Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) Advisor

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is seeking a Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) Advisor to provide strategic guidance, management, and technical support to ensure the successful planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of INL Mexico projects. The DME Advisor will report to the US Direct Hire Foreign Service Officer Communications, Outreach, Results, and Evaluation (CORE) Chief and work closely with project teams, stakeholders, and partners to ensure the successful delivery of project objectives. The key responsibilities include providing direction and oversight of DME staff, leading the development of evaluations, indicators, surveys, and learning practices, and ensuring robust project management practices throughout the project lifecycle. • Provide direction and oversight of DME staff • Lead the development of evaluations, indicators, surveys, and learning practices • Ensure robust project management practices throughout the project lifecycle • Collaborate with INL Mexico staff and leadership to gain support for DME processes • Design and update policies, processes, and systems for effective project and program review • Support project proposal development, including needs assessments, theory of change, and logical frameworks • Ensure alignment of project goals with organizational and Department priorities • Assist implementing partners in reporting valid and useful information in INL’s systems of record • Analyze project data and recommend performance improvements • Develop relationships with Government of Mexico (GOM) officials working with INL on projects • Prepare and present reports on indicator performance and findings to key stakeholders • Serve as a liaison to DME teams in other INL overseas sections and in Washington • Serve as Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) on DME-related contracts • Coordinate site visits for data quality assessments of implementing partners/organizations • Serve as a key interlocutor between the DME team and INL Program teams • Perform other duties as requested and assigned that are directly related to this Statement of Work.