Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist – USAID/Mozambique Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Activity Full Time

Forcier is a multi-disciplinary research and monitoring & evaluation firm operating across Africa and the Middle East since 2011, providing high-quality research to clients who aim to make the world a better place. Our core services include program evaluations, monitoring, opinion polling, and social research for governments, UN agencies, NGOs and the private sector. We specialize in working in post-conflict and challenging environments. Forcier currently has offices in South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as a remote global team.

Job Description:

Forcier seeks an M&E Specialist for an anticipated 5-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) program in Mozambique. The anticipated USAID/Mozambique MEL Activity is expected to be a follow-on to a current contract that assists USAID/Mozambique in planning, designing, conducting, disseminating, and learning from more rigorous monitoring and evaluation of development activities aligned to the mission’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy and development objectives.

The M&E Specialist should possess expertise in designing and executing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analytical methods to support evaluation design and implementation, ideally in complex environments. S/he will lead the design and implementation of performance and impact evaluations, as well as all assessment activities and the required analysis therefrom. The M&E Specialist will finalize evaluation reports and facilitate presentations and briefings to disseminate learning among project stakeholders. S/he may be responsible for leading and/or directing evaluation teams and conducting field research. The position will be full time and based in Maputo, with travel throughout the country.

Responsibilities

The M&E Specialist will have prior experience serving as a team lead for evaluations in Mozambique and/or within Southern Africa, as well as managing a portfolio of simultaneous evaluative activities, and ensuring quality of evaluation team members and subcontracting partners.

S/he will lead the design and implementation of performance and impact evaluations, and all assessment activities with the resulting required analysis. S/he will also manage the dissemination of learning from these evaluation and assessment activities. The M&E Specialist will make sure the recruited evaluation team members are of a high caliber and possess the required technical expertise. S/he will work with the chief of party and other team members to ensure that learning from evaluations and assessments is shared and fully used to speed up innovation, and improve impact and investments of USAID’s work in-country.

• Lead/manage evaluation, analysis, and assessment activities, including coordination and oversight of local partners engaged in these activities
• Design quantitative and/or qualitative data collection and analytical methods and tools to support evaluation design and implementation
• Liaise with the Chief of Party to inform the design of each study/evaluative activity and support quality assurance activities throughout each study, including the review of milestone deliverables and final reports prior to submission to USAID
• Support the selection and engagement of local partners and experts for activities, and support team development, training, and execution of activities
• Employ strong collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) practices throughout the work, with an understanding of the USAID Program Cycle

Requirements

Education:

• A graduate degree in a social science, organizational development, development studies, or a related field highly preferred

Requirements:

• Minimum of 6 years of demonstrated experience leading complex portfolios of evaluative and learning activities for improved development outcomes
• Experience designing and implementing various types of mixed-methods evaluations (impact, performance, meta, etc.), analyses, and assessments required
• Strong communication, supervision, and management skills required
• Previous work experience in Mozambique required
• Superior skills in written and verbal Portuguese and English required
• Significant data analysis skills, including command of statistics, sampling methodologies, statistical analysis software, and data validation techniques
• Extensive experience drafting and finalizing evaluation reports
• Experience applying systems thinking in evaluation design, participatory data collection methods, and protocols, and facilitating participatory data validation and analysis exercises
• Experience designing and training on theory of change/logical frameworks
• Experience building evaluative and learning capacities of USAID staff, implementing partners, and government counterparts highly preferred
• Experience managing complex relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Strong familiarity with USAID’s Evaluation Policy and CLA practices
• Understanding of knowledge management as it relates to USAID programs an asset
• Ability to work with host-country governments at different levels
• Working knowledge of and experience with U.S. Government-funded program management, policies, regulations, and procedure
• Familiarity with USAID/Mozambique is preferred

Benefits

Forcier aims to be an employer of choice in Mozambique. As a result, we offer competitive daily rates as well as on-the-job training opportunities to attract and retain the best talent available.