Burkina Faso: Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager – Moderate Voices of Peace

About Equal Access Equal Access International is a dynamic communications for social change non-governmental organization that combines the power of media with community mobilization to address the most critical challenges in the developing world. Each year we reach more than 90 million marginalized individuals and families with a variety of media and direct community engagement activities. Headquartered in San Francisco, our work spans the globe, with country offices in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan and Yemen. Equal Access’ priority areas of impact are Media Strengthening, Youth Life Skills & Education, Agriculture & Economic Development, Health, Peacebuilding, Women and Girls’ Empowerment, Civic Participation & Governance and Human Rights. Detailed information about our organization and programs is available at www.equalaccess.org.

The Moderate Voices of Peace project is an anticipated 5-year, USAID-supported media messaging and communications cooperative agreement that will cover Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger, with an expansion to Cameroon in Year 2. A continuation of Equal Access’ ongoing peace and tolerance work in these countries, the goal of the anticipated project is to amplify moderate voices of peace and tolerance as part of a broader effort to reduce vulnerability to violent extremism in the Sahel. Specific objectives include:

1. Strengthening positive local narratives.
2. Increasing dialogue and exchange on CVE and peace concepts.
3. Expanding access to information.
4. Promoting citizen/government dialogue.
5. Enhancing regional collaboration among media actors.

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Manager will be based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso or Niamey, Niger. This individual will set up and manage the project’s M&E system and activities, with particular emphasis on documenting learning from interventions, communities and events, and helping to adapt new project approaches based on that learning. The position is contingent on funding and final award by USAID.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

· Sets up and manages overall project M&E system and activities; ensures quality data collection, analysis, and reporting.

· Sets up and maintains a system for identifying, documenting and communicating lessons learned across all program countries and staff.

· Contributes to research on media and CVE for a broad, international audience based on project learning.

· Oversees M&E staff, including short-and long-term staff and short-term consultants, in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws. Supports recruiting, interviewing, hiring and training new staff.

· Contributes to relevant project deliverables, including but not limited to, M&E plan, work plans and other technical documents and reports.

· Reviews program progress reports and drafts evaluation progress reports.

· Assists in market research efforts.

· Cultivates and strengthens relationships with local partner organizations, other media sector and development programs, private sector partners and national authorities.

Qualifications

· 5+ years project M&E experience, preferably with USAID-funded development projects in West Africa.

· Degree in social sciences, statistics, international development or related field.

· Familiarity with West African media sector and/or CVE in West Africa.

· Experience researching, delivering research products, and communicating research results to a broad, international audience.

· Experience building close working relationships with local partner organizations, other development programs, private sector partners and national authorities.

· Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated pro-active approach to problem solving.

· Excellent written and oral communications skills.

· Professional fluency in English and French required.

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume and contact information via email to mvpjobs@equalaccess.org with “MERL Manager/MVP” in the subject line by April 30, 2016. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. EOE M/F/D/V

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