Вакансія: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Lead

The Financial Sector Reform Activity (FSR) in Ukraine is a five-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and managed by DAI Global LLC (DAI). The purpose of the activity is to transform the country’s financial sector into a sophisticated, well-functioning, competitive market that is aligned with European Union (EU) standards and integrated into international financial systems. This transformation will mobilize private finance for sustained economic growth in Ukraine.

The FSR is looking for candidates to fill in the MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) Lead position, LTTA, in KYIV.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: 

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Lead manages all aspects of the monitoring and reporting system, including modifications and further development of the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP).

OBJECTIVES AND DUTIES: 

• He/she manages a small MEL team and reports to the Chief of Party (COP) while working closely with the Component Leads and Technical Procurement.
• Updates and maintains the FSR AMELP, provides quarterly updates and analysis on indicators and progress toward achievement of results as agreed in the AMELP and the annual work plans (AWP).
• Will develop and refine M&E within AWPs to ensure that Activities in the AWP have baselines and targets and monitoring plans.
• Will work with the technical and grants team to ensure that each award has measurable performance indicators that include the mainstreaming of gender.
• In cooperation with the MEL team will implement the partner data collection and partner reporting system, ensure data quality, analyze information.
• Is responsible for training FSR partners on reporting and verifying the quality of their data.
• Coordinates with the Communications team to promote collaboration and effective knowledge exchange among the Activity local partners and external stakeholders.
• Will ensure that evaluations, assessments, and other M&E products are designed and implemented in accordance with established DAI’s quality standards and designed to improve performance and contribute to wider learning.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree preferred.
• At least five years in of experience in international development projects with a proven ability to implement a robust M&E system that is integrated into all aspects of program implementation and based.
• An established understanding of the theory of change that drives private sector development programs based on partner and systems-level results rather than input and outputs.
• Proven experience leading firm-level monitoring for large private sector development programs.
• Proven ability to oversee and manage the collection and reporting of performance indicator data as frequently and in as timely a manner as decision makers need.
• Demonstrated success managing information feedback loops that connect performance monitoring and learning with adapting implementation over the life of the activity.
• Familiarity with developing, overseeing, organizing, storing, and analyzing data and data systems.
• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and quickly changing environment of Ukraine.
• Fluency in English required.

Please submit Cover Letter and CV to [email protected] by November 30, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.