Background
SoCha LLC is preparing a response to provide Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) and technical services to the USAID/Zimbabwe Mission under an anticipated MEL activity. The anticipated objectives of the Activity will be to assist the Mission with strategy and activity-level performance monitoring, evaluation, and learning, improve knowledge management, enhance the use of data and evidence in programmatic decision-making, and improve the Mission’s and implementing partners’ MEL capacity.
SoCha is seeking qualified individuals to fill different MEL positions. These positions will be full-time and based in Harare. These roles are for a proposal position and is contingent on award and funding.
Scope of Work
The MEL Specialists will work to:
- Provide MEL support to USAID and its implementing partners.
- Optimize evaluation statements of work.
- Select evaluation methodologies.
- Oversee evaluations in any sector where USAID works.
- Provide dedicated capacity building assistance in MEL operations and quality assurance.
- Conduct MEL trainings.
- Lead data quality assessments.
- Support Mission portfolio reviews and other Mission learning events.
- Oversee the advancement of learning agendas and evidence that improves USAID’s programs.
- Contribute data and insight from evaluations at learning events.
- Provide other MEL technical support as needed.
We are actively seeking MEL Specialists with experience in one (1) or more of the following areas:
- Performance Monitoring
- Developing performance monitoring plans.
- Designing and optimizing quantitative and qualitative indicators for international development projects.
- Evaluations
- Designing or conducting performance or impact evaluations.
- Mixing qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Applying evaluation results to inform future programming.
- Data Management
- Collecting and analyzing performance and financial data.
- Developing GIS maps.
- Data visualization.
- Capacity Building in MEL
- Training monitoring and evaluation (M&E) professionals.
- Coaching and mentoring local organizations in M&E methodologies.
- Working with country evaluation associations to professionalize MEL.
- Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA)
- Coordinating with stakeholders.
- Hosting learning events for international development partners.
- Building institutional capacity and memory.
- Incentivizing learning and sharing.
- Facilitating learning events.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- Experience working in international development or cross-cutting sectors (education, gender, health, youth, governance, etc.)
- For Senior-level: an advanced degree and more than seven (7+) years of experience in one or more of the areas outlined above (performance monitoring, evaluation, data management, capacity building, and/or learning).
- For mid-level: a university qualification in a related subject and between three to seven (3-7) years of MEL experience.
- Strong interpersonal and oral presentation skills.
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
- Previous experience working for international donor projects in Zimbabwe strongly preferred.
- Previous experience working for USAID-funded projects preferred.
Location
Harare, Zimbabwe with travel in the country at times.
To submit your application, kindly provide your CV via the link:
Position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been identified.
