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IWMI Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator

Background
The vision of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) is “A world in which agriculture thrives within vibrant ecosystems, where communities have higher incomes, improved food security and the ability to continuously improve their lives.”
In order to help ensure impact from our research towards achievement of this vision and to foster and institutionalize learning processes, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), which is leading the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), seeks an experienced Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator.
The MEL Coordinator will play an essential role in developing and integrating an outcome-based approach to research planning and the establishment of a performance management system. This includes aligning WLE with ongoing reforms within CGIAR. The position holder will provide guidance and support to each of the program’s Strategic Research Portfolios (SRPs) to design impact pathways and theories of change, develop quantifiable outcomes and establish verifiable processes for measuring progress against outcomes/impact pathways at various levels.
The position holder will work with WLE management to develop and implement monitoring, evaluation and learning processes at all levels of the program, fostering an evaluative learning culture, supporting reflection and examination, seeking evidence on which to make decisions, and encouraging experimentation and change.
The position holder will be based at the headquarters of IWMI in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and will report to the Acting Program Director - WLE.
The person and the job
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator will provide guidance and support to each of the program’s SRPs to develop and implement monitoring and evaluation processes, design impact pathways and theories of change, develop quantifiable outcomes and establish verifiable processes for measuring progress against outcomes/impact pathways at various levels.
You will:
• develop processes for measuring progress achieved against desired outcomes, and implement these at various levels based on the MEL  srategy;
• work collaboratively with SRPs to provide training, mentoring and support on MEL, including guiding researchers in the use of an outcome-based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system, and to support the development of meaningful project log frames with quantifiable outcomes;
• design impact pathways and theories of change;
• commission specific outcome and impact assessments, and coordinate evaluation measures, including external reviews at program level;
• contribute to the development of a Performance Indicator Matrix;
• develop guidelines for partners on incorporating MEL within future research;
• design and organize training activities on conceptual and methodological approaches to MEL;
• support proposal development to incorporate MEL;
• work closely with the Knowledge Management team to foster institutionalization and internalization of learning processes;
• work closely with the Knowledge Management team to collect outcome stories to provide evidence that change is happening;
• work closely with the Coordinator, Gender, Poverty and Institutions, to systematically integrate a gender and diversity approach across the MEL system and to develop gender indicators; and
• be the first point of contact for all external requests for monitoring information.
You will possess:
• a MSc/MA in social sciences, knowledge management or a MBA or equivalent experience in a related field, and a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience;
• demonstrated experience in M&E of multifaceted programs;
• the ability to apply concepts of MEL to change processes;
• proven ability of building capacity on MEL in others;
• experience in managing large, multi-partner projects;
• excellent interpersonal, teamwork and analytical skills;
• proven ability to initiate and refine new and complex endeavors;
• the ability to network with scientists and research institutions on a global scale;
• experience working in multi-disciplinary and multicultural environments; and
•     proficiency in written and oral English.

It would be advantageous if you had:
• a background in research on monitoring, evaluation and learning processes;
• familiarity with CGIAR and its Change Management Process that has resulted in the CGIAR Research Programs; and
• the ability to understand research on water, land or ecosystems, and to communicate the potential interactions to increase development impact.

The International Water Management Institute (www.iwmi.org) is an international, non-profit research organization dedicated to improving the management of land and water resources for food, livelihoods and the environment. IWMI is a member of CGIAR, an international consortium of agricultural research centers.
IWMI is an equal opportunity employer and is keen to further diversify its staff in terms of both gender and nationality.
This is an internationally recruited position with a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a housing allowance, transport, education, shipping assistance, annual home leave, retirement and health insurance package. IWMI’s policy is to appoint staff initially on three-year contracts which are subject to renewal, depending on performance and the Institute’s needs

To apply for the posthttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/About_IWMI/Vacancies/
Deadline: 31 May 2013.
 
For information about IWMI visit:  http://www.iwmi.org
Complete Application Form + attach your résumé + attach your letter which addresses IWMI’s requirements shown with names and email addresses of 3 professional referees, to be contacted if you are short-listed
Your application will be acknowledged automatically within 24 hours. If not, please email us at work-at-iwmi@cgiar.org