Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer

Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, 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. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

**Please note: Only Haitian citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Learning (MEL) Officer will be responsible for gathering qualitative and quantitative information on national and departmental activities carried out by the program and generating reports. The MEL Officer will also be responsible for supporting the identification of lessons learned, keeping records of successes and challenges of the activities, and promoting internal and external learning of the program's work. The role will report to the Director of MEL. This is a full-time position based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Responsibilities:

• Develop or assist with the MEL plans at the activity level as required in coordination with the Programmatic Team and Director of MEL.
• Monitor and document the progress and lessons learned of activities using the program’s database, particularly contributing to activity notes.
• Facilitate activity evaluation actions, such as workshops, focus groups, interviews, round tables, and surveys, as agreed upon with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team.
• Collect and record the necessary information for the program's quantitative indicator databases.
• Assist in designing and implementing initiatives to strengthen the project’s approach to MEL, including the adoption of standardized indicators, indicator tracking tools, and innovative evaluation approaches.
• Submit M&E reports for activities or groups of activities as required by the supervisor.
• Upload relevant information for M&E purposes onto the database, including quantitative indicators, reports, photographs, and any other relevant information.
• Visit partners, beneficiaries, and activities regularly to evaluate the progress and impact of the activities.
• Train beneficiaries and partners according to the learning processes, products, and actions defined by the program.
• Collect and record information on the process of defining the narrative of the activities and its appropriation by partners, allies, and beneficiaries.
• Collect and record information on the communication actions that are carried out in the activities and the perception of partners and communities.
• Identify good practices and recommendations in carrying out communication actions and the appropriation of messages.
• Prepare site visit reports in the format required by the supervisor.
• Document relevant anecdotes and quotes from partners and beneficiaries in the development of the activities
• Perform activity evaluations, identify the results, and lessons learned as required.
• Share frequently the lessons learned of the activities with the entire program team.
• Build the capacity and provide technical assistance to partners and grantees in MEL techniques.
• Contribute actively to information sharing in the project.
• Provide information required to develop program reports.
• Support the information collection processes and fieldwork of the programmatic teams.
• Perform other tasks as requested as required.