IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive. With a projected annual portfolio of more than $100 million and more than 600 staff worldwide, we work with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.

Performs additional duties and tasks to meet the needs of the organization, team, or as assigned by supervisor.

• Bachelor’s Degree in social science, statistics, education, public policy, or another relevant field.
• 5+ years of progressive job experience supporting or managing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities (and/or data management) in international development or exchange programs. Experience with designing and implementing MEL instruments, surveys, and/or other resources for US government-funded (USAID, US State Department) projects related to education, media, youth development, civil society, civic engagement, and /or other relevant programs is preferred.
• Professional communication skills in Macedonian and English (written and oral), including a demonstrated ability to convey assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and learning concepts to program staff and in-country partners and present information in reports. 
• Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project MEL systems from project initiation to closeout.
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing MEL and performance monitoring plans that support learning agendas and contribute to program efficacy. 
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies. 
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, including ability to prioritize tasks under deadlines and among competing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in diverse, muti-cultural environments.

• Under the direction of the Project Director, create and manage processes for the planning and implementation of the YouThink program including a strong focus on monitoring, evaluation and learning support, coordinating implementation, monitoring activities, grants, and other duties as assigned. 
• Support the mobilization of partners and participate in meetings with government stakeholders, civil society, and private initiatives as needed. 
• Refine and implement the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) efforts across all components including identification of process, output, and outcome indicators. 
• Support virtual and in-person events, especially program learning events, including developing content, facilitating sessions, supporting planning and logistics, and providing leadership and oversight to junior staff. 
• Contribute to the implementation of key program management and support to the local partners.  
• Support the drafting of subaward with partners and contracts with vendors or consultants.  
• Support the monitoring of subawards. 
• Produce and update program deliverables and project learning and impact including materials, handbooks, templates, and guides for program partners, program reports, presentations, evaluations.  
• Contribute to broader IREX-wide learning activities, including collaboration with IREX’s global Learn to Discern and Information Integrity & Resilience community and the Center for Applied Learning and Impact (CALI). 
• Establish and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with partner organizations, institutions, youth, and other program stakeholders relevant to portfolio. 
• Support the drafting of deliverables to donor in a timely manner and draft content, impact and network highlights, and program data for program reports. 
• Contribute to internal IREX program reporting, knowledge management and information sharing. 
• Contribute to communications that highlight the work of partners and other media literacy tasks as needed.  
• Participate and contribute to meetings with USAID, external stakeholders, and local partners. 
• Contribute to capacity building support, as needed, to local partner staff on program implementation and MEL activities.
• Other duties as assigned

Please use the following reference in the subject of your email: Program Officer- MEL