Manager-MEL & Research
Job Description
Title: Manager-MEL & Research
Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in Social Science/Economics/Statistics/Natural Science/Development/ any other relevant subject. Degrees from the reputed foreign universities will be appreciated.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ About The Role:
∎ The Manager-MEL and Research will play a leading role establishing a standard M & E L system across the organisation, strengthen development focused research skills among staff in contracts/awards and facilitate a learning adjusting process. The MEL & R Manager will focus more on execution of MEL framework, Research & Development, application of both qualitative and quantitative approaches for measuring change, and facilitating learning and setting a research eye in development.
∎ Reporting to : Head Business Development & Quality Assurance
∎ Direct reports: Officer-MEL, Officer-MIS, Sr. Officer-Research
∎ Groups : Bangladesh Management, M&E and research unit of other countries
∎ Relationships: Matrix with Project M & E staff, Heads
∎ Nature of contract: Regular
∎ Grade: D
∎ Travel :Frequent travel to project areas
∎ Duration of Contract: Initially for 02 years, renewable upon satisfactory performance.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Incorporate and roll out a new systemic change perspective in M & E process, assess contract based, goal based theory of change and theory of action
∎ Set common and specific indicators ( or issues/focuses) for an effective M & E and change measurement frame work
∎ Take lead in measuring internal, external factors and uptake process of interventions
∎ Support program delivery team and thematic team in identifying researchable issues, development of quantitative and qualitative data collection tools, writing quality reports
∎ Facilitate the quarterly progress report preparation process and work in a team to prepare the report
∎ Measure most significant changes, biggest impact, assessing success and failure of a project, analyzing our investment efficiency and replicability of actions.
∎ Assist Head of BDQA in Annual Review and planning process management.
∎ Capture on going changes, innovations and support Managers to adjust action and business cases in programme delivery
∎ Oversee contract/project management system (other related system), share point, project site ensuring consistent beneficiary facts and figure across the programme
∎ Guide and contribute to project mid-term, final evaluation and impact assessment process of selected projects as prioritized by the program
∎ Support partners to ensure standard M&E system in place
∎ Build team capacities related to monitoring, participatory action research, various approaches of measuring change and evaluating projects
∎ Support business development team in donor research, proposal writing
∎ Support generating critical evidence
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 10 years' experience in M & E of which a significant proportion of engagement in research (preferably PAR), learning and capturing innovations
∎ Knowledge and understanding on grass root, national and regional context in at least two thematic areas - Agriculture and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
∎ Sound analytical (both quantitative, qualitative, applying theory of change) and interpretation skills and English writing skill
∎ Good attitude in team building cross functioning with programs/awards
Salary:
∎ Monthly Gross BDT 1,08,000 - 1,20,000 and other benefits i.e. Festival Bonus, Gratuity, PF, Insurance coverage as per organisation policy, subject to qualification and experiences.
Application Deadline: June 23, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ Business : Practical Action, a UK based international development organization, works for technology justice and wellbeing to reduce poverty. We work through regional and country offices in Latin America, Africa and Asia to make a difference in the lives of poor people by transforming the technologies from idea to reality. In Bangladesh, focus of our work is around agriculture, extreme poverty, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, access to markets, water sanitation, waste management and energy. Our distinctive practical approach includes wellbeing, partnership, specialized knowledge services and policy engagement.
Category: NGO/Development
