Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant

Technical Assistant (TA) – Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning (MEAL)

Place of work: San Salvador, El Salvador

Contract duration: 54 months

Full-time

Reports to the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA)

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in El Salvador and hold either permanent residency status or a valid work permit at the time of application.

LuxDev, the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency, designs and implements development cooperation programmes and projects on behalf of the Luxembourg Government. Our teams bring together around 100 colleagues at headquarters and more than 600 professionals working across partner countries of the Luxembourg Development Cooperation.

Development cooperation is, above all, a human endeavor. Working hand in hand with our partners, we develop and deliver sustainable solutions to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of today and tomorrow.

Our strength lies in the combination of recognized expertise and an organizational culture built on collaboration, trust and close working relationships. As a people-centered organization, we offer every employee the opportunity to contribute and make a tangible difference through our work and our results.

Joining LuxDev means becoming part of a committed organization guided by the values of respect, integrity, solidarity and effectiveness. It means using your skills and experience to support meaningful contributions to projects that create lasting, positive change for our partners countries and their communities.

To learn more about LuxDev, our working environment and our values, visit the “Joining LuxDev” section on www.luxdev.lu.

Job Purpose

The TA-MEAL is responsible for leading and overseeing the implementation of LuxDev’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) framework, ensuring compliance with the Agency’s quality standards and technical procedures. The incumbent promotes transparency and accountability through effective feedback, reporting, and stakeholder engagement mechanisms, while fostering organizational learning, knowledge management, and continuous improvement. In alignment with LuxDev’s values and quality manual, the TA-MEAL supports evidence-based decision-making, capacity strengthening, and the achievement of program results.

Duties and main tasks

1.Development and Implementation of the Impact Framework and Impact Measurement System

• Design and implement the project’s Impact Framework, indicators, data collection tools, and monitoring systems.
• Deploy digital solutions for data collection, management, and analysis.
• Establish monitoring procedures, methodologies, and responsibilities.

2.Data Monitoring and Analysis

• Monitor project indicators and results.
• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data and provide recommendations for performance improvement.
• Present findings to project teams and stakeholders to support evidence-based decision-making.

3.Data Quality Assurance

• Ensure data quality, accuracy, reliability, and integrity through effective control measures.
• Ensure compliance with international standards and LuxDev’s Quality Manual.

4.Accountability

• Support the preparation of periodic and annual reports.
• Contribute to project evaluations and assessments.
• Manage beneficiary feedback mechanisms and promote stakeholder accountability.

5.Knowledge Management and Learning

• Lead knowledge management, learning, and experience-sharing initiatives.
• Document and disseminate lessons learned and best practices.
• Coordinate perception surveys and the communication of results.

6.Capacity Building

• Design and deliver training and coaching activities for project staff, beneficiaries, and key stakeholders.

Education and Experience

Mandatory:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Public Administration or related fields;
• Specialized studies in evaluation and monitoring.
• At least 5 years' experience as a monitoring, evaluation and learning officer in development cooperation projects.
• At least 3 years of experience in MSME programs
• At least of 3 years of experience in female entrepreneurship initiatives.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of development cooperation modalities and sensitivity to development aid.
• Experience in the SICA region is a strong asset.

• Certification in agile methodologies in a PMR environment, desirable
• Gender issues studies

• Advanced level of english is an added value.