MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTOR

MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTOR

MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTOR

Barbados and Eastern Caribbean at-risk Youth Program

JOB DESCRIPTION 

BACKGROUND

The International Youth Foundation (IYF) invests in the extraordinary potential of young people. Founded in 1990, IYF builds and maintains a worldwide community of businesses, governments, and civil society organizations committed to empowering youth to be healthy, productive, and engaged citizens. IYF programs are catalysts for change that help young people obtain a quality education, gain employability skills, make healthy choices, and improve their communities. To learn more visit our site.

Supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), if selected, IYF will manage the Barbados and Eastern Caribbean At-Risk Youth Program to address challenges facing at-risk and marginalized youth in the region. These challenges include, but are not limited to, vulnerable backgrounds and environments, poor education, high unemployment, a fractured juvenile justice system, and increasing crime and gang violence. IYF’s program approach will build from its USAID-funded Caribbean Youth Empowerment Program and expand further to target at-risk youth by providing training and job placement services, preparing them for the world of work and promoting youth to serve as positive change agents in their communities.

JOB SUMMARY

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director will lead all monitoring and evaluation activities for an anticipated USAID-funded Workforce Development program in the Eastern Caribbean region. The M&E Director will provide day-to-day management of the program’s monitoring and evaluation activities working with the program staff, external consultants, implementing partners and key stakeholders. S/he will design a system to support continuous adaptive learning and management throughout the project’s lifetime.

The M&E Director will be based in the Eastern Caribbean (exact location TBD) on a full-time basis.  S/he will manage a team to support M&E activities. The M&E Director will report directly to the project Chief of Party (COP).  Hiring for this position will be contingent upon securing funding from USAID for this activity and USAID’s approval of the candidate for this position. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/SPECIFIC DUTIES

• Provide overall management in the design and implementation of the program’s M&E system, working closely with implementing partners and providing progress updates to the program’s donors and key stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point person for all monitoring and evaluation related work for the program.  Regularly brief senior management on achievements and performance issues requiring attention.
• Develop and refine various data collection instruments (both quantitative and qualitative), and maintain a results database to aggregate data.
• Train the program’s sub-awardees on the accurate use of the program’s monitoring systems, manage and oversee the work of sub-grantee M&E officers, provide ongoing coaching/support through regular site monitoring visits, and ensure quality control and problem solving as needed.
• Support the program to analyze and document good practices, lessons learned, trends, cross-cutting policy and implementation issues, etc.
• Support the program’s development of a learning agenda and associated learning activities.
• Contribute to quarterly and annual results and performance reports, in addition to the other briefings, summaries, papers, presentations, etc. for various audiences.

SUPERVISOR:  Reports directly to IYF’s Chief of Party in the Eastern Caribbean.

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required; a Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing monitoring and evaluation programs in a multi-stakeholder environment, monitoring program performance, and carrying out evaluations with international, non-profit organizations.
• Experience with USAID programs and systems/regulations preferred.
• Knowledge of/experience with programs that support youth employment, entrepreneurship, and/or social services (e.g. education, health) preferred.
• Academic training or specialized coursework in monitoring and evaluation is strongly preferred.
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation of programs in the EASTERN CARIBBEAN region.
• Excellent leadership, management and coordination skills particularly with multiple stakeholders.
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication, presentation, and analytical skills.
• Experience monitoring complex, multi-year technical assistance programs preferred.
• Experience successfully working with public sector, civil society organizations in designing, managing and/or implementing M&E systems with related capacity building support.
• Experience developing clear and comprehensive reports on a complex portfolio of activities.
• Strong computer skills particularly in spreadsheets and database management.

LOCATION

This position will be based in the Eastern Caribbean (exact location TBD) and will require a moderate amount of travel throughout the region.

TO APPLY

Please submit the following documents in English via email via CaribbeanJobs with “BEC- M&E DIR – followed by your name" in the subject line by 15 May 2014:

1. Completed IYF Field Office Application for Employment
2. Completed Biodata Form
3. Cover Letter
4. Resume

Applications will be reviewed as received.

To be eligible for this position, applicants must have the legal authority to work and reside in the Eastern Caribbean; this position is a local hire position and local country nationals are encouraged to apply. 

The International Youth Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.