Basic Job Information

DI is seeking to hire a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager (MEL Manager) for the Parliamentary Support Program, a five-year project funded by USAID/Malawi. The Program contributes to Malawi’s democratic governance by supporting the Parliament of Malawi to better fulfill its legislative, oversight, and representative functions. The goal of the activity is to support the effectiveness and independence of Parliament by providing technical support to selected constitutional and standing committees, coordination between parliament and statutory oversight institutions around public integrity issues, and civil society organizations (CSOs) and media’s demand for accountability. This is a full-time position based in Lilongwe, Malawi. The anticipated start date is December 1.

Essential Job Duties:

Under the supervision of the Chief of Party, the position’s responsibilities will include:

Programmatic

• Provide technical leadership to develop the program framework, plans and indicators to capture project performance results;
• Provide effective, accurate and timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the project activities;
• Supervise the program’s MEL activities, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into program implementation to continuously improve the quality of interventions and outcomes;
• Be responsible for documenting and disseminating program successes and challenges to USAID;
• Be responsible for designing and conducting operations research, data collection, and analysis;
• Assure that all assistance provided is technically sound and appropriate to meet activity objectives;
• Develop regular reports and ongoing activity monitoring consistent with the requirements of DI’s agreement with USAID and with internal reporting requirements;
• Support the preparation of deliverables such as work plans, MEL plans, and reports; and,
• Oversee and support grantees’ MEL outputs.
• Perform other duties, as required.

Administrative

• Build DI’s local team MEL practices.

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree (or higher) and 5 years’ relevant work experience, or relevant work experience of 7 years in lieu of an advanced degree;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with USAID projects compliance and reporting requirements;
• Professional fluency in English (both spoken and written) required;
• Minimum seven years of work experience in monitoring and evaluating complex, large, multi-year, international Democracy, Rights, and Governance (DRG) sector development programs such as good governance, citizen engagement and civil society programming;
• Strong demonstrated skills in planning, MEL and programming adaptation, inclusion, and budgeting;
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, operations research, governance management information systems, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis and presentation and setting up and managing MEL systems that track performance as per the objectives set forth;
• In-depth familiarity with, understanding of, and ability to successfully navigate within the Malawian context preferred;
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders, and team members;
• Excellent computer skills.

Reporting:

• This position reports directly to the Chief of Party.

Application Process:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and CV  to nmataya@democracyinternational.com by November 5.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will be filled as soon as a qualified candidate is identified. DI will only contact candidates of interest.

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About the Organization

DI provides technical assistance, analytical services and project implementation for democracy, human rights, governance and conflict mitigation programs worldwide for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. State Department and other development partners. Since its founding in 2003, Democracy International has worked with civil society organizations, political parties, election-management bodies, government agencies, legislatures, justice-sector institutions, and others in 70+ countries.

DI welcomes and supports a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are committed to equal employment opportunities (EEO) for all applicants seeking employment and for DI employees. DI makes employment decisions based on organizational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, personal appearance, military status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, educational status, unemployment status, place of residence or business, source of income, or reproductive health decision making. Additionally, harassment or discrimination based on these characteristics will not be tolerated at DI. To perform the essential functions of this position, reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities.