Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

The USAID-funded Flagship Project is seeking to fill the following position full-time, long-term position:

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager. Key functions:
-Implement comprehensive, efficient and effective M&E training and capacity building programs.
-Build M&E capacity by identifying best practices and implementing effective M&E models in order to
achieve highest levels of program quality.
-Manage successful relationships and networks with partner organizations, target communities and donor representatives.
-Develop the framework of an M&E system that will enable all stakeholders to track progress, establish data-gathering mechanisms, consolidate data against the wider project goal, and ensure external coherence and learning.
-Ensure that the monitoring system provide timely informative data, through the use of a single set of tools, processes and personnel, that meets the data needs of all key players involved assuring flexibility to meet the varied time-frames for data reporting and analysis of stakeholders.
-Oversee the M&E unit, Geo-MIS system, TraiNet, and other databases along with required documentation.

Qualifications:
-Masters degree in appropriate discipline (M.A., M.S., MPH, MPP, MPA, MBA, Ph.D., or M.D.)
-At least 7 years in the design, monitoring and evaluation of U.S. Government funded programs.
-Significant experience in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for capacity building interventions.
-Broad understanding of USAID/USG compliance requirements.
-Strong facilitation skills, including the design and management of effective trainings, workshops and meetings in diverse participants.
-Strong skills in inter-personal communications, able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders in a complex, multi-actor environment.
-Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work effectively across a wide variety of cultural contexts.
-Strong team player, able to develop and maintain effective working relationships within a distributed and dynamic team.
-Flexible, creative and solution-oriented approach in an innovative environment.
-Strong skills in written communication, including effective report writing.
-Expertise in data collection, analysis and reporting.

Interested:
qualified candidates should submit their CVs and cover Letters to [email protected] by no later than August 20, 2010 referencing the position in the subject line. The position requires competence with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook and fluency in written and spoken English.