M&E Manager, Kiribati Cross-Cutting Program Support Project, Remote Job Listing at Tetra Tech in Arlington, VA (Job ID 51641)

Description

Company Profile: 

Tetra Tech, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities.              

Project Summary: 

The Kiribati Cross-Cutting Program Support (CCPS) Project aims to support the implementation of the Threshold Program (THP) Grant Agreement between the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Kiribati. The objective of this agreement is to facilitate decent and inclusive employment for the citizens of Kiribati through the implementation of three activities focusing on building the capacity of the Ministry of Employment and Human Resources (MEHR), supporting worker protection and family resilience, and supporting youth skills camps and scholarships.

The CCPS contract, implemented by Tetra Tech, will provide monitoring and evaluation assistance, support the implementation of the Facilitated Governance Reform (FGR) approach with MEHR, support travel logistics, and provide communication support. The contract commenced in June 2024 and will run through December 2027.

Position Summary:

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager will serve as MCC's primary point of contact for all monitoring and evaluation activities under the Threshold Program (across 3 activities). This is a part-time (30–40%) remote position responsible for applying MCC's M&E policy and collaborating with implementing partners and the Government of Kiribati to develop, manage, and update the program's M&E Plan.

The M&E Manager will ensure that project activities are monitored for both accountability and learning, producing timely, relevant, and reliable quarterly reports. They will advise implementing partners on monitoring practices, conduct field observations and interviews, lead external Data Quality Reviews (DQRs), and support MCC-commissioned independent evaluations by facilitating access to data, documentation, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

·         Manage and oversee the Threshold Program's M&E Plan across three core activities.

·         Periodically update the M&E Plan in alignment with MCC policies using the MCC M&E Plan Template.

·         Collaborate with implementing partners to review and advise on their monitoring plans and practices.

·         Aggregate quarterly monitoring data using the Indicator Tracking Table (ITT) for centralized reporting to MCC.

·         Prepare quarterly reports summarizing data, lessons learned, and progress made.

·         Conduct field observations and interviews to validate monitoring data.

·         Lead discrete Data Quality Review (DQR) tasks under the guidance of MCC's M&E team.

·         Represent MCC in M&E-related stakeholder engagement, data collection, and dissemination of results.

·         Support MCC-commissioned evaluations by helping evaluators access data and stakeholders, reporting any issues, and coordinating stakeholder feedback on evaluation reports.

Qualifications:

·         Bachelor's degree in social science or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.

·         At least 3 years of experience assessing the quality of program monitoring data, including conducting external data quality reviews.

·         At least 3 years of experience developing data collection instruments (e.g. survey questionnaires, qualitative interview protocols, and field observation checklists)

·         At least 8 years of experience developing and maintaining positive relationships with implementing partners and government counterparts on program monitoring and evaluation.

·         Proficiency managing, manipulating, and analyzing data in Microsoft Excel or similar software.

·         Experience analyzing quantitative data using statistical software packages (Stata, SPSS, SAS, R) and qualitative data using thematic coding, preferred.

·         Prior experience working with Kiribati or other Pacific Island countries or territories is required.

·         Experience working with MCC preferred.

·         Familiarity with scholarship and/or employment promotion programs is preferred.

MSI Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor, and we request priority referral of veterans.

Reasonable Accommodations:

If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech's Disability Assistance Page .Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

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