Descripción de la Oferta

Project and Position Description
Plan International is seeking candidates for a U.S. Department of Labor employment project for at-risk youth in El Salvador. The project will provide quality, market-relevant skills training to at-risk youth, primarily from communities with high crime and violence levels, in a safe and secure learning environment; provide follow-up services to help those youth secure and retain employment; and foster sustained employer involvement in both the development of the market-relevant skills training and job placement for at-risk youth..

Primary Responsibilities
• Develop and manage project M&E systems and ensure program quality through operational M&E.
• Lead the design and implementation of M&E methodologies for project baseline studies, assessments, evaluations, research, and other studies.
• Lead the development, implementation and review of the Performance Monitoring Plan and M&E plans.
• Articulate anticipated results, indicators, outcomes, activities, and targets, and qualitatively and quantitatively monitor progress toward achievement of same.
• Propose and implement approaches for using research and M&E findings to ensure timely adjustment of project activities and to inform future program development (i.e. through annual work plans)
• Develop project-wide mechanisms to measure and document progress on indicators and achievement of targets, as well as lessons learned and best practices.
• Collaborate with program staff, relevant government agencies, and other stakeholders to collect and analyze data from project activities to inform project progress and development of annual plans.
• Conduct supervisory visits to field sites – including those of sub-grantees – to observe, monitor, and provide guidance and support to ensure that quality data is collected and analysed regularly and effectively.
• Produce timely and high quality M&E reports, and contribute to development of regular performance reports.
• Ensure that M&E findings are followed up and resolved in a timely manner.
• Supervise and oversee M&E consultants hired for baseline, mid-term, and end of project evaluations and ensure that their work is of high quality and produced within agreed upon deadlines.

Required Qualifications and Skills
• Minimum of five years professional experience in a senior M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of international development projects.
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in statistics, demographics, public policy, international development, economics, or related field. Master’s degree or Bachelor plus an advanced certificate in M&E, statistics, or economics preferred.
• Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
• Experience designing and managing beneficiary monitoring and database systems.
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and/ performance monitoring plans.
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Experience in planning and managing surveys, developing and refining data collection tools, and data quality assessments and oversight.
• Experience managing and providing ongoing training to M&E field officers.
• Proven ability to prepare clear, concise reports with graphics; extraordinary attention to detail.

The position is contingent upon award of the project and approval by the donor.

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