Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

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IREX – Partnerships with Youth (PWY) Project

Position Title:    Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Assistant
Program:Partnerships with Youth (PWY)
Reports To:    M&E Specialist, PWY
Position Location:Ramallah, West Bank
Position Grade    1

About IREX:
IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing thought leadership and innovative programs to promote positive lasting change globally. IREX enables local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a vibrant society: quality education and innovative youth development programming, independent media, and strong communities.

In the West Bank and Gaza, IREX is implementing the USAID-funded Partnerships with Youth (PWY) program. The PWY Program expands educational and leadership opportunities for young people aged 14-29 throughout the West Bank by creating sustainable hubs for youth innovation and learning, called Youth Development Resource Centers (YDRCs). PWY supports YDRCs in each of the 11 governorates in the West Bank to offer otherwise unavailable services and programming for youth to prepare them for a successful transition to adulthood and help ensure economic and civic participation in their communities.

Summary of Position:
Under the supervision of the M&E Specialist, the M&E Assistantwill assist with the project’s monitoring and evaluation tasks and overall performance management. The M&E Assistant will be primarilyresponsible for data collection, entry, and filing. The M&E Assistant will also contribute to data analysis and programmatic reporting as required.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:

-Collect data from project and partner activities in timely, reliable, valid, and precise manner;
-Enter collected data in and maintain program’s beneficiary database;
-Maintain soft and hard copies of all M&E related files and supporting documentation;
-Assist in the analysis of indicator data;
-Contribute to the development of data collection instruments as required;
-Conduct regular data quality assurance tests;
-Contribute to the development of project communications and programmatic deliverables as required;
-Perform other duties as requiredorassigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

-University degree in a relevant field;
-Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft applications;
-Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills including ability to prioritize and multi-task;
-Strong analytical skills and experience;
-Strong writing, editing, and oral presentation skills in English and Arabic, as evidenced by professional experience;
-Ability to plan strategically and creatively to meet specified objectives;
-Willingness to work in a flexible manner in terms of number of working hours and days of work, as required by the demands of the program;
-Willingness and ability to travel to Jerusalem and cities within the West Bank, as needed; and
-Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cooperatively with team members.