Overview

The five-year OurFish OurFuture Project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor is a full-time position responsible for oversight of the monitoring, evaluation, and learning and acting as a key liaison with core implementing partners World Wildlife Fund (WWF), LMMA Network, and The University of the South Pacific in implementing the OurFish OurFuture Project. This position is a member of the OurFish OurFuture senior management team. The position reports directly to the OurFish OurFuture Chief of Party (CoP) and works closely with all OurFish OurFuture program and fiscal/administrative staff located at both the University of Rhode Island (URI) Coastal Resources Center (CRC) office in the USA and the in-country Fiji office to ensure accurate MEL management and reporting to the management team and USAID.

Responsibilities

• Review and revise the MEL Plan for the Project as appropriate. This will include
  updating appropriate output, outcome, and impact indicators and revising targets that are linked to right sizing fisheries, behavior change strategies, and other aspects of the project’s theory of change.
• Support the development of protocols for baseline data collection and oversee the data collection – this may involve leading data collection teams as well as overseeing local contracts.
• Set up data collection and data quality control processes for project indicators. This will include developing surveys and assessments, MEL databases, and reporting processes for local and international implementing partners.
• Act as the Quality Assurance Quality Control (QAQC) point person of the project. This will include conducting periodic data quality assessments for selected program indicators and for partners’ reported MEL accomplishments.
• Oversee geo-referencing of all monitoring data and inclusion into a database and
  mapping of such data for reporting to USAID.
• Stay abreast of all changes in indicators, procedures and formats for USAID standard indicators including updating of Performance Indicator Reference Sheets (PIRS) and protocols on reporting and validation.
• Review partners’ quarterly report and provide written feedback of partners’ performance accordingly.
• Track, monitor and verify partners’ outputs based upon their respective Scopes of Work (SOWs).
• Produce accurate and timely quarterly indicator reports by Indicator Result (IR). This includes information required for quarterly programmatic reports to USAID.
• Provide the project Senior Management team with updates regarding the status of
  meeting indicator targets. This will include alerting the team in case there are issues in reaching certain targets.
• Review workplans and ensure that partners activities are contributing to the indicators and partners reports on indicators are accurate, on target, and submitted on schedule.
• Collaborate with the communications team to develop dissemination plans for reporting and sharing findings with target audiences.
• Regularly communicate with the USAID Award Officer Representative (AOR) on
  matters that involve indicators, changes in targets, and reporting of achievements.
• Based upon the review and endorsement by the COP and DCOP, provide accurate data and documentation on MEL related inputs to AOR and submit periodic reports to USAID such as the Performance Plan and Report (PPR).
• Develop narrative monitoring reports that summarize the findings of baselines and end-line assessments.

Job Description

For more information on the role and job description, please check out the link below or email info@ourfish.crcuri.org 

OurFish Regional MEL Advisor.docx

Compensation & Benefits:

An attractive package will be offered to the successful candidate based on appropriate qualifications, experience and skills.

How to Apply:

To apply please email all of the following, in order, in one single PDF file to the OurFish Chief of Party on email only at rjimmy@ourfish.crcuri.org and cc the Finance and Administration Manager at vnair@ourfish.crcuri.org:

1. Cover letter
2. Resume or CV (must include contacts of 3 recent referees)

Deadline: Application will close at 4.00pm (Fiji Time) on 28 July 2024. The position remains open until filled.

This Project follows US Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity laws and does not discriminate in consideration or hiring of individuals.