Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

**Please note: Only Lebanese citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will work as part of MEPL’s Data Generation Unit at the project office in Zalka, Lebanon under the supervision of the project’s Senior M&E Specialist. The M&E Officer contribute across the monitoring and evaluation tasks that MEPL supports.

Responsibilities:

• Support the acquisition of indicator and USAID Performance Management Plan data.
• Support the collection, collation, and analysis of program performance indicator data through site visits, data verifications, in-person and remote interviews, and other related methods.
• Participate in the development of program evaluation scopes of work .
• Assist MEPL’s Senior M&E Specialist with the design, implementation, and oversight of mid-term and final evaluations and assessments.
• Collaborate with evaluation and assessment team consultants to provide logistical support and support data collection efforts (e.g., key informant interviews, focus group discussions). 
• Support information and data management needs of MEPL’s Data Use Unit.
• Assist with the design and delivery of training to staff of MEPL partner organizations on monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) best practices. 
• Assist USAID implementing partners (IPs) to develop and refine their activity MEL plans.
• Participate in coaching USAID IP staff on activity MEL Plan use and associated data collection and reporting.
• Participate in training IPs on their role in MEL, such as tracking and reporting relevant indicators.
• Draft lessons learned and success story reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, international development, statistics, data science or other related field, required.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in supporting monitoring and evaluation activities, preferably through evaluations, analyses and/or assessments of development projects, required.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following development activities: local government and civil society strengthening; income generating activities; educational strengthening; promoting citizen advocacy through CSOs, and/or improvement of water and wastewater services, preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in developing scopes of work for evaluations, assessments, or similar analytical activities.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the design and implementation of evaluations, assessments, and similar analytical activities.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting field data collection activities.
• Knowledge of Lebanon’s development challenges.
• Professional proficiency in English and Arabic required.
• Demonstrated communication and high-level report writing skills in English, required.
• Experience with USAID or other international donor technical assistance projects, strongly preferred.

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We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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Reasonable Accommodations:

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