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This is aneleven-month position with an immediate start date. Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) - a joint-venture partnership betweenZemiTek, LLC and Dexis- is seeking aMonitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist to support the implementation of the Racial and Ethnic Equity Initiative at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI), Inclusive Development Hub (ID Hub). The ID Hub's mandate is to promote the rights and inclusion of marginalized and under-represented populations around the world in the development process, working across various technical areas to "combat stigma and discrimination, promote empowerment and inclusion of marginalized or underrepresented groups, and improve the lives of populations in high-risk situations" such as children in adversity (APCCA strategy), youth (YID strategy), Indigenous Peoples (PRO-IP), persons with disabilities (policy), and LGBTQI+ persons (LGBT vision).
Propelled by the two Executive Orders on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government - issued onJanuary 20, 2021, andFebruary 16, 2023- the ID Hub will build on USAID's longstanding work to develop technical guidance that outlines an approach to embedding racial and ethnic equity considerations in USAID policies and programming.
To this end, the Racial and Ethnic Equity (REE) team has developed an ambitious research and evaluation agenda aimed at providing the ID Hub with data that we could apply in developing MEL technical guidance and the Agency may draw upon to design CDCS/RDCS and development activities to advance equity. Tools and guides will also be developed, and technical assistance provided to measure results and the impact of these programs.
The REE MEL Specialist will carry out monitoring, learning and evaluation practices as well as support knowledge management tasks that are focused on racial and ethnic equity. The REE MEL Specialist will work collaboratively with various DDI Operating Units, PPL, and the ID Hub MEL Specialist to ensure coordinated MEL practices within the ID Hub. The REE MEL Specialist will develop practices and tools to generate evidence, measure impact, and promote learning and adaptation at the Mission level and Washington Operating Units as it relates to racial and ethnic equity. Such practices will include tools that capture indigenous knowledge. The REE MEL Specialist will serve as activity manager for research and evaluations and lead the dissemination from these research agencies wide. The incumbent will also lead the implementation of the REE Key Issue, conduct analysis and disseminate REE results. The REE MEL Specialist will be a member of the ID Hub Racial and Ethnic Equity team based in Washington, DC.
ResponsibilitiesDexis is on a mission to help solve today's most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is "find a way or make a way" - that's how Dexis goes "all in." How will you?
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Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
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