Monitoring And Evaluation Lead At CARE USA

The Syria Resilience Initiative (SRI) is a partnership of organizations working together to increase the resilience of people affected by the conflict in Syria. The SRI is led by three multi-mandate agencies – CARE, IRC, and Mercy Corps – who have been on the ground in Syria for over a decade, working together with local and international partners to help Syrians overcome repeated shocks and stresses.

The SRI is seeking a highly experienced Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Lead to join the SRI’s Program Management Unit (PMU). The position is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing M&E frameworks for SRI, with a primary focus on systematically analyzing and utilizing data for program decisions and improvement. The role also entails ensuring overall coherence in monitoring and reporting tools across the partners for SRI programs, as well as enhancing existing monitoring systems. The M&E Lead will provide continuous guidance and support to SRI partners in developing and applying M&E tools, approaches and best practices. Additionally, the post-holder will play a significant role in documenting program results, preparing donor reports, and measuring impact across SRI’s portfolio. Close collaboration and coordination with SRI Partners M&E managers, the PMU’s Program Quality and Learning Lead, and active participation in SRI technical working groups are key aspects of this position.

The M&E Lead will have a minimum of 8 years’ experience leading and conducting monitoring and evaluation for complex programs or projects, primarily in humanitarian contexts. This person will be highly experienced in developing and implementing M&E frameworks and monitoring plans to measure results and impact across program portfolios. they will have strong technical expertise in M&E tools and methodologies, data analysis and results harvesting, and developing harmonized guidance for use by different teams and organizations. To be effective, the M&E Lead will need strong analytical skills, excellent writing ability, and the ability to coordinate, collaborate and communicate with diverse groups of people.

The position is open to national or international candidates, based in Jordan or Lebanon, with the ability to travel to all locations where SRI partners are based (Gaziantep, Beirut, Al-Hasakah, Amman).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Establish M&E systems for cross-portfolio analysis and impact monitoring

· Deliver high quality data analysis for reporting and program improvement

· Strengthen capacity and coordination of SRI partners on M&E

· Staff management

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced degree in social sciences, data management, economics, international development, or any other related technical field requiring high analytical and communication skills. An equivalent combination of education and work experience may also be considered.
• Minimum 8 years’ work experience leading and conducting monitoring and evaluation activities for complex programs or projects.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in INGOs or humanitarian actors in humanitarian contexts.
• Strong background in M&E, data collection and research methodologies
• Proven experience developing strategic M&E frameworks and plans for multiple programs.
• Proven experience implementing studies, baselines or evaluations, including practical experience conducting data cleansing, analysis, results harvesting and articulating findings from M&E data.
• Experience developing guidance and building capacity of others in monitoring and evaluation methodologies, tools and approaches.