The American Red Cross (ARC) International Services Department (ISD) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. With programs and partners in 70 countries, the American Red Cross working to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent Network in order to deliver critical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world, reaching 100 million people annually.
SUMMARY:
The M&E Advisor will provide technical assistance in monitoring and evaluation of American Red Cross International programs. S/he will report to the M&E Technical Lead. The NHQ Monitoring and Evaluation team serves to promote a culture of learning through the generation and use of quality data for decision-making and to strengthen organizational and staff capacity to manage effective monitoring and evaluation systems that enhance ISD’s ability to deliver high impact programming.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop standardized M&E resources for ARC’s International Services Department (e.g. common evaluation guidelines, manuals, etc.)
• Develop global tools and research initiatives to enhance intervention design, approaches and data gathering processes and techniques
• Provide technical support for program evaluations and surveys (review of TORs, methodologies, reports), including acting as internal evaluators, as needed
• Conducting data analysis (utilizing SPSS, R or another equivalent software package) where necessarily and build the capacity of regional/country staff to increase their data analysis skills
• Coordinate the design and implementation of evaluations, surveys (particularly using mobile data collection), special studies, and other components of the M&E system as technical assistance needs arise.
• Provide leadership for multi-country/region/global evaluation efforts
• Provide coaching/mentoring support in key technical areas (data analysis, mobile data collection, etc) to regional Quality and Learning/Monitoring and Evaluation staff
• Support proposal drafting by contributing to program logframes, monitoring and evaluation plans, budget, beneficiary counting approaches, etc.
• Build the capacity of ISD staff in M&E and support the development National Society’s M&E capacity
• Ensure integration of cross-cutting themes, such as gender equity and environmental protection, in the M&E designs.
• Liaise with counterparts at international, government, non-government agencies involved in related activities and collaborate in promoting high quality results and complementary efforts.
• Build upon industry and Red Cross experiences to improve consistency, quality and practicality of monitoring and evaluation strategies; promote lessons learned within international partner organizations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelors degree required, Masters degree preferred in Monitoring and Evaluation or International Development or related discipline with expertise in research method.
• At least 5 years experience in international PVO/NGO monitoring and evaluation required, with long term and recovery programming preferred.
• International field-level project implementation experience as well as higher level program quality assurance required, as is experience in an advisor/mentor/supervisory role.
• Expertise in quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation methods, including sampling and surveys is essential. Experiencing conducting data analysis using statistical software such as SPSS or R essential and ODK preferable.
• Proven track record of successful teamwork, good presentation/facilitation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills required; training design and instruction preferred.
• Proven track record in leading M&E portion of winning proposals to USG and other donors.
• Language competencies a plus. The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employee
Selected candidate must already be legally allowed to work in the US without any need for Visa Sponsorship now or in the future.
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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