Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean

Job Description

The Position

The purpose of the Regional M&E Manager for TechnoServe LAC is to enable evidence-based decision-making during all phases of project design and execution in support of TechnoServe’s mission, performance excellence and sustained impact, specifically:

• Provide guidance in M&E strategy and methodologies for the region;
• Support development and implementation of M&E plans for specific, large programs;
• Conduct impact analyses for LAC program
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1. Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Guide the overall development of strategies and practices in support of evidence-based decision-making during all phases of program design, start-up, implementation and exit.
  • Lead the development of M&E strategies for new business development and project implementation across TNS LAC;
  • Contribute to M&E knowledge sharing within TNS LAC and TechnoServe globally;
  • Support adoption of new M&E technologies and systems, as necessary;
  • Support project implementation teams to scope and manage related consultancies;
  • Lead the design of, and execute, field-level surveys including training and supervising field staff and data quality assurance;
  • Support communications with partners on programmatic progress, as it relates to impact measurement;
  • Manage the development of innovative approaches to data collection, e.g. Coffee Scorecard;
  • Participate in key reflection moments – in particular, the annual project reviews;
  • Facilitate learning-oriented analysis sessions of project data with multiple stakeholders.

• Improve the quality of monitoring and evaluation activities across TNS LAC, including technical support to M&E and program staff, staff capacity-building and direct management of M&E activities as needed.
  • Develop and roll-out a toolkit of standard M&E best practices for use across the portfolio of TNS LAC projects, providing guidance and oversight to project teams on data collection, monitoring, dissemination and reporting
  • Support development of M&E deliverables for select LAC projects/awards, including building in both statistical and social measurement tools to best determine the full impact of the project(s)
  • Conduct in-depth impact analyses of select projects and ensure incorporation/ dissemination of learnings internally and externally
  • Train local M&E Managers on M&E strategy and methodologies, in coordination with project management teams
  • Conduct regular reviews of progress against plans, including analyzing and monitoring project level data and results to identify causes of potential bottlenecks in implementation of M&E activities.
  • Refine measurement approaches to improve capture of the project impact.
  • Develop and refine templates to analyze and graphically present project impact.
  • Support the design and analysis of baseline surveys
  • Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
  • Ensure that donor / contractual M&E obligations are met

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Economics, Business Administration or other relevant field
• 3+ years of experience with M&E methods and approaches, designing, planning and implementing M&E systems, information analysis and reporting the logical approach framework/other strategic planning approaches

• Experience in economic development or living and working in the Latin America and Caribbean region

• Strong understanding of M&E tools and current methods in data collection and analysis
• Experience developing and managing M&E plans

• Strong analytical skills, including quantitative
• Results oriented, with proven track record of working to achieve project targets
• Knowledge of USAID regulations and procedure preferred
• Spanish fluency required (written and spoken); French proficiency a plus
• Demonstrated capacity to produce high quality reports and proposals
• Previous successful experience mentoring and building capacity of staff

Location: Central America or Mexico

Travel: Willingness to travel up to 35-40% of the time

About the Organization

The Organization

TechnoServe is a rapidly growing, non-profit organization dedicated to the expansion of economic opportunity and income for the poor in over 25 countries. Founded in 1968, TechnoServe implements projects that enhance the competitiveness of agricultural and other industry “value chains” for the benefit of small-holder farmers and other market participants in developing countries. A second main focus is the identification and development of high potential entrepreneurs for the expansion of their businesses and generation of employment opportunity. TechnoServe employs a staff of over 1,000 business and technical specialists and program managers throughout its network in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and India.