Lead Measurement, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) 100%

Accountabilities

• Maintain and further develop SIPPO’s MEL system (process, guidelines, technical environment) based on the programme’s measurement framework
• Develop and maintain templates for planning and reporting on global and country level based on the programme’s governance
• Guide and support Country Teams and Global Services Team (GST) through planning- and reporting processes
• Aggregate and analyze data from Country Teams on a Global Programme level
• Report and formulate insights for donor (SECO) and Swisscontact reporting
• Promote and facilitate collaborative and participatory learning within SIPPO and with beneficiaries
• Further develop and maintain knowledge generating and sharing platforms of SIPPO
• Coordinate and align with Swisscontact peers

Requirements

• Higher education (University, University of Applied Sciences, NADEL)
• Excellent English and German, written/spoken (French and/or Spanish are a plus)
• Experience in development cooperation, trade promotion and international trade
• Experience in working in an international, intercultural environment
• Experience in designing and implementing robust MEL frameworks for complex projects
• Familiarity with Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) standards such as DCED, Results-Based Management (RBM), and Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) would be an asset
• Proficiency in data-analysis and visualization tools (e.g. MS Power BI)
• Data-driven, with a natural inclination for evidence-based decision making
• Sound knowledge of Market Systems Development (MSD) theory and its practical application, with notions in Sustainability and Digitalization
• Strong conceptual thinker with excellent communication and reporting skills
• Curious, thorough, determined, persistent
• Self-driven and collaborative

Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and multicultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork.

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas and references. 

Swisscontact - Fundación Suiza para la Cooperación Técnica

Swisscontact es una organización de desarrollo independiente y sin fines de lucro, establecida en 1959 por representantes del sector privado suizo y la sociedad civil.

Nuestro trabajo de cooperación al desarrollo se centra en liberar el potencial de la iniciativa privada en las economías en desarrollo y en las emergentes. Promovemos el desarrollo económico sostenible y generalizado con el objetivo de crear empleos, mejorar las condiciones de vida de todas las personas y elevar el nivel de bienestar general.

Nuestro compromiso está basado en tres pilares: fortalecemos las competencias de las personas para que mejoren sus oportunidades de empleo y sus fuentes de ingresos, mejoramos la competitividad de las empresas para que puedan crecer y fortalecer su resiliencia y promovemos sistemas socioeconómicos que propicien el desarrollo integral por una prosperidad sostenible y generalizada. 

La organización actualmente cuenta con más de 130 proyectos en 41 países y unos 1400 empleados. Tiene su sede en Zúrich, Suiza.