IFES BANGLADESH - Terms of Reference

IFES is an international, nonprofit organization that supports the building of democratic societies. IFES promotes democratic stability by providing technical assistance and applying field-based research to the electoral cycle in countries around the world to enhance citizen participation and strengthen civil societies, governance and transparency. Founded in 1987 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, IFES has developed and implemented comprehensive, collaborative democracy solutions in more than 135 countries.

Position Title: Reporting and M&E Officer

Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Lead writer and coordinator for bi-monthly and quarterly reports on program activities;
  • Draft and edit program materials on various electoral topics, including technical and promotional materials;
  • Ensure the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework for all project activities, helping identify reasonable targets and performance indicators for each project component;
  • Carry out regular monitoring of project activities, ensuring that all monitoring and evaluation data is collated and recorded in the appropriate place and soft and hard copies of the data are maintained;
  • Analyze monitoring and evaluation data (quantitative and qualitative) against the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for reporting in IFES’ quarterly, and annual and final project reports;
  • Work with any subaward partners to build their reporting, project monitoring, evaluation capacity and ensure that project partners establish and implement an appropriate project monitoring and evaluation plan with clear performance indicators;
  • Undertake field visits as needed;
  • Coordinate and implement assigned projects and programs aimed at meeting IFES’s aims and objectives in Bangladesh; and
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements: 

  • Complete fluency in English and Bengali, both written and oral; studies in an English-language country is an asset;
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience working at a civil society organization and/or international organization;
  • Previous experience with reporting, monitoring and evaluation;
  • Bachelor’s degree with a focus on Political Science/Statistics/Economics or equivalent; master’s degree strongly preferred;
  • A high level of self-motivation and ability to work autonomously within a fast-paced environment;
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills;
  • Computer literacy is essential and experience with various types of M&E software is preferred; Bangla typing skills are an advantage;
  • Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions:

All applicants are asked to please respond to the three questions below in lieu of a cover letter. All responses must fit on one page (A4).

  • Please explain your interest in this position and your career goals.
  • Please explain how your qualifications make you a suitable candidate for this position.
  • Please describe the steps you would take to ensure the implementation of a monitoring and evaluation framework.  

Interested candidates may send their application (one page with responses to the three questions and resume) in English to: bangladesh@ifes.org by February 7, 2016.

Applicants that do not submit a complete package will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No phone inquiries please. Please place the position title RME-01 in the subject line of your e-mail.