Location: Baltimore, MD USA
Last Date: January 10, 2011
The M & E Manager will direct and guide LWR staff (primarily in international programs) in meeting their M&E requirements, with practical, solution-focused support. The M&E manager will also provide ongoing assessment of LWR's evaluation needs, designing and developing integrated evaluation approaches to measure program progress and performance. S/he will ensure that the M&E systems are sufficiently flexible to work in local contexts and for specific regional strategies.
Duties:
1. Build solid relationships with LWR staff to develop a clear understanding of their strategies and program activities, and to optimize training and technical support for the monitoring and evaluation aspects of their work.
2. Assist LWR field and headquarters staff in use of: 1) innovative, efficient, and effective participa-tory monitoring and evaluation tools and methods; 2) cost-effective, easily manageable, and user-friendly systems for data collection, analysis, and reporting; 3) effective strategies for reflection on and dissemination of lessons learned;
3. Provide LWR field and headquarters staff with direct technical assistance in preparing and reviewing M&E components of internal and externally funded LWR proposals.
4. Help LWR overseas staff identify and coordinate the work of country-based evaluation consultants, ensuring quality assessments to inform organizational decision-making. Lead and participate in periodic project or program evaluations as needed.
5. Analyze evaluation study results and synthesize their implications for program performance and development. Present these findings clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing, to LWR's board, staff, partners, and funders.
6. Provide coordination and training to help LWR staff and partners develop the skills and experience needed to design effective projects that will result in useful information for planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
7. Extensive travel (minimum 8 international trips a year), occasionally in difficult terrain.
Qualifications:
1. Strong commitment to LWR's core values, and ability to model those values in relationships with colleagues and partners.
2. Minimum master's degree in a relevant field; specialized training in participatory evaluation methodology highly desirable.
3. Experience working with international development organizations. Experience in implementing participatory methods directly with communities and grassroots organizations in Africa, Asia, and/or Latin America (especially rural communities).
4. At least 5 years progressively responsible experience in the monitoring and evaluation of international development projects. In-depth knowledge of participatory planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems, methods, and tools within a development/relief NGO context; in-depth knowledge of capacity-strengthening evaluation highly desirable.
5. Experience in training, facilitation, and/or program support. Experience with Appreciative Inquiry and asset-based community development processes highly desirable.
6. Highly developed analytical and communication skills, and ability to assimilate and process information for wide-ranging audiences.
7. Ability to resolve problems creatively and logically; synthesize; readily grasp issues and the means to address them; and translate ideas into action with a strong results orientation.
8. Excellent interpersonal skills.
9. Proficiency in Spanish or French.
Please apply online at www.lwr.org/jobs
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