Position Description

EnCompass LLC is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) candidates for an anticipated five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) monitoring, evaluation, and research for learning activity (MERLA) to be based in Amman, Jordan.

The USAID/Jordan MERLA activity is intended to be an umbrella mechanism providing USAID/Jordan with empirical data on program effectiveness, deepen accountability, foster learning, and knowledge management, and improve Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) and Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA) capacity within USAID/Jordan Mission and Jordan in general. The Activity will be designed to advance USAID localization agenda and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) goals.

The DCOP will support the Chief of Party (COP) on project planning, implementation, and evaluation support as well as support coordination with the Mission and other staff. The DCOP will likely provide both technical and managerial leadership in conducting performance and impact evaluations, sector assessments, baseline assessments, evaluation designs and methodology, research and analysis, performance monitoring and evaluation capacity building, and collaborating, learning, and adapting. They may also support the implementation of evaluation capacity building activities, and synthesizing evaluation lessons.

This is a full-time proposed position located in Amman, Jordan.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

Essential functions:

• Oversee production and ensure the quality of all assessments, analytical reports, evaluations, and other technical deliverables to USAID
• Provide technical oversight of the program to ensure all activities and deliverables are executed with quality and timeliness
• Update project management plans and contribute to the development of project log frames and MEL Plans for USAID
• Design and manage collection of baseline data at the IR and TO levels.
• Design and oversee training of USAID staff and IPs in performance management concepts and processes; standardization of partner M&E Plans, work plans, and quarterly reports; and verification of partner data quality
• Advise all IPs on the creation of aligned log frames and M&E Plans for their activities
• Assist technical staff to review and revise the intermediate results in their results frameworks, as necessary, for more effective implementation and monitoring
• Periodically review and discuss indicators and reporting with IPs and activity managers and help operationalize indicators by assisting USAID technical staff with definitions, data collection, and data analysis
• Provide technical assistance and training, as needed, for USAID, IP and government counterpart staff (to the extent they are involved in USG projects).
• Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years’ experience; or Master’s degree and 10 years’ experience; or PhD and 8 years’ experience in international development/studies, business, statistics, or a related field required

Experience and Skills

Required:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in projects supporting performance monitoring, evaluation, and/or data management, of which at least 2 years should have been providing management support to project teams
• Demonstrated experience in the application of relevant qualitative and quantitative methods
• Experience building monitoring, evaluation and research learning capacities of staff, preferably governmental staff, implementing partners, and their counterparts
• Prior experience as a manager of teams, deputy project director, DCOP, or senior technical advisor working on complex donor-funded activities
• Strong communication, supervision, and management skills required
• Fluency in written and spoken English required, Arabic an asset

Preferred:

• Jordanian nationals preferred
• Knowledge of USAID’s Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Framework desired

How to Apply

• Please submit CV and cover letter, and complete the application online
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs to write your application materials or to submit answers to screening questions could disqualify your application and/or candidacy

EnCompass LLC is a progressive Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote, celebrate, and support a diverse and inclusive organizational culture and workforce. We are committed to providing all of our employees with an environment free from discrimination and harassment, where all are treated with dignity and respect. We do not tolerate, and explicitly prohibit, discrimination or harassment of any kind, at any time, in all aspects of employment. This includes recruitment, hiring, promotions, disciplinary measures, terminations, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and training. EnCompass also does not tolerate retaliation against individuals who report discrimination or harassment. Our continuing commitment to the principle of Equal Opportunity Employment for all means all employment decisions are based only on the job requirements, the candidate’s qualifications, and the needs of EnCompass as a business—not on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, belief, sex (including pregnancy and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, HIV status, family/marital/parental status, or any other status protected by the laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we work.

For US based positions: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

The incumbent must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate.

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