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Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

DC Washington Dept of State - Washington, District of Columbia 20037 US (Primary)

$90,617 per year - estimated ?

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Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (Mid-Level)

Location: Washington DC Dept of State – Washington, DC 20037 US (Primary)

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Travel: Up to 25%

Security Clearance Level: Secret Clearance

Assist in the development of on-going monitoring and evaluation logic framework and serves as the onsite expert in the content and implementation of the framework and its incorporation into NEA/AC’s awards.

Provide support to ensure that monitoring and evaluation are incorporated into NEA/AC’s Portfolio processes and that the logic framework is up to date and aligned to the organization’s needs.
Provide support to conduct up to 5 annual independent evaluations and 3 internal reviews (as needed). Provide additional analytical products on best practices, known methodologies, and current data and methodological trends on development and countries in the region.
Conduct performance monitoring of projects and programs to provide routine feedback on foreign assistance programming
Contribute to and author evaluations requested by the client on select projects, programs, or thematic issues to improve programs and to inform policy
Contribute to efforts to improve program design for projects and programs
Participate in field visits to collect data for both monitoring and evaluation purposes
Identify lessons learned to improve programming
Work effectively and collaborating with fellow M&E team members to deliver high-quality work

Candidate(s) must have at least 5 years of experience designing, analyzing, monitoring, and evaluating international development/foreign assistance projects for the USG (preferably the Department of State and/or USAID).
Demonstrated knowledge of current social science, evaluation and analytical tools and quantitative and qualitative methods required.
Strong analytical skills, organizational skills, detail-oriented, and timeliness of performance
Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
Proficient in Excel and working with pivot tables
Understanding of data quality standards and methodologies
Bachelor’s degree required - Master’s degree in international affairs, Middle East studies, political science, Sociology, Social Sciences, or other relevant fields preferred.
The ability to travel internationally on short-term assignments

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