Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, USAID Monitoring and Evaluation Program for Lebanon (MEPL)

Position Description

EnCompass LLC is seeking a senior monitoring and evaluation specialist to support the USAID MEPL in Lebanon. The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist leads, oversees, recruits for, and participates in monitoring tasks, evaluations, and assessments throughout the life of the activity. They ensure that short-term technical experts and evaluation team members are of high caliber and possess commensurate technical expertise. They contribute substantially to, and often lead in, the design and field testing of the monitoring tools and evaluation methodology, participatory data collection methods and protocols, data verification techniques, and other technical evaluation and analytical tasks. The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist is responsible for the design, quality, development, and completion of all assessments, analytical reports, and evaluations, as well as monitoring products.

The position will be full-time and based in Beirut, with travel throughout the country.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist supports the activity, leading and supporting the technical work related to performance monitoring and evaluation.

Essential functions include:

Leads and participates in the technical design, data analysis, and report writing aspects in relation to the monitoring of activities and processes.

Leads and participates in the review of the USAID Performance Management Plan (PMP), provides technical support for implementing partners on the development of their activity MEL plans, and supports such technical work as reviewing reporting methods, providing customized MEL training, designing reporting tools, and advising USAID/Lebanon technical teams on their M&E work.

Oversees, recruits for, and participates in evaluations and assessments throughout the life of the contract.

Responsible for managing, training, and mentoring field monitors and the design of monitoring tools and methodologies, collaborating with subcontractor management and technical specialists as needed.

May serve as the evaluation team leader for select evaluations.

Responsible for the design, quality, development, and completion of assessments, analytical reports, and evaluations.

Contributes substantially to the design and field testing of evaluation methodologies, such as participatory data collection methods and protocols, data verification techniques, and other technical evaluation and analytical tasks.

Guides the design and implementation of MEPL’s own monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan.

Ensures that all activities are undertaken in full compliance with EnCompass’ standard operating procedures, USAID policies and regulations, and national policies and laws.

Promotes the sustainability of project activities through effective networking, linkages to other programs, and capacity building of project staff.

Engages fully as a member of the EnCompass staff team, including participating in staff meetings and other EnCompass events.

Ensures optimal use of human, financial, and physical resources to successfully meet project milestones, objectives, deliverables, and targets.

Other duties as assigned

Experience and Skills

Demonstrated senior experience in the design and field testing of surveys, questionnaires, and/or other data collection instruments.

Demonstrated experience in statistical analysis, experimental design and/or data collection analysis, indicator development, and data quality assessments.

Demonstrated experience in non-permissive, conflict-prone, or post-conflict reconstruction environments is required.

Strong interpersonal and oral communication and presentation skills in English are required.

Working knowledge of and experience with USG-funded program management, policies, regulations, and procedures.

Strong familiarity with USAID PMP and CLA practices, M&E design and principles, including the design of MEL plans, conducting data quality assessments, and data verification exercises.

Familiarity with USAID/Lebanon programs and procedures is preferred.

Ability to travel within Lebanon, as necessary.