Consultant to Support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
- Career Category: Consultancies, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Schedule:Short-term
- Salary: N/A
SUMMARY OF POSITION
Cowater International Inc. is recruiting a short-term consultant starting in March to support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) while the MEL officer is away on maternity leave. The role will be for 4 months starting from Mid-March to Mid-July 2021.
Reporting to the MEL Manager, the short-term MEL consultant will undertake a critical role in the core program team to ensure that implementation of program activities is timely and assured of quality, contributions from implementing partners and lessons from the program are captured and disseminated to program stakeholders and other development partners, in order to contribute to improved global GBV and disability programming.
Job Location : Phnom Penh, with travels to the provinces depending on job requirement Schedule : Full‐Time
Salary : As per experience and salary grid
- The post holder will be focusing on the following activities:
- Assist MEL manager to develop indicators to measure GESI outcomes and work with Senior GESI Officer to monitor and collect regular data to measure the outcomes
- In consultation with the MEL manager and program coordinators, implement the assessment of the alignment of Commune Investment Plan (CIP) with the National Action Plan on Violence Against Women [NAPVAW]/National Disability Strategic Plan (NDSP)
- Design and implement assessment of two key deliverables delivered by program partners
- Coordinate with Program Technical Teams to interpret results from surveys, evaluations, studies, and reports to identify lessons to be publicized
- Coordinate for, participate in and provide inputs to and report on reflection workshops
- Undertake and/or participate in any other monitoring and evaluation or knowledge management related tasks, as directed by the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager or Team Leader.
- Education:
- Postgraduate qualification in social sciences, Gender or Development Studies or another relevant field.
- Minimum Experience:
- Minimum 3-4 years of experience planning and implementing MEL portfolio and activities, with a focus on demonstrating and documenting process, impact, efficiency, and relevance.
- Essential Skills:
- Familiarity with working with donor‐funded programs and government
- Experience in establishing and managing professional relationships with RGC institutions, CSOs, bi‐ and multi‐lateral agencies
- Understanding of development, poverty and/or issues of inclusion is an asset
- Strong knowledge of, and/or prior experience working in, the disability and GBV sectors within the development context
- Demonstrated ability to plan, formulate and solicit inputs for studies and assessments
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, delivering quality within given timeframes
- Open‐minded, familiar working with people from diverse backgrounds; and
- Strong English and Khmer language skills, both written and spoken.
