Demonstrated relevant technical abilities necessary for high-quality ME&L.
• The ME&L Specialist must possess strong demonstrated capacities for spatial analysis including and the use of geographic information systems.
• Familiarity with donor monitoring and evaluation requirements.