Monitoring & Evaluation Director - Bangladesh Integrated Youth Activity (BIYA) Project

Job Description

Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Director - Bangladesh Integrated Youth Activity (BIYA) Project

Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced degree (Statistics or social sciences, e.g. evaluation, operations research , quantitative analysis , including training in quantitative methods.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, USAID Grants
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ The purpose of the position is to provide the leadership in establishing M & E system to monitor the USAID-BIYA project in reaching its targets and over-all objectives. S/he will develop and implement the project’s M & E plan, coordinate with WV and sub-grantees technical staff, manage and support third-party consulting firms for baseline, evaluation and operational research processes, conduct data analysis and reporting, lead the over-all M & E capacity building for technical program and M & E staff and conduct key learning workshop for the entire program staff, USAID and other stakeholders. As required in the project design, s/he manages the implementation of a utilization focused approach to M & E, collecting performance indicator data to support on-going decision-making, strategic project modification and understanding of the project’s impact on target populations.
∎ This position is contingent on funding.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Over-all leadership in planning, designing and implementing the M & E system making it an essential management tool allowing the project team to assess progress against benchmarks and make changes that improve outcomes and move toward success;
∎ Ensure the alignment of M&E activities with program goals and contribute to the development of annual work plans to identify project targets and ensure inclusion of M&E activities.
∎ Takes responsibility for coordination and leadership for monitoring and evaluation of the project ensuring effective use of data in decision-making and initiates ting the lessons learned;
∎ Oversee and execute a utilization –focused approach to M&E collecting performance indicators to support on-going decision-making, strategic project modification and understanding of the project’s impact on target populations.
∎ Coordinate with WV and relevant technical staff on annual monitoring through routine activity and output monitoring and annual surveys to collect data on outcome indicators based on a representative statistical sample of program participants.
∎ To facilitate collection, aggregation and analysis of both routine monitoring data and annual surveys in coordination with third-party firm where planned and the maintenance of an electronic database that stores routine monitoring data and annual surveys;
∎ Manage and support third-party consulting firms supporting the three evaluations during the life of the project,
∎ Mobilizes team on data analysis and reporting from routine activity & output monitoring, annual surveys, support the preparation of quarterly and annual performance reports and updating the project’s Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT)
∎ Lead the over-all M & E capacity building for technical and M & E staff;
∎ Lead the conduct of key learning workshops for the entire program staff, USAID and other stakeholders

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 30 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Advance understanding of monitoring and evaluation concepts and the purpose of M&E
∎ Understanding and interpreting results framework, M&E plan, PMP and IPTT
∎ Knowledge of indicators, strategies and tools to identify project progresses and bottlenecks to achieve cross-cutting objectives, including gender and environment
∎ Clear understanding on Accountability framework and experience in leading accountability portfolio of any project
∎ Understanding the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics, understanding the concept of participatory monitoring, approaches to impact evaluation, and planning and use of mixed methods
∎ Familiarity with environmental indicators and initial environmental assessments
∎ Project design/ assessment of needs & opportunities, Causal (problem) analysis and objective hierarchy, mapping out a project development hypothesis, Designing gender assessment studies and analyses, Design market assessment studies,
∎ Identifying performance indicators and tools to inform managers/ program staff about the progress towards program objectives and encouraging management to integrate them into the project design.
∎ Sampling for qualitative studies and quantitative surveys
∎ Data quality management for all data collection activities
∎ Qualitative techniques for monitoring:
∎ Quantitative techniques for data collection
∎ Data analysis
∎ M&E capacity building
∎ Evaluation design
∎ Techniques for presenting information
∎ Understanding of US government’s expectations and trends for monitoring and evaluation, including food assistance programs
∎ Knowledge of modern research and analysis methodologies, and proficiency using one of the common statistical analysis software package (Stata, SPSS, SAS)
∎ Outstanding written and oral communications skills
∎ Must have at least 5 to 8 years of progressive responsibility in relief and development programs with significant time experience conducting project evaluations, implementing surveys, conducting monitoring and evaluation activities including impact evaluations
∎ Must have experience working with USAID directly and experience in setting M & E system and managing baseline and evaluation processes.
∎ Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research
∎ Experience in building evaluation capacity of team members/ counterparts and sub-grantee staff members

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ As per organizational policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 24 Dec 2022

Company Information:
∎ 14 Dec 2022
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Shanta Western Tower (14th Floor), 186 Bir Uttam Mir Shawkat Sarak (Gulshan-Tejgaon Link Road), Tejgaon, Dhaka- 1208
∎ Web : https://www.wvi.org/bangladesh
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.

World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.

World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.

Female are specially encourage to apply.

Category: NGO/Development

: World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work.World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.Females are highly encouraged to apply.