Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor at International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI)

About IBTCI

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) is a consulting firm established in 1987, specializing in international development and technical consulting services.

Position Overview

IBTCI is seeking an experienced Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor for the anticipated five-year USAID-funded Peace through Evaluation, Learning, and Adaptation II (PELA II) Activity. The Senior MEL Advisor will serve as the point person on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning/Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) initiatives and hold the status of Deputy Chief of Party, with capability to direct and manage the Activity in the absence of the Regional Director.

Location: Accra, Ghana

Employment Type: Full-Time

Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2022

Program Purpose

The PELA II Activity aims to provide collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) support to USAID/West Africa's peace and governance initiatives. The program strengthens systems of non-violent conflict management in West Africa and enhances USAID/WA's effectiveness in implementing projects, coordinating activities, learning from experiences, and serving as an information, communication, and thought leader regarding peace promotion and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the West Africa region.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to PELA II in the conception, design, development, and implementation of MEL/CLA related tasks
• Support RPGO's implementing partners in developing and implementing appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools
• Provide guidance on the implementation of alternative MEL approaches such as Complexity Awareness Monitoring
• Identify appropriate evaluation questions to support evidence-based programming approaches

Applicant Information

Note: This position is contingent upon proposal award. Local, qualified Ghanaian candidates are encouraged to apply.