Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Lead - Evaluation & Learning (EL)
Location: Us, Manila, Nairobi UNIT: Evaluation & Learning and GESI Team, AGILE
Reports To: Unit Sr. Director, AGILE

Position Summary:
The Analytics, Gender, Inclusion Learning and Evaluation (AGILE) Units' EL Technical Lead is an active member of the Evaluation & Learning and GESI Team focusing on the development and oversight of rigorous monitoring, evaluation and learning systems and practice for Winrock International.
The AGILE M&E Technical Lead is responsible for the development and oversight of rigorous survey methods, Collaboration-Learning-Adapting (CLA) work, including ensuring, baseline, annual and endline surveys, learning agendas, research studies are meeting quality standards of practice, and focuses on ensuring related proposal sections follow Winrock guidance and budgeting. The Technical Lead develops corporate guidance documents in these areas and works with the Organization Learning Director on the design and maintenance of an online Winrock evidence catalog. The Technical Lead forwards corporate wide learning efforts and supports documentation of relevant Winrock Learning or Signature Products, with Winrock's staff at headquarters and globally, working closely with the programs, communication, and new business teams.

Responsibilities:
• Serve as the organization's thought leader in EL for the organization (20% LOE)
• Serve as the organization's key advisor on baseline/ end line/surveys/ evaluation processes.
• Support proposal design to ensure research/evaluations/surveys are described and budgeted correctly and promote more complexity aware designs or innovative approaches as appropriate. Work with the Technical Lead – New Business on this.
• Manage and organize evaluations and learning products produced by Winrock, communicate key findings routinely and in multiple types of media. Work with the Organizational Learning Director on this.
• Lead the effort to develop/refine global corporate indicators and produce an annual report.
• Ensure there are training and onboarding materials relevant to EL.
• Train key staff on development of theories of change and logic models, Learning Agendas and CLA Plans.
• Develop a stable of example EL related scopes of work for consultants.
• Ensure AGILE Projects are implementing their research, evaluation, and learning agendas professionally (50% LOE)
• Routinely review and support projects baseline, surveys, research, and evaluation efforts.
• Oversee that standards of quality are met by consultants in delivering services to project relevant to EL
• Provide standards and guidance protocols outlining rigorous scientific methods for conducting baselines, annual and endline surveys and or other data collections approaches including and IRP. Provide corporate guidance on sampling methods
• Strengthen capacity of field staff in research & evaluation methods & CLA, develop tools & resources as needed
• Provide Systematic Support to Projects (15% LOE)
Support a limited portfolio of assigned projects in M&E beyond EL from startup to closeout:
• Help ensure that projects comply with Winrock MERL Policy and support the implementation of the M&E requirements and recommendations in Winrock Gender and Social Inclusion Policy and Procedures
• Work with project staff to ensure quality of M&E data and their use for collaboration, learning, and project adaptative management purposes.
• Promote gender integration and social inclusion and collaboration between the M&E and projects' gender staff.
• Troubleshoot M&E issues encountered during program implementation on a case-by-case basis.
• Travel to the field to work directly on MEL improvement with staff as needed.

Qualifications
Required
• Current valid work authorization in the country of choice (US, Kenya, Manila).
• Graduate level degree in statistics, economics or social sciences or related field.
• At least 6 years of experience with both quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.
• Successful track record of designing and delivering trainings, mentoring, and other capacity strengthening activities with a wide range of learners, including project staffs.
• Successful track record of designing and implementing surveys, evaluations, and implementation research.
• Experience supporting USAID funded projects.
• Excellent English writing and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally often internationally.

Desired
• PhD in statistics, economics or social sciences or related field.
• Familiarity with complexity-aware M&E and innovative evaluation approaches.
• Demonstrated advanced aptitude in M&E related technologies (mobile data collection, MS PowerBi, R, qualitative data analysis software, etc.).
• Professional competency in one other language.
• Experience working or living in developing countries.

Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.
At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.
Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce. Winrock remains committed to maintaining diversity, inclusion and equity across the entire organization

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to Winrock International on winrock.org to apply

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