Monitoring & Evaluation Lead

Job Description

Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Lead

Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dhaka

Minimum Salary: Tk. 234763 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ 5 to 9 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 21 Jan 2025

Education:
∎ Masters

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
∎ Candidates who identify as Indigenous People are encouraged to apply.
∎ Master’s degree in statistics, economics, or a related field with substantial coursework in quantitative methods.
∎ 5+ years of professional experience in designing and implementing M&E systems in the context of humanitarian response or DRR programs.
∎ Extensive experience in developing and implementing M&E systems for humanitarian response, early recovery, and DRR programs of similar size and complexity.
∎ Proven ability to build or strengthen monitoring systems, design surveys and sampling strategies, and utilize both quantitative and qualitative analysis to support evidence-based program management.
∎ Strong understanding of the risks faced by marginalized and vulnerable groups.
∎ In-depth knowledge of USAID M&E guidelines, systems, and reporting requirements. Proficiency in statistical software's for processing, analyzing, and interpreting data.
∎ Expertise in data visualization and report writing, with the ability to translate complex technical information for non-technical audiences.
∎ Demonstrated experience in recruiting, developing, and managing M&E staff and teams.
∎ Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with project stakeholders, local partners, and organizations.
∎ Fluency in English, both spoken and written, with strong oral and written communication skills.
∎ Excellent demonstrated intercultural, interpersonal, and negotiation skills. Strong commitment to safeguarding and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging principles.
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∎ Experience & Knowledge:

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Lead and design M&E Plan and Framework, Theory of Change, logframe, performance indicator sheets, data protection SOPs, and disaggregation strategies.
∎ Establish and manage all primary M&E system components, including protocols for data flow, information management, budgeting, staffing, capacity building, and technological solutions.
∎ Foster a collaborative, learning-oriented environment through regular sessions to review monitoring data, document insights, and discuss evaluation findings; support program management with data-driven improvements.
∎ Advocate for qualitative data collection and analysis as a critical element of program performance measurement.
∎ Keep the Chief of Party informed of any issues that could impact the implementation of activities as outlined in the Theory of Change.
∎ Ensure adherence to USAID/BHA and Practical Action policies for M&E and data record management.
∎ Develop and implement an information management system, including data collection, storage, processing, visualization, and reporting to support indicators and adaptive management needs.
∎ Design data flows that ensure alignment between indicator definitions, tool matrices, databases, and sampling to deliver accurate, high-quality, and timely data.
∎ Conduct periodic Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) and implement necessary adjustments to maintain alignment with USAID and Practical Action standards.
∎ Conduct safeguarding risk assessments for the program and partners, integrating safeguarding measures into project plans to address identified risks.
∎ Establish feedback mechanisms to address safeguarding issues at both programme and partner levels, with support from Country Office safeguarding focal points.
∎ Create a respectful, accountable team environment with clear expectations, providing resources and support for achieving excellence.
∎ Develop a professional development plan to build M&E skills and foster a culture of learning and data reflection among M&E and partner staff.
∎ Lead team training in appropriate data collection methods such as surveys, focus group discussions, and interviews, and manage qualitative data collection as needed in communities.
∎ Build collaborative relationships with partner organizations, national and international agencies in target areas, ensuring rigorous data contributions to the program.
∎ Conduct due diligence on partner M&E systems and lead workshops to strengthen partner capacity in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
∎ Work closely with Global and Country M&E, research, and learning teams; lead baseline and evaluation designs and support learning systems.
∎ ABOUT THE PROJECT
∎ The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance(BHA) works to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the impact of disasters by helping people in need become more self-reliant. BHA is responsible for planning, coordinating, developing, achieving, monitoring, and evaluating international humanitarian assistance falling into two conceptual areas: 1) humanitarian response during emergencies and 2) Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) activities to address longer-term recovery after emergencies. USAID has announced Round 02 - BHA Climate Smart and Disaster Ready whereby it focuses on enhancing the disaster management capacity of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and the highly vulnerable, disaster-prone communities, empowering them to reduce risks and improve their ability to mitigate, withstand, respond to, and recover from disasters. The position of Monitoring & Evaluation Lead has been advertised in anticipation to serve the above mentioned activity.
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∎ Purpose, Scope and Relationships
∎ The purpose of the M&E Lead is to design and implement a comprehensive M&E framework, including a database for storing and aggregating data ensuring alignment with project goals to track outcomes and inform project leaders.
∎ The scope is to be responsible for the overall monitoring and evaluation of the project and to provide technical expertise and leadership to ensure high-quality evidence and data are generated and analysed through effective monitoring, assessments, and evaluations. The role supports mid-term and final evaluations with a focus on safeguarding and inclusive, gender-sensitive data.
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∎ The key working relationship is with the project team and will develop close working relationships with the Country Management Team, Country MEL Lead, Programme Managers, Global MEL Team and any other relevant Regional Teams. The role will engage with relevant research and learning teams including consultants.
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∎ Job Functions and Responsibilities:

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. As part of SEEDs commitment to safeguarding we are a member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. This will mean that we ask your references to comment on any disciplinary investigations undertaken as a result of safeguarding concerns that resulted in disciplinary action. SEED will also ask you for additional references if the references you provide do not cover the past five years of employment.

We’re a global change-making group. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

Address::
∎ House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. As part of SEEDs commitment to safeguarding we are a member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. This will mean that we ask your references to comment on any disciplinary investigations undertaken as a result of safeguarding concerns that resulted in disciplinary action. SEED will also ask you for additional references if the references you provide do not cover the past five years of employment. We’re a global change-making group. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

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Application Deadline: 4 Feb 2025

Category: NGO/Development