Bangladesh: Learning Advisor

CAMRIS International is an international development and research firm that addresses development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective program and research management services. With experience working in more than 80 countries, we combine our proven systems with today's most effective, evidence-based best practices to improve the lives of people around the world. We apply a customized, customer-centric, cost-effective business approach to offer greater value to our clients and challenge the way things have always been done in our field.

CAMRIS clients include U.S. government agencies and multilateral and private organizations. Our core practice areas include monitoring, evaluation and learning, public health, agriculture and food security, economic development, education, environment, humanitarian assistance, democracy and governance, and medical research.

CAMRIS seeks a Learning Advisor for the upcoming USAID's Bangladesh Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (BMEL) Activity. The Bangladesh Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (BMEL) Activity will be a central platform for ensuring that development activities funded by USAID/Bangladesh achieve their intended results through the delivery of strong performance, evaluation, learning, and adaptive management services.

The Learning Advisor will be an experienced, organizational learning and knowledge management professional. Their duties will be to guide USAID/Bangladesh's staff and senior management team on how to implement CLA-oriented practices throughout CDCS implementation, primarily by bolstering the Mission's learning and adaptive management practices. This includes the following:

• Overseeing all aspects of the Mission's CLA activities, such as planning and budgeting for each assigned activity
• Identifying appropriate staffing levels
• Securing appropriate qualified staff
• Supervising an internal team of local professionals and external, short-term consultants
• Providing relevant technical guidance
• Leading consultations with relevant USAID/Bangladesh staff and implementing partners

• Identifying and executing appropriate agreed upon methodology, field work, research, reporting and deliverables.

• A Master's or higher degree is preferred in organizational learning, organizational behavior, public policy or administration, business administration, management, development administration, knowledge management, political science, international relations or related field, or other fields closely related to international development.

• At least ten (10) years of international development experience involved in either monitoring and evaluation, project management, knowledge management, project design, or strategy development.

• Experience in developing and leading knowledge management programs, facilitating communities of practice, and social networking.

• Experience with a wide range of development issues, such as monitoring and evaluation, gender constraints to development, agriculture, economic growth, environment, democracy and governance, health, nutrition, and education.

• Strong data analysis, and English report writing, and presentation skills.

• Able to effectively manage activities in a multi-cultural environment.

• At least five (5) years of supervisory experience.

• Experience working with USAID is preferred.

• Experience working in South Asia is desired.

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