From: USAID SHERA
Founded in 1919, the Institute of International Education (IIE) is a private
nonprofit leader in the international exchange of people and ideas. In
collaboration with governments, foundations and other sponsors, IIE creates
programs of study and training for students, educators and professionals from
all sectors. These programs include the flagship Fulbright Program and Gilman
Scholarships administered for the U.S. Department of State. IIE also conducts
policy research, provides resources on international exchange opportunities and
offers support to scholars in danger. IIE's mission is to advance international
education and access to education worldwide.
IIE is looking for Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Specialist to supports the
remainder of the 5-year, USAID-funded Sustainable Higher Education Research
Alliances (SHERA) Program in Indonesia. The primary objective of SHERA is to
increase the research capacity of faculty, staff, Ph.D. students and
post-doctoral researchers at selected public and private higher education
institutions in Indonesia through partnerships with U.S. universities.
The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Specialist will be responsible for
ensuring robust performance monitoring and evaluation that supports the
achievement of the SHERA program objectives. Work is carried out independently
under general supervision.
Scope of Works:
· Collaborate with other team members in developing Performance
Monitoring Plan
· Lead program monitoring, which will include collecting baseline data
on each grantee/ partnership member and continuously tracking indicators to
capture program impact.
· Update data on all indicators in SHERA quarterly program reports to
USAID.
· Conduct a thorough analysis of data and trends over the previous year
to provide a comprehensive and nuanced picture of the program’s impact.
· Develop Excel worksheets and customized online system to collect
standardized quantitative data from all CCRs, which will enable comparison and
aggregation across partnerships and assessment of overall program impact.
· Disaggregate data by geographic location, sex, age, research focus
area, university size, and other variables as appropriate.
· Supplement quantitative data with qualitative data such as partnership
member profiles and success stories on program participants.
· Conduct regular monitoring calls with each CCR.
· Ensure that the grantees and sub-grantees develop and employ effective
performance management plans and work plans.
· Monitor the performance of partnerships.
· Identify partnership implementation challenges and opportunities and
develop effective ways to address such challenges and engage such opportunities.
· Work with the Partnership Specialist and Communication Specialist to
identify, to document and disseminate best practices among the SHERA partners
and other interested parties.
· Comply with applicable contract and sponsor requirements and follow
all IIE policies and procedures.
· Perform other related duties and functions as assigned
Education/Experience:
· Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant area such as Monitoring and
Evaluation, Economics or Research Methods; advanced degree in monitoring and
evaluation preferred
· At least seven (7) years of experience monitoring and evaluating
development assistance programs, developing and implementing work plans and
PMPs, assisting grantees in performance improvement, and writing assessments,
lessons learned and best practice guides in support of improved program
implementation and design
· At least five (5) years of experience monitoring and evaluating higher
education programs
· At least three (3) years of experience monitoring and evaluating
development assistance programs in Asia; Indonesia experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
· Ability to design M&E tools, surveys and evaluations
· Strong analytical skills
· Excellent presentation skills
How to apply, please send your CV to shera.recruitment@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:shera.recruitment@xxxxxxxxx> no later than Friday, 15 November 2019.
Please indicate the position title and your name and in the subject line. Only
short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interviews. All
incoming CV will be treated confidential.
