With strong focus to ADD’s strategic programme and organizational needs, the job holder will be responsible for providing overall technical guideline on and be responsible for Monitoring Evaluation and Learning of the project. The position requires strong background on M&E and substantial experiences of M&E of big project to lead the MEL function along with other team members of the project.  Provide strategic direction to the team in M&E Process and implementation, develop and implement comprehensive M&E plan for the programme of ADD Bangladesh for capturing quality programme learning and  impact on the PWDs with high quality data, information collection, analysis and reports. The position should have work supporting the PQLA, MLA based in UK HQ.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Give strategic support to the project team on M&E
• Monitoring and tracking the progress of the project as per log frame and prepare various periodic reports as per Donor and organizational requirement.
• Regular visit to DPOs, Partners and other activities with stakeholders group, capacity assessment, preparing learning documents and support to strengthen project team members knowledge generation and management.  
• Train the team members, and partners for their capacity enhancement on M&E  to ensure the correct utilization of all M&E tools and processes according to the M&E framework
• Participate and ensure accurate and timely completion of regular M&E system operations including: baseline, annual and end line surveys; regular monitoring; data collection, verification and analysis; and feedback to all stakeholders according to the M&E work plan in relevant fields
• Ensure the preparation of a harmonized M&E work plan in alignment with program plans, ensuring M&E functions are incorporated into individual staff and team work plan
• Develop and keep update project MIS
• Analyze M&E data with program staff, partners and beneficiaries, adjusting/setting work plans, targets, and action plans through feedback sessions
• Develop timely, accurate and impact-oriented internal and external reports incorporating information and analyses from M&E system data and feedback sessions
• Facilitate and communicate with program team for regular M&E meeting
• Ensure that case studies and other reports of progress and learnings in support of impact of ADD International Bangladesh works are well documented to share with different stakeholders including the donors.

Personal Competencies

• Strong Project Management background and good understanding of Project Cycle Management (PCM)
• Good understanding of Logical Framework and indicator setting
• Experience on Monitoring Evaluation and Learning
• Understanding Advocacy and Influencing work on Disability Rights
• Ability to identify and articulate/present programme/project needs and to resolve   
• Ability to work in team and adopts a team style which adds value to work and reinforces good working practices.
• Have knowledge and clear understanding on Human Rights and Persons with Disability’s rights along with National and International Legal Instruments on Disability Rights
• Have proficiency in facilitation skills and can effectively handles discussions with a focus on both groups and individuals
• Have strong negotiation skills and effectively handles partnership elements/tools like contracts/ MOUs/ATS, effectively sorts-out mutual expectations among partners ( including donor)

• Cross-culturally adept and gender sensitive

Knowledge, Skills and Experiences

Requirements

Essential/Desirable

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Statistics/Development Studies/Social Science or in any other relevant discipline from a reputed University within and outside the country. Special training on M&E and data management would be added value.

Essential

Experiences

Professional experience in national and international development NGOs for at least 5-8 years in similar positions, previous working experiences with EU projects in similar position will be added value.

Essential

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Extensive knowledge and understanding on global and national disability issues, national and global disability rights  legal instruments
Practicing participatory (M&E) tools and methodologies for program identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well as a part of a team and to interact professionally with culturally and linguistically diverse staff, program, and participants both in the office and outside
Good analytical writing skills in both Bengali and English  
Advance compute skills including working with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and  SPSS etc.

Essential

Essential

Desirable