Research and Learning Coordinator, Washington, DC

We are currently seeking a Research and Learning Coordinator for an anticipated USAID-funded Women's Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises (WLSME) project. WLSME is a pilot research program funded by USAID's Microenterprise & Private Enterprise Promotion office (USAID/MPEP) which seeks to directly increase the entry and growth of women-owned and/or women-managed SMEs in the developing world; and through participation in rigorous impact evaluation separately funded by USAID, generate learning for the field regarding what works and why. Together with local partners, ACDI/VOCA’s program will focus on increasing women-owned SMEs capacity to identify market opportunities, plan and manage growth, increase employment, and access financial services. The project will help local partners and associations to analyze markets in the agriculture, food, hospitality and textile sectors; disseminate information; and train female SME owners.

Responsibilities:
• Develop a learning agenda to identify and disseminate lessons to project stakeholders.
• Serve as a liaison, collaborating between ACDI/VOCA, local partners, third party researchers and impact evaluators, beneficiaries and USAID.
• Organize and participate in planning and coordination phone calls between researchers and USAID.
• Collect and share information such as but not limited to inputs and outputs, institutional decision-making processes, project indicators and intervention details, beneficiary demographic and contact information, and program costs and income.
• Organize and participate in learning workshops and other learning activities such as online forums and webinars and report key findings.
• Coordinate a project closing learning workshop.
• Track and analyze project indicators and other useful statistics and prepare high-quality and timely reports for review by the Program Manager using recommended formats and communication channels.
• Develop/adapt M&E forms and tools for use by local partner staff.
• Ensure compliance with ACDI/VOCA’s corporate M&E systems.
• Must be able to coordinate all M&E activities with local and international partners.
• Reports directly to the Program Manager who will provide oversight on all research and learning activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
• Three (3) years or more of professional experience working in research, monitoring, and/or knowledge management, especially in developing countries.
• At least two (2) years’ experience working on gender-related issues is required.
• An advanced graduate degree such as a Master’s or PhD in a related social science discipline, e.g. economics, sociology, or political science is preferred.
• Experience with USAID-funded projects preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency or strong proficiency in English required.
• Fluency in Russian highly desired.

Please apply online at http://www.acdivoca.org/jobs

or respond with résumé, cover letter and salary history to Attn: HR/RLC, 50 F Street NW, Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20001 or fax (202) 469-6255. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE/AA.