General

• Support the development and implementation of DRL's applied research and evaluation strategy, including the bureau evaluation plan and learning agenda
• Provide technical direction and guidance on monitoring, evaluation, and learning approaches for DRL-funded programs
• Design, oversee, and implement qualitative and quantitative research, performance monitoring, and evaluation activities
• Develop and refine performance measures, results frameworks, indicators, and data collection methodologies
• Coordinate and manage external evaluations with evaluators, researchers, and implementing partners
• Conduct literature reviews, desk reviews, applied research, and internal evaluations
• Analyze program performance data and synthesize evaluation findings to identify trends, lessons learned, and program improvements
• Contribute to strategic planning, portfolio-wide results frameworks, learning agendas, and performance reporting documents
• Support oversight of the ALE team's spending plan and DRL funding activities
• Provide technical support throughout the federal assistance lifecycle for grants and cooperative agreements
• Guide grantees on MEL tools, methodologies, reporting requirements, and data quality standards
• Administer and improve DRL's project management database and develop data collection and reporting tools
• Prepare technical reports, research summaries, briefings, memoranda, and presentations
• Translate evaluation findings into actionable recommendations
• Develop and deliver MEL training for DRL staff and implementing partners
• Facilitate knowledge sharing across DRL portfolios and the monitoring and evaluation community
• Liaise with embassies, consulates, implementing partners, researchers, and other stakeholders
• Support international monitoring visits and prepare monitoring reports
• Safeguard sensitive and classified information

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Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist – ME IV

Program Specialist

• Coordinate and assist Program Analysts in administering international human rights and democracy foreign assistance programs
• Assist with foreign assistance funding across pre-award, award, and post-award phases for grants and cooperative agreements
• Assist grants officers and grants officer representatives in monitoring grant budget execution and compliance
• Collect grant documentation for review by Grants Officers, the Front Office, and decision-making committees
• Liaise with offices involved in administration, financial planning, and acquisition of program funding
• Provide briefings, status reviews, and recommendations on grant management issues
• Maintain and update federal assistance award information in DRL databases
• Track foreign assistance lifecycle progress throughout the fiscal year
• Liaise with grantees on administrative issues
• Maintain team calendars and coordinate team meetings
• Keep grant program reviews, narratives, award files, organizational files, and shared-drive records up to date
• Assist with award compliance, quarterly updates, grantee check-in meetings, and project updates
• Coordinate stakeholder workshops and prepare event documents
• Attend workshops and conferences, monitor programs, and provide technical assistance to grantees
• Create and track annual portfolio spend plans
• Organize and participate in meetings, trainings, and conferences
• Support travel of senior officials and conduct program monitoring visits to implementation sites as directed
• Report on monitored program activities and analyze findings to support grant evaluations

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