Overview
CAMRIS is an international development and research firm that realizes innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective program and research management services. With experience working in more than 80 countries, we combine our proven systems with today’s most effective, evidence-based best practices to improve the lives of people around the world. We apply a customized, customer-centric, cost-effective business approach to offer greater value to our clients and challenge the way things have always been done in our field.
CAMRIS clients include U.S. government agencies and multilateral and private organizations. Our core practice areas include public health, agriculture, and food security, economic development, education, environment, humanitarian assistance, democracy and governance, monitoring, evaluation and learning, and medical research.
CAMRIS seeks a Senior Performance Monitoring Specialist for an upcoming USAID/Honduras monitoring, evaluation, and learning contract.
Note: This position is contingent on contract award.
Responsibilities
Oversee all aspects of monitoring activities, such as planning, budgeting, recruitment of consultants, designing. and implementing each assigned activity.
Incorporate MEL considerations into USAID/Honduras strategy as it is developed and finalized.
Lead/oversee the review of performance management plan (PMP) data, including baseline data collection, analysis of performance indicator data, assess/refine project-level MEL plans, and work to ensure the quality and utility of performance monitoring data.
Support ongoing updates to the PMP and generate reports and presentations.
Assist implementing partners to develop effective indicators and targets.
Conduct data quality assessments (DQAs).
Design and deliver training in MEL topics for USAID staff.
Identify and secure appropriate short-term technical assistance.
Ensure gender, disability-inclusive, marginalized populations, and conflict sensitive factors are consistently and systematically tracked and reported in accordance with USAID data reporting requirements.
Ensure all performance indicator reference sheets (PIRS) for all indicators are complete and robust.
Manage an internal local team of monitoring specialists and external short-term consultants.
Provide relevant technical guidance to project staff and consultants.
Track, analyze, and summarize Mission performance monitoring data using graphs, maps, and charts to facilitate Mission decision-making.
Qualifications
At least seven years of professional experience managing a team conducting data collection, analysis, performance monitoring, or research.
A graduate degree (master’s or PhD) in development studies, economics, international relations, statistics, demography, political science or a related field.
Demonstrated expertise in indicator development (including context indicators), data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, and statistical methods.
Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
Demonstrated experience in training staff in the collection and use of data.
Demonstrated ability in using monitoring data to review program performance, trends, and activity needs and willingness to be flexible and adaptable to respond to new information.
Substantive experience leveraging performance monitoring data for the improvement of ongoing project management.
Experience finding and collecting appropriate development data from third party sources.
Proficiency in presenting data in various visual formats to facilitate comprehension and learning.
Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish.
CAMRIS International offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. Please submit your resume online at CAMRIS.com. CAMRIS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law.
