+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The M&E Specialist will support all work that the M&E team provides to | | the Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs under its Statement | | of Work (SOW), to include program design, performance monitoring, and | | evaluation. | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ---+ | | | BACKGROUND | | | | | | | | | | | | Alutiiq Information Management, LLC (AIM) Regional Peace and Security | | | | | | seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist to join its M&E tea | | m, | | | | which supports the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, | | | | | | Office of Regional Peace and Security (AF/RPS). Under this task order, | | | | | | the M&E team is embedded at the client site (the Department of State) | | | | | | and is responsible for improving program design, performance monitorin | | g, | | | | and evaluations for the foreign assistance programming that the Bureau | | | | | | of African Affairs, Office of Regional Peace and Security manages. | | | | | | AF/RPS manages a range of different foreign assistance programs, | | | | | | covering issues such as security sector reform and governance, | | | | | | counter-terrorism, countering violent extremism, professional military | | | | | | education, maritime security, and counter-wildlife trafficking. | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | | POSITION | | | | | | | | | | | | AIM seeks an M&E Specialist to join its M&E team under this Task Order | | . | | | | The M&E Specialist will support all work that the M&E team provides to | | | | | | AF/RPS under its Statement of Work (SOW), to include program design, | | | | | | performance monitoring, and evaluation. The M&E Specialist will report | | | | | | directly to the M&E Team Lead under this Task Order. | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | | RESPONSIBILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will be responsible for the | | | | | | following: | | | | | | | | | | | | - Conducting performance monitoring of projects and programs to | | | | | | provide routine feedback on foreign assistance programming | | | | | | - Contributing to and author evaluations requested by the client on | | | | | | select projects, programs, or thematic issues to improve programs | | | | | | and to inform policy | | | | | | - Contributing to efforts to improve program design for projects and | | | | | | programs | | | | | | - Participating in field visits to collect data for both monitoring | | | | | | and evaluation purposes | | | | | | - Identifying lessons learned to improve programming | | | | | | - Working effectively and collaborating with fellow M&E team members | | | | | | to deliver high-quality work | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ---+ | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Required Skills

REQUIREMENTS:

• A Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs, History, Political Science, or social science discipline
• At least three (3) years of experience in the international affairs field and/or in monitoring and evaluation and/or qualitative research
• Experience conducting monitoring and evaluation of foreign assistance programs
• Team player and ability to work well collaboratively

 PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s Degree

• Active Secret Security Clearance through DoDCAF (Preferred, but not required---open to candidates without active security clearances eligible to hold a Secret Security Clearance)

• Experience with foreign assistance, and ideally, with security assistance in particular

• Experience working on Africa issues

• Experience conducting fieldwork/travel in Africa

• Relevant language experience (e.g. French, Arabic, Swahili, Portuguese, Somali, etc.)

Required Experience

REQUIREMENTS:

• A Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs, History, Political Science, or social science discipline
• At least three (3) years of experience in the international affairs field and/or in monitoring and evaluation and/or qualitative research
• Experience conducting monitoring and evaluation of foreign assistance programs
• Team player and ability to work well collaboratively

 PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s Degree

• Active Secret Security Clearance through DoDCAF (Preferred, but not required---open to candidates without active security clearances eligible to hold a Secret Security Clearance)

• Experience with foreign assistance, and ideally, with security assistance in particular

• Experience working on Africa issues

• Experience conducting fieldwork/travel in Africa

• Relevant language experience (e.g. French, Arabic, Swahili, Portuguese, Somali, etc.)