Monitoring and Evaluation Lead

Exciting Career Opportunities with CRS

CRS is an international NGO based in the United States working in over 100 countries to promote human development by responding to major emergencies, fighting poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies and dignified lives. In Nepal, CRS strives to improve the livelihood and resilience of marginalized and vulnerable people in Nepal through improved access to safe and dignified housing, improved community resilience to disaster, shocks and stresses, and diversified livelihood opportunities. CRS has been instrumental in implementing multifaceted emergency relief and recovery programs. CRS has played a pivotal role in coordinating reconstruction efforts through the leadership of the National/Nepal Housing and Settlements Resiliency Platform (NHSRP), formerly known as the Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform, since March 2017 in responding to the impacts of earthquakes, monsoons, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Building upon proven and new partnerships and expertise, CRS works with local partners and government to create long-term resilience for a brighter future for all.

CRS Nepal Invites applications from eligible and interested candidates for the following position for an upcoming project on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Policy and Practice. This project is part of the BHA MYAPS: Round 04-Nepal ER4 Activity, funded by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) with estimated budget of USD 9 million for three years.

This position is contingent upon successful bid award.

Monitoring and Evaluation Lead (1 position based in Lalitpur):

As the M&E Lead for the project, you will be responsible for developing and implementing an M&E system and plan, including a database to store and aggregate collected data. Additionally, you will provide technical expertise and leadership to generate and analyze quality evidence and data through monitoring, assessments, and evaluations. The M&E lead will ensure that the project M&E plan adheres to CRS’ MEAL Policies and Procedures, and programme quality standards and donor requirements and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight for MEAL activities throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation and close-out of the BHA supported Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) Activity in Nepal, are in line with CRS quality principles and standards and MEAL policies, procedures, and practices, donor guidelines, and industry best practices. 
• Effectively manage talent for MEAL and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff wellbeing. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports. 
• Champion the development of program learning – identify opportunities for learning, research and publications in the Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) Activity and implementation of MEAL policy. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency knowledge management agenda. Promote the application of learning to improve program quality and to strengthen agency influence among external stakeholders. Ensure integration of MEAL-related innovations and best practices. 
• Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight for the development and implementation of high-quality MEAL systems and processes, including ICT4MEAL and the application of responsible data principles as per agency and donor requirements in the Resilience Food Security Activity. Promoting MEAL policies and good industry practices, champion the analysis and use of project performance data in the Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) Activity to inform decision-making and identify lessons learned. Facilitate connections between colleagues and peers to generate and share evidence-based learning.
• Provide management, guidance and technical oversight for project or program evaluation events and research in the Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) Activity, including the development of terms of reference or study protocols that include evaluation/learning questions, a balance of qualitative and quantitative methods, appropriate consideration of ethical and data protection standards, and the necessary technical rigor. Oversee the quality of evaluation data through good data management. Support the identification, recruitment, and management of external evaluators or research partners to ensure high quality evaluation, research, and learning.  
• Oversee MEAL-related technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in the Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) Activity for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
• Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to MEAL in the Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) Activity and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
• Oversee timely and appropriate project MEAL expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
• Provide technical lead for analysis of MEAL data, qualitative and quantitative

Basic Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in statistics or economics; or a degree in a relevant field with substantial course work in quantitative methods.
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in designing and implementing M&E systems in the context of humanitarian response or DRR programs is required.
• Two years of applicable experience can substitute for a master’s degree.
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems as they are practiced in the context of humanitarian response, longer-term early recovery and DRR programs of similar size and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience in building or strengthening monitoring systems, quantitative and qualitative analysis, survey and sample design, and effectively promoting evidence-based program management with a strong understanding of the risk profile across systematically marginalized and vulnerable groups.
• Proven track record of successful M&E leadership in USG funded programs, including experience of multi-activity and diverse stakeholder projects.
• An understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings.
• Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented

Preferred Qualifications

• Good experience in MEAL management, including MEL Plan design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including BHA/USAID.
• Experience engaging with partner organizations
• MEAL skills and experience required.
• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
• Candidates with GESI diversity is a plus, including gender (female, other); marginalized groups; persons with disability; and, origin from geographically marginalized location

Required Languages - English Fluency required. Proficiency in Nepali is desirable

Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

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By applying to this job, you as the candidate, understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, you understand that if you are a successful candidate, you will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and your personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate your behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics.

CRS is an equal opportunity employer committed to a staff composition that reflects the social and ethnic diversity of Nepali Society. It encourages applicants from marginalized communities and geographically remote areas, persons with disabilities, women and other genders are encouraged to apply. CRS Nepal provides many benefits for its staff members including staff development opportunities, paid maternity and paternity leave, nursing hours for nursing mothers, per diems for the child of the staff when staff travel out of station on official business etc.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Reimbursement for lodging and transportation will be provided for the shortlisted candidates who travel from outside of Kathmandu Valley for written test and interview.