MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING ADVISOR

Other possible locations: Any country where CARE operates. JOB SUMMARY: As a member of the Education and Skills Unit, the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor will be responsible for: -Quantitative and qualitative data analysis of monitoring and evaluation data collected by large-scale donor-funded projects. These include a USAID-funded program in Afghanistan; a USDA's McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition program in Malawi. Initiatives funded by foundations and private donors may be included in the future. -Technical assistance on the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems for complex projects. This task includes developing MEL Plans for donor-funded initiatives; developing monitoring and evaluation tools (quantitative and qualitative); and training staff on their use. This position contributes to: -The development of new proposals for bilateral, multilateral, and private donors, particularly monitoring and evaluation sections. -The preparation of knowledge documents highlighting the impact of CARE’s programming, its innovations, lessons learned, and challenges. -Technical assistance to country office teams on the use of monitoring and evaluation findings to refine/ adapt project design and contribute to national-level education sector analyses and planning. This position will contribute to advance the Education and Skills Unit learning agenda. The successful candidate will represent the Unit in external and internal forums on MEL and education. RESPONSIBILITIES: Technical assistance on MEL and research design/ implementation The MEL Advisor will: Analyze quantitative and qualitative monitoring, evaluation, and research data collected by large-scale projects in an independent manner, using a mixed-methods, complexity-aware approach. Use findings to inform evidence-driven adaptive management processes. Provide technical assistance to country office teams on the design and implementation of complex MEL systems and research-focused projects. Develop the capacity of country office staff and partners on MEL. Development of knowledge products and capacity building on knowledge management This position will support project teams on the identification, documentation, and dissemination of impact results and learning from education, skills training, and adolescent empowerment projects, including through impact briefs, case studies, academic journal articles, cross-sectoral publications, reports prepared jointly with external partners, and conference presentations. Resource Mobilization This position will contribute to the preparation of proposals for new projects. The MEL Advisor will also package impact results and best practices for use in resource mobilization efforts. This includes the preparation of capacity statements; donor-focused products; and presentations/communications on the impact and reach of CARE's education, skills development, and adolescent empowerment programming. Education Team membership Participation in unit and cluster-level planning; contributions to consultative meetings organized by CARE's Program Strategy and Innovation Division and other CARE units; contribution to the design of sector strategy; support team-wide learning; participation in regular meetings; contribution to ongoing team dialogues on technical themes, wellness, and organizational evolution. May include other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: Master Degree in Social Sciences, Education, Public Health, Sociology or other relevant field (PhD preferred) Training on advanced quantitative data analysis and use of mixed methods, or demonstrated experience in their use in education programming. At least 3-5 years of professional experience in research and advanced quantitative data analysis, particularly for education/adolescent-focused programming or related development areas. Proficiency in the use of statistical analysis packages (SPSS, STATA, SAS, R). Excellent writing skills in English (writing samples will be required). Experience in evaluating or setting up MEL systems for large-scale, rigorously evaluated education programs, particularly funded by USAID, FCDO, or USDA/McGovern-Dole FFECN. Experience in the setup and use of electronic data collection (ONA, Kobo, ODK, etc). Experience and sound understanding of gender transformative approaches to development. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse teams and effectively communicate new, complex, and/or sensitive topics.