Deadline: Not Specified
Location: Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mercy Corps is seeking to fill the position of Director for Learning and Analytics.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee the MEL system for P-DEC
- Lead and/or collaborate with external evaluators on the design and rollout of the programme evaluations and research activities while setting up effective systems for learning
- Ensure the programme uses the necessary monitoring and evaluation systems and tools
- Lead the P-DEC team to implement the CLA internationalisation plan, including creating a culture of learning and systems thinking to stimulate an adaptive, iterative management approach
- Work with POLE Institute and Mercy Corps technical support unit to implement research plans and disseminate research products
- Design and facilitate strategic planning sessions and learning events, assisting P-DEC in a learning and adaptive management journey as well as development of its annual plans
- Lead and provide support for programme-wide analysis of information, data, and ongoing analyses to inform programme CLA
- Provide guidance, recommendations, and leadership to ensure that the monitoring and evaluation systems meet the needs of the programme and help address shortfalls in monitoring and evaluation and data management that affect programme implementation
- Ensure P-DEC adheres to Mercy Corps’ monitoring and evaluation best practices
- Maintain a comprehensive schedule and review programme reports to ensure that reports contain accurate, clear, and high-quality data and presented in the proper format
- Assist the programme with information management of conflict, political, market systems and other analyses to support learning
- Build the capacity of all relevant team members and partner staff to develop and maintain an excellent monitoring and evaluation system
- Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence
- Active contributor and collaborator with regional and global counterparts to promote the use of monitoring and evaluation best practices and lessons learnt
- Strengthen linkages with other internal resources
- Present programme monitoring and evaluation and learning to external stakeholders and the programme team in a way that influences decision-makers and promotes adaptations from learning
Requirements
- Degree in Development Studies, Research Methods, Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of managing monitoring and evaluation work at a programme or country level
- Experience with CLA approaches and promoting a culture of CLA
- Experience with theoretical and practical background in monitoring and evaluation and skilled in participatory, qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation methodologies and techniques
- Excellent quantitative skills
- Proficiency in using MS Excel
- Experience handling CommCare, Access, and statistical packages
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