M&E specialist, Middle East

M&E specialist, Middle East

ABOUT US

Altai Consulting is a Strategy, Research and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) firm focusing on the developing world. Altai began operating in 2003 and has since completed over 350 consulting and research assignments in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Our clients include major donors (AFD, FCDO, the European Commission, USAID, etc.) and their implementing partners, international organizations (the World Bank, the United Nations), INGOs and private sector clients looking for both technical expertise and high-level strategy advice.

For more information, please visit our website: www.altaiconsulting.com

As part of its Public Policy Practice, Altai Consulting seeks skilled candidates for an M&E specialist in the Middle East.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The consultant’s role will be to deliver M&E support to various donors and implementers in the Middle East (mainly Lebanon but also Jordan and Iraq) and occasionally other MENA countries. This involves:

• Review of M&E systems and tools, drafting of M&E plans.
• Review or set-up of indicators at the output, outcome and impact levels.
• Facilitation of workshops with implementers’ and donors’ staff on M&E strategies, evaluability, Theory of Change, context monitoring, etc.
• Capacity building for implementers of development and stabilization projects, for example on M&E systems, conflict sensitivity, data collection and data management processes, etc.
• Conducting or participating in mid-term reviews or evaluations of projects, aimed at measuring various dimensions of success such as relevance, consistency, impact, etc., and advising on potential adjustments to the projects evaluated.
• Actively listening to clients and partners to understand their needs and challenges, and on this basis design and propose solutions ideas to provide solutions.
• Report writing and delivering presentations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Native Arabic, professional level in English.
• Master-level university education in development, economics, international relations, political sciences, or other relevant subjects.
• At least four years of M&E experience through positions at NGOs, other implementing bodies or donors, or in consulting positions.
• Understanding of current development and humanitarian trends and issues.
• Knowledge of various monitoring and evaluative concepts such as Theory of Change, conflict sensitivity, Result Framework, Value for Money, etc.
• Extensive understanding of, and experience designing, qualitative and quantitative measurements for complex projects in conflict-affected or unstable contexts.
• Residing or willing to reside in Beirut and engage in work travel in the Middle East.
• Writing skills: ability to draft evaluative pieces with a good degree of autonomy.
• Oral skills: ability to deliver formal presentations and facilitate workshops with development professionals, and to adapt the tone and nature of presentations to different audiences.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience on UK programs.
• Experience with French development institutions and programs such as AFD or Expertise France.

PROFILE

• Curious about socio-economic, developmental, humanitarian, and regional Middle East issues.
• Excited at the prospect of learning and developing innovative MEL tools, approaches and measurements in collaboration with other stakeholders.
• Autonomous, self-starter, proactive, at ease in a small, flexible structure.
• Positive team player, able to propose ideas, accepting constructive criticism.
• Honest, dependable.
• Eger to accept the challenges of project delivery (due to time pressure, demanding clients and interlocutors, logistics of travels, etc.)
• At ease in official settings (international conferences, formal presentations, etc.).

CONDITIONS

• Full-time position.
• Base monthly compensation dependent on qualifications and experience.
• Renewable annual contract, trial period of three months.

To apply, send by November 20, 2023, an email to [email protected] – with subject line: [HR] Middle East M&E specialist – Full Name (important, your email might be lost otherwise) and the following attachments:

• CV (file name should contain your full name)
• Writing samples: can be university research works, articles, pieces written for clients or employers. Indicate your degree of authorship: individual or collective, proofread externally or not. If the piece is confidential, please mention so and it will be deleted after reading.