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Project Description:
The 5-year regional USAID/LAC Reads Capacity Program (LRCP), implemented by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Juárez and Associates (J&A) under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-14-00058, seeks to increase the impact, scale, and sustainability of early grade reading interventions in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. This will be achieved through the development and dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge resources and the provision of technical assistance to host country governments and other key stakeholders. The program, implemented from 2014-2019, enhances efforts to boost early grade reading outcomes in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua and Peru, as well as Eastern Caribbean states.

During the 2017-2019 period, LCRP will intensify, deepen, and expand its work in Haiti. The LRCP team will provide technical support which will lead to sustained, systematic improvements in early grade literacy (EGL) capacity in Haiti. The LRCP team will provide technical support by building capacity in curriculum and materials development in the Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP), in The Direction de Formation et de Perfectionnement (DFP) whose work focuses on teacher training, higher education institutions, and other education sector stakeholders including national instructional materials creators and printers, thus leading to sustained, systematic improvements in EGL capacity in Haiti.

Position Description:
Working under the direct supervision of the LRCP Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist - Haiti, the Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant will assist in the day to day implementation of the LAC Reads Project. S/he will be proficient in French and Créole with a good understanding of English. S/he will have a BA with focus on Statistics, Development Studies, Social Studies or combination of relevant experience. LAC Reads will provide training in Tangerine software with a tablet to collect data, record interview and survey responses and upload to a data base. The position will be based in the region and work on a full-time basis.

Key Responsibilities
• Adhere to AIR policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Participate in strengthening existing M & E system for the LAC Reads Project
• Support in preparing bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual programmatic performance reports
• Work closely with LAC Reads, Sub-contractors and Partners to assist with collecting, collating, presenting and managing information for M & E related reports
• Conduct and support frequent surveys/assessments for monitoring and evaluation activities
• Enter M & E relevant reports into the online systems
• Prepare and sort received documents and identify forms that need to be entered
• Ensure accuracy of entered data and comparing it with the existing filing system to make sure all records are consistent and aligned
• Support in the review and checking of data generated being in line with M & E reporting requirements. Support the analysis of data in line with the M & E framework
• Provide support in the development and implementation of monitoring tools, which will include, but not be limited to, data collection, analysis and reporting on program indicators
• Participate in the training of LAC Reads staff in monitoring of activities based on indicators and targets set out in the PMP
• Support the coordination and execution of events such as, organizational project learning by developing, collecting and disseminating relevant information on monitoring, evaluation and research
• Support data collection for TraiNet
• Attend workshops, webinars and other training offered by USAID and Partners
• Other Monitoring and Evaluation functions as needed

Qualifications
• BA in Statistics, Development Studies, Social Studies or its equivalent experience with a formal qualification of monitoring and evaluation
• Minimum of at least 3-years of experience in design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and research
• Advanced computer skills in Excel, Word processing, Database management, SPSS or other statistical packages
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills in French and Créole with English (preferred)
• Good strategic and analytical thinking and ability to interpret education data
• Familiarity with USAID regulations is desired
• Fluency in French and Creole (required), and English (preferred).