Evaluations Planning Specialist- Partners for

**Job Information**:
Project/Activity
- MELSAIndustry
- USAIDCity
- BogotaState/Province
- Bogota, D.C.Country
- ColombiaZip/Postal Code
- 110111HIghest Level of Education
- Master'sWork Experience
- 7-10 years- Panagora Group is a U.S. small business that provides monitoring and evaluation services in the international development industry and currently implements the USAID/Colombia Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Short-Term Activity (MELSA). MELSA provides technical and advisory services to USAID in the following components: (1) Monitoring; (2) Performance and Impact Assessments; (3) Research, Assessments, and Data Analysis; (4) Geographic Information Services (GIS) and (5) Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation tasks (CLA).- MELSA is conducting the performance evaluation of the Partners for Transparency (PfT) Activity. This mid-term performance evaluation aims to collect evidence about results and process-level lessons of key components, interventions, deliverables, and outcomes of the Partners for Transparency (PfT) Activity. The evaluation will also provide a context analysis to support USAID/Colombia in making informed decisions about designing and managing programming in transparency. The purpose of PfT is to support locally driven solutions to increase transparency and accountability and effectively reduce corruption in Colombia. This Activity helps strengthen citizen-responsive governance and increase citizen trust. The Activity accomplishes this purpose by leveraging targeted stakeholders' expertise, engagement, and unique positions of influence to achieve the following objectives:
1. Advance national-level government transparency and accountability initiatives.- 2. Promote local-level civic participation.- 3. Strengthen oversight and control institutions' efforts to fight corruption.

As part of the evaluation team, MELSA seeks an Evaluation Planning Specialist. The following are some of the key responsibilities and requirements for the position.

**Responsibilities**:

- Lead the planning of each evaluation stage, including a detailed list of activities, inputs needed, and a detailed schedule.
- Support the Lead Evaluation Expert when liaising with USAID's counterparts and MELSA.
- Lead the methodological design of the evaluation, especially the design matrix.
- Guide and coordinate the primary and secondary data collection. This includes sending Derechos de Petición and coordinating the qualitative and quantitative data collection with the selected firm and MELSA.
- Coordinate the deliverables and reporting, including the data, reports, and presentations.
- Coordinate the logístical and operational components of the evaluation.
- Supervise the operational and administrative execution of the evaluation.
- Support the technical and development processes of the evaluation products when required.
- Coordinate the delivery of the inputs required to prepare the evaluation report.
- Support the qualitative and quantitative data analysis for the reports and presentations mentioned in the deliverables. This covers the data triangulation process and its corresponding qualitative and quantitative analysis to answer each evaluation question as requested by the team leader.
- Support the Team Leader in preparing reports and presentations for USAID and the Implementing Partner. This includes any required participation in the final presentation and report.

**Español**

Panagora Group proporciona servicios de monitoreo y evaluación en la industria del desarrollo internacional y actualmente implementa la actividad de Monitoreo, Evaluación y Aprendizaje de Corto Plazo (MELSA) de USAID / Colombia. MELSA brinda servicios técnicos y de asesoría a USAID en los siguientes componentes: (1) Monitoreo; (2) Evaluaciones de desempeño e impacto; (3) Investigación, evaluaciones y análisis de datos; (4) Servicios de Información Geográfica (GIS) y (5) Tareas de Colaboración, Aprendizaje y Adaptación (CLA).- MELSA está llevando a cabo la evaluación del desempeño de la Actividad de Juntos por la Transparencia (JxT). Esta evaluación de medio término tiene como objetivo recopilar evidencia sobre los resultados y las lecciones a nível de proceso de los componentes clave, intervenciones, entregables y resultados de la Actividad de Juntos por la Transparencia (JxT). La evaluación también proporcionará un análisis del contexto para apoyar a USAID/Colombia en la toma de decisiones basadas en evidencia sobre el diseño y la gestión para la programación futura en temas de transparencia. El propósito de JxT es apoyar soluciones impulsadas desde el nível local para aumentar la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas y reducir efectivamente la corrupción en Colombia. Esta Actividad ayuda a fortalecer la gobernabilidad ciudadana y a aumentar la confianza de los ciudadanos. La Actividad logra este propósito aprovechando la experiência, el compromiso y las posiciones de influencia únicas de las partes i