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Project Summary:

The purpose of Afghanistan Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity (AMELA) is to provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning support services/assistance to strengthen the implementation of USAID development programs in Afghanistan, and to build the technical monitoring and evaluation (M&E) knowledge and skills of USAID/Afghanistan Mission staff and stakeholders. The services provided under AMELA will contribute to supporting USAID/Afghanistan as an effective development organization with strong learning and adaptive management processes.

Position Summary:

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, in conjunction with the Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) technical team, will be responsible for managing the monitoring and verification (M&V) activities of multiple international development and humanitarian USAID-funded projects in Afghanistan. The M&E Specialist will also be responsible for liaising with the local data collection partners in coordinating site visits, maintaining an issue log, and oversee other aspects of field data collection. The M&E Specialist will be involved in providing cross-functional support to team members working across multiple assignments. This is a full-time position. The M&E Specialist must currently resident in Afghanistan and be able to work remotely from home with limited travel within Afghanistan.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise and coordinate with the local data collection partners to ensure that monitoring site visits are conducted smoothly and issues are communicated in a timely and organized manner.
• Manage TPM of multiple development and humanitarian projects including data collection, processing, analysis, and reporting.
• Train and supervise STTA M&E Specialists, Field Monitors, and local sub-contractor’s staff on M&V techniques/protocols.
• Assist in development and management of data management processes.
• Oversee and/or participating in site visits validations as necessary to capture and analyze data in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develop data collection tools and protocols.
• Manage the implementation of a multi-pronged data quality assurance and control approach and work with the project team to improve the approach regularly.
• Perform other tasks as designated by senior management.

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in international relations, economics, statistics, public policy, research methods, program assessment, business management, or another relevant field.
• Minimum three years of relevant experience is required.
• Experience conducting monitoring in a development or humanitarian context.
• Strong technical skills including coordination, design of monitoring tools, data collection, data analysis, and reporting.
• Strong reporting and writing skills are required.
• Professional written and spoken fluency in English, Dari, and Pashto is required.

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