Third-Party Monitoring Manager, USAID Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Activity (MERLA), Haiti

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Proposal Summary:

This MEL platform will increase USAID/Haiti’s and implementing partners’ understanding of program outputs, progress, challenges, successes, and lessons learned in the current country context. Provide technical support for Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) systems to verify and provide independent monitoring of USAID/Haiti full portfolio including Humanitarian Assistance activities in hard-to-reach areas in Haiti. Provide Evaluation, Learning, and Capacity Building (MEL) services to ensure empirical evidence for programming, learning and adapting.

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

Position Summary:

The Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) Manager will work closely with the Chief of Party and the TPM team and will spearhead the implementation of the project TPM work. This is a full-time position and will be based in Port-au-Prince security pending. This position is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and consult with USAID and USAID Implementing Partners (IPs) on an ongoing basis, under the leadership of the Chief of Party.
• Develop the monitoring plan including site visit plans, specifying IPs, sectors, and modalities to be monitored, following consultations with USAID and USAID IPs.
• Contribute to the development of data collection instruments specific to humanitarian sectors and implementation modalities.
• Oversee the training of data collection teams and implementation of data collection.
• Coordinate with USAID IPs to plan data collection specific logistics.
• Ensure the quality of the data collected in the field is valid and in line with the technical design of the project.
• Ensure that beneficiaries rights are safeguarded throughout the data collection process.
• Oversee the work of the Data Analyst including review and correcting all monitoring reports.
• Communicate any monitoring activity shortcomings to relevant parties and take the appropriate steps to improve team and individual performance when and where needed.
• Responsible for the quality and timeliness of all TPM deliverables.
• Conduct and oversee quantitative and qualitative evaluation of raw data and organize data for use by the team.
• Support in the presentation of findings, conclusions, and recommendations to program stakeholders as requested.