KEY INFORMATION

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Advisor

Sector: Monitoring and Evaluation

Position Type: Part-Time 

Duration/Level of Effort: Long-Term (1 November 2024-30^th June 2027 total of 75 days) 

Position Location: Bangkok, Thailand (home based - open international)

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT

The Southeast Asia Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention Platform (the Platform) is a AUD20 million investment of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), over a period of five years (2024 to 2029). The investment builds on Australia's leadership in GBV prevention and response, by addressing a need and demand for increased investment in, and coordination of, GBV primary prevention initiatives in the Southeast Asia (SE Asia) region. The Platform’s guiding principles include: locally driven, evidence-based, intersectional, survivor-centred and trauma informed, adaptive, collaborative and catalysing, minimise harm, accessible and innovative. It will bring together partner governments, women’s rights organisations (WRO), non-governmental organisations (NGO), donors, international organisations, and regional bodies, providing a convening platform for these stakeholders to collaborate to build capacity and evidence, and improve and accelerate action to prevent GBV in all its forms. The Platform will utilise and build on global evidence and learning to support practitioners to strengthen and increase locally informed and led evidence-based policy and practice to prevent GBV within households, communities and countries across diverse settings. This includes both careful and high-quality adaptation of evidence-based models from other regions, supporting the capture and use of locally informed and led GBV prevention evidence and practice, as well as support to develop, strengthen and test new and innovative approaches to GBV prevention. The Platform will leverage Australian government partnerships with UN Women and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and several complementary DFAT bilateral and regional investments. In addition, it will link Southeast Asian knowledge, capacity and practice to global, multilateral and Australian GBV prevention initiatives to extend and amplify program impacts and outcomes. A newly created regional Secretariat will lead and deliver the Platform.

The Platform's overarching goal is to prevent GBV in Southeast Asia through evidence-based advocacy, dialogue, policy, and practice.

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Senior Advisor to support the design of the Platform’s Monitoring and Evaluation framework and system. The M&E system aims to:

• Build evidence on effective GBV prevention practices and support advocacy for changing practices and attitudes.
• Ensure accountability to the Australian public and DFAT by reporting on Platform outputs and outcomes.
• Track progress against outcomes, understand how and why changes occur, and inform continuous improvement.
• Inform future DFAT investments and contribute to broader development learning.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Co-creating a MEL framework and system that is feminist by design, technically robust, and aligned with DFAT requirements and OECD DAC markers on gender equality and disability inclusion.
• Ensuring the MEL system’s evaluation questions, performance indicators, and data methods meet the Platform and DFAT’s information needs, embedding gender equality and intersectional approaches.
• Providing technical leadership and advisory support to the MEL and Communications Director for operationalising the MEL framework, including capacity building on feminist MEL principles.
• Coordinating with the MIS Advisor to ensure alignment between the MEL framework and the MIS.
• Supporting the initial and mid-term review of the Theory of Change with the Secretariat and Technical Partner.
• Offering annual guidance on innovation and improvement in data use, analysis, and reporting.
• Creating guidance for staff and partners on feminist MEL principles and capturing progress, outcomes, and lessons learned.
• Developing an Adaptive Management Tracker to record project adaptations in response to lessons learned and evolving contexts.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in designing and implementing MEL frameworks in international development contexts.
• Strong understanding of feminist MEL principles, gender equality and GBV.
• Experience with handling and interpreting web analytics data
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and capacity-building skills

APPLICATION PROCESS

This is an open recruitment call. To apply, please submit the following in a single email to collaborate@prevention-platform.org. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible and by 22 November 2024.

• Cover letter outlining your interest in the role and the Platform
• Updated CV

Cowater International is an equal opportunity employer, basing employment on merit and qualifications as they relate to professional experience and position expectations. Cowater does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, age, or any other basis protected by law.

We thank all applicants, however only those shortlisted will be contacted.

ABOUT US

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