WCS Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL) – WASH

at  Wildlife Conservation Society

JOB SUMMARY

The WCS Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL) will ensure the implementation, coordination and administration of all activities supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This position is subject to funding availability. The Head of Monitoring and Evaluation will be responsible for coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of the program in addition to managing the Performance Monitoring Plan.

• Minimum Qualification: Degree
• Experience Level: Senior level
• Experience Length: 5 years

Requirements: Candidates will need to demonstrate clearly that they have the necessary experience and skills to

• Work with other team members to collect and collate data
• Carry out qualitative and quantitative data collection and analyses
• Build and maintain databases, iv) contribute to the process of writing reports
• Providing rigorous analysis to feed into strategic decision making processes
• Promote learning from the monitoring and evaluation processes

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Building and supervising the MEAL unit. The MEAL unit supports all departments and directly informs program management;
• Working with the Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party, managing implementing of the results framework;
• Catalyze studies and collection of required data for the results framework to adapt programs and activities, inform decision making and planning on several key dimensions, including:
• Quantifying the changes in the well-being of communities (ensuring that all data are disaggregated as appropriate);
• Measuring the impacts related to agricultural production and transformation;
• Measuring environmental impacts on key habitats, ecosystem services and conservation targets;
• Building a network of partners and collaborators to carry out surveys, and data collection and analyses;
• Promoting theory-of-change, design thinking and/or results-based management;
• Promoting learning across the organization from the analysis and interpretation of data and results;
• Developing data collection tools (including, for example, the use of KoBoToolbox) with department heads to ensure accurate collection of data;
• Using and adapting appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools – KAP, METT, Capacity Scorecards, Financial Sustainability Scorecards, etc.;
• Working with other members of the team to ensure that data required for donor reporting (including donor specific results frameworks) are collected, collated, analyzed and prepared for reports in a timely fashion;
• Assisting with the process of writing reports

Requirements: Candidates will need to demonstrate clearly that they have the necessary experience and skills to

• Work with other team members to collect and collate data
• Carry out qualitative and quantitative data collection and analyses
• Build and maintain databases, iv) contribute to the process of writing reports
• Providing rigorous analysis to feed into strategic decision making processes
• Promote learning from the monitoring and evaluation processes.

The WCS Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL) will ensure the implementation, coordination and administration of all activities supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This position is subject to funding availability. The Head of Monitoring and Evaluation will be responsible for coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of the program in addition to managing the Performance Monitoring Plan.

• Minimum Qualification: Degree
• Experience Level: Senior level
• Experience Length: 5 year