Catholic Relief Services
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Monitoring and Evaluation
Apply By: 30-04-2024
This position is contingent upon donor funding and approval
About CRS
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is US based international humanitarian agency. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
Job Summary
The position will lead the design and implementation of all monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) activities and systems for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded Education Resilience Activity (ERA) in Pakistan. This program will support the Departments of Education to improve the education systems for climate resilience and inclusiveness of marginalized populations, particularly girls and children with disabilities. The MEAL Advisor will design and manage a robust system of performance-based monitoring and evaluation ensuring management, achievement and reporting of project results. The performance monitoring system led by the MEAL Advisor will track tangible, measurable progress toward the results.
The MEAL Advisor’s technical skills and knowledge in MEAL and information management will ensure that USAID and CRS deliver high-quality programming and continuously work towards improving the impact of education programming in Pakistan.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
Lead the development and implementation of the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) to capture project performance and results, including data and information management, reporting, assessments, and all MEAL activities in line with the USAID and CRS quality principles and standards, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) policies, procedures, and practices.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Required Languages: English and Urdu
Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 70% in the program area.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Accountability Officer
Key Working Relationships
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals. These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
Agency Leadership Competencies:
MEAL Competencies (for CRS MEAL Program Staff)