Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Lead, USAID Compass – Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity

About LINC

LINC is a mission-driven small business headquartered in Washington, DC dedicated to strengthening local actors and systems. At LINC, we believe that a practical approach to engaging committed, capable local actors increases international development effectiveness and sustainability. The recipient of USAID’s “Small Business of the Year” award in 2017, we are a team of reflective practitioners, passionate and energetic in our work, and committed to locally led development. We have developed ground-breaking tools to map organizational networks, measure social capital, and leverage systems-based approaches to development. We partner with major universities, foundations, local NGOs and consulting firms, USAID, and FCDO among others. Our country experience spans Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. For more information on LINC, please visit www.linclocal.org.

Purpose of Proposal

LINC is seeking a Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Lead for the anticipated USAID-funded Compass – Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity in Colombia. Compass will provide USAID/Colombia with technical and advisory services related to the monitoring, evaluation, and learning of USAID/Colombia’s strategy and activities. This includes providing monitoring support services; designing and implementing rigorous baseline, performance, and impact evaluations, as well as other studies and assessments, and supporting their use and dissemination; developing CLA initiatives and providing data management services. These efforts will inform the Mission’s strategy, learning, programmatic designs, decision-making, and adaptation, and will enable USAID/Colombia to comply with USAID’s Evaluation Policy and USAID Automated Directives System (ADS) 201. This is a five-year project with an expected value of $45M, based in Bogota, Colombia. We expect the RFP to be released in the first week of April.

Summary of Position

The CLA Lead will lead learning, knowledge management, organizational development, and adaptive programming activities and facilitate strong collaborating, learning, and adapting management practices in USAID/Colombia and its partners throughout the program cycle. This will be a full-time position contingent upon USAID award.

**Colombian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply**

Responsibilities

• Lead learning, knowledge management, and adaptive programming activities.
• Facilitate strong CLA management practices in USAID/Colombia and its partners throughout the program cycle.
• Support ongoing CLA activities such as Communities of Practice and learning agendas.
• Identify and support strategic collaboration opportunities, including workshops and/or conferences to convene USAID staff, implementing partners, and/or local stakeholders to discuss challenges, share best practices, and foster collaboration on specific topics related to USAID’s areas of intervention and strategies.
• Support the development and/or implementation of a CLA and Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning strategy at the Mission.

Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidates should have:

• A master’s degree in a field related to organizational learning or development assistance such as public, business, or development administration; knowledge management; political science; economics or development studies.
• Minimum eight years of demonstrated experience in strategic planning; monitoring and evaluation; project design; facilitation of learning; and knowledge management.
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation and USAID’s collaboration, learning, and adapting (CLA) approach, including using MEL activities and adaptive management approaches to inform and improve project implementation.
• Prior experience working in Colombia required.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish.