Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager at Land O Lakes

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the MELP and update as necessary throughout the life of the project.
• Implement appropriate mechanisms for monitoring and tracking of program activities and results
• Train all project staff in project monitoring and learning
• Manage an electronic, tablet-based data collection platform, including training staff and ensuring timely data entry
• Select and manage appropriate consultants for required evaluations and monitor these activities, including the following:
• Review survey design and tools in consultation with Global MEL Team and/or appropriate consultant
• Assist with selection of consultant with skills appropriate to conduct study,
• Oversee quality control/monitor progress of the consultant’s work, and
• Review and comment on content of evaluation reports.
• Regularly review data collection processes, perform data quality assessments, and adjust as needed
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of MEL and to identify where adaptations and improvements might be needed
• Provide regular updates on project progress against key metrics to the Chief of Party for inclusion in donor reports, work planning and learning events
• Lead the regular sharing and learning from the findings of M&E data with program staff and partners.
• Assist project staff to use project data to report and disseminate evidence of project work to the wider community, USDA, Land O’Lakes, Host Government, and other external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate the highest degree of integrity throughout all activities, and raise any concerns with implementation quality immediately with the Chief of Party
• Utilize established SharePoint system to store key documents and share key project and country related information with other staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in economics, statistics, or related field; Master’s preferred
• At least five (5) years of experience designing and implementing MEL systems, specific to the roles above. Experience with MEL on agricultural programs preferred.
• Experience managing a MEL system for US government-funded projects; experience on a USDA-funded projects preferred
• Experience overseeing rigorous mixed methods evaluations for agricultural and/or trade programs
• Experience in implementing electronic, mobile, or tablet-based data-collection systems for data entry, analysis and storage of quantitative data
• Professional proficiency in English required
• Computer literacy and competency in use of Microsoft Office software
• Competency in quantitative data analysis software (ex: SPSS or Stata)
• Highly developed conceptual, analytical, and innovative problem-solving ability
• Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor tasks
• Good time management and willingness to work occasional long hours and travel to the field as required
• Ability to work as a team member independently and proactively with minimum day-to-day oversight
• Strong interpersonal skills, self-motivated and result-driven, with ability to effectively build and manage networks and relationships for program promotion and issue-resolution