Вакансія MEL Coordinator

Chemonics seeks qualified specialists for the USAID Ukraine Democratic Governance East (DG East) Activity. DG East aims to strengthen the connection and trust between citizens and their government in Eastern Ukraine and effectively promote civic awareness, social entrepreneurship, citizen engagement, and the benefits of broad integration into the Euro-Atlantic community through more responsive local governance in areas most affected by conflict and divisive influences. The position will be based in Mariupol. 

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Assist program staff with drafting and/or reviewing activity database entries on activity development and support the development of activity MEL plans, including indicators and data collection tools.
• Assist program staff and grantees with monitoring activities to ensure that all required data, outcomes, and impact evidence are comprehensively captured in a timely manner and entered into the activity database.
• Edit and/or assist program staff in drafting impact and results summaries for active grants and/or other reporting as required.
• Contribute to report preparation to ensure that reports capture results and impact, not only volume of activity.
• Conduct periodic site visits and attend grantee events and activities to collect data for monitoring and evaluation, and document field trips in the database and through photographs, focus groups discussions, interviews, observations, stakeholder meetings, etc.
• Organize scheduling and logistics of field data collection.
• Liaise with the Grants Management Unit staff to ensure consistency of qualitative information being collected and captured for database entries.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the MEL Manager or COP in Kyiv office.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• One (1) year of progressively responsible work experience required, ideally including work in monitoring and evaluation.
• Knowledge of Ukrainian social and political structures at the national, regional, and local levels is highly desirable.
• Good interpersonal and communications skills are required, as is the ability to organize the workload
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of the political context in Ukraine, with the ability to think creatively in conceptualizing relevant grant activities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, to prioritize multiple work assignments in an extremely fast-paced environment, to meet deadlines, and to exercise good, professional judgment that communicates the established message of the DG East program.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout Government Controlled Areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, as required by project activities and as the security situation permits
• Experience and/or good understanding of donor and civil society organizations.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required, including the ability to use the project activity database
• Fluent written and spoken English, Ukrainian, and Russian are required, including strong English editing skills required.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to [email protected] with their technical area of expertise listed in the subject line by November 28, 2018. No telephone inquiries, please. Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis, and only finalists will be contacted.

“Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.”