Mel Coordinator

**Descripción**

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Coordinator for SLV/USAID is tasked with the responsibility of devising, implementing, and managing monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities that capture valid, reliable, and timely data on project outputs and outcomes in accordance with USAID requirements and project-level monitoring and evaluation plans.

The MEL Coordinator will be accountable for establishing performance metrics, gathering and analyzing performance information, and overseeing evaluations to ensure that valid, reliable, and timely data is obtained in compliance with USAID regulations.

Additionally, the MEL Coordinator will be responsible for producing appropriate monitoring reports on project indicators and supporting project management and stakeholders in utilizing MEL data to learn from and make informed decisions.

The MEL Coordinator will be responsible for guiding and assisting the project team and partners on MEL-related issues, as well as providing training and technical assistance to stakeholders on the best practices for MEL.

The MEL Coordinator will ensure that program implementation integrates lessons learned to continuously enhance the quality of interventions and outcomes and will ensure that project results are achieved in a timely and sustainable manner, with clear documentation and communication to relevant stakeholders. The MEL Coordinator will assume responsibility for establishing performance metrics, gathering, and analyzing performance information (including reports and deliverables from the implementation partners and productive organization/enterprises), planning, and conducting evaluations, and supporting SLV Activity management in making decisions and allocating resources based on performance data.

The MEL Coordinator will collaborate with other projects or USAID activities to coordinate MEL-related matters to ensure that they align with project objectives and donor requirements and are implemented effectively and efficiently. The MEL Coordinator will review counterparts’ contracts, activities, reports, and deliverables to align with the project's indicators and objectives and ensure adequate performance. Is responsible for the management of the project, including grant implementation, planning, and reporting as assigned by the Chief of Party (COP). Also, she/he will develop and deliver training to the SLV team and partners so that they are aware of M&E plans, upcoming activities, reporting guidelines as well as links and relevance to SLV objectives.

The MEL Coordinator has responsibility for overall project operations. S/he should be familiar with the technical components of SLV and the required support services. The SLV Deputy Project Lead ensures that grant operations and sub-grantee management activities are in full compliance with USAID regulations.

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for establishing performance metrics and targets for project outputs and outcomes and designing data collection instruments and methodologies to capture valid, reliable, and timely data.
- Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting performance information to monitor project progress and identify areas for improvement and analyzing performance information, planning, and managing evaluations and assisting the SLV Activity management in using the performance information for decision-making and resource allocation.
- Lead the Quarterly Reporting process, including the narrative report, Performance Management Plan (PMP), and annexes. This includes very close accounting of project results, backed up by evidence organized in a database. Lead the Annual Reporting process, including the narrative report, Performance Management Plan (PMP), and annexes and in coordination with the Administration and Finance Officer will maintain an organized archive of all final products produced by the SLV Program.
- Lead with the Activity COP the learning activities including the Annual collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) management meetings and partners meetings (USAID and SLV) & pause-and-reflect sessions.
- Coordinate the creation, management and performance of the knowledge societies and social business networks
- Coordinate and manage the geographical information system. Assist the Activity’s staff to select data collection methods for adequate monitoring and evaluation of implementing partners' performance and of the program (these methods may include field visits, quarterly reports, specialized surveys, and other sources of information). Assist the Activity’s staff in reviewing these methods and making improvements to their monitoring and evaluation.
- Coordinate the process for updating policy and procedure documents in the areas of evaluation, monitoring, and learning to align with the most current USAID and CI requirements. Seek ways to increase transparency of SLV Activity's system of reviewing results and use of performance information.
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