U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY OFFICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist The U.S. Department of the Treasury is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for its Washington, D.C.-based technical assistance program. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist provides a wide range of operations management and administrative services to U.S. government employees and personal services contractors. The person selected will be hired under a personal services contract. The Office of Technical Assistance provides technical assistance in over 50 countries in five functional areas; economic crimes, government debt and infrastructure finance, budget and financial accountability, banking and financial services, and revenue policy and administration. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist leads efforts to develop and implement OTA’s standardized monitoring and evaluation (M&E) policies and practices. The M&E Specialist is responsible for collecting and analyzing project data and continually refining existing procedures, methodologies, and tools for undertaking evaluations. This position requires significant public sector, private sector or non-profit work experience, expert knowledge of monitoring and evaluation standards and practices for foreign assistance, excellent written and oral communication skills; and strong organizational skills . Some travel will be required. Responsibilities and Duties: Develop M&E policies and related documentation for technical assistance engagements and work across OTA to lead implementation efforts. Develop new methodologies, templates, instructions for logical frameworks (LogFrames) and monitoring templates. Provide training on new processes and procedures. Work with program teams to develop logical frameworks and theories of change that identify activities, outputs, and outcomes. Develop and manage information systems for program monitoring data, including the development of a standardized monitoring data collection template to report on outputs and activities. Develop methodologies, templates, and instructions for outcome indicators. Maintain a comprehensive list of all OTA projects for use by OTA management and outside stakeholders. This requires ongoing collection and consolidation of project information into a summary document that identifies key information for each project, including the country, project objectives, advisors, funding sources, and start/end dates. Lead process to gather, assure the quality of, and analyze project monitoring data according to stipulated periodic schedule. Prepare reports, project documentation, and briefing papers related to M&E. Participate as a subject matter expert in preparing the contractual requirements for project evaluation. Provide technical input into evaluation design, including relevance of data sources and findings and assuring the quality of data reported by the contractor. Drawing upon subject matter expertise, address legislative requirements related to monitoring and evaluation. Represent OTA in interagency meetings. Liaise with interagency funding partners on M&E requirements specific to 632(b) transfers. Work with OTA management, Performance Budgeting Manager, Program Teams and external evaluator(s) to set annual evaluation calendar. Serve as POC for external evaluator(s) and coordinate receipt of contract deliverables. Develop and implement M&E data management strategy. Manage clearance and posting process of final evaluation reports. Develop an OTA clearinghouse for lessons learned to inform the selection, design and implementation of technical assistance projects. Please note: These are PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTOR positions; NOT civil service positions. U.S. citizenship is required. SALARY : In accordance with program regulations and based on demonstrated salary history, salaries range from $34.86 to $54.32 per hour. Background checks and Security Clearance: Secret Candidates will need to be eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate level of security clearance. Successful applicants must be able to obtain State Department medical clearance for worldwide travel. HOW TO APPLY : Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume by e-mail to:
[email protected] or by mail to: Office of Technical Assistance ATTN: Recruitment Coordinator 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20006 If applying by email, submit documents to
[email protected] ONLY. For consideration, emailed applications should not be sent, or contain a Cc, to any other OTA, IRS, or other government personnel or email address. Please reference Solicitation 2032K821R00017 on your cover letter and resume . When e-mailing, the subject line must contain the following: Solicitation 2032K821R00017 – Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist – Applicant’s Last Name, First Name . Emails received not containing this subject line will be deemed non-responsive and will not be forwarded to the program office/selection official(s) for consideration . Please be advised that all contractors, if hired, must obtain a Data Universal Number (D-U-N-S). Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. No phone calls please and no hand carries. This announcement is open and continuous until August 31, 2021, although selections may be made in advance of that date. U.S. Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer