Overview AIR is currently seeking an Independant Consultant who is a Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Expert. The Idependant Couslant will support a proposed Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)-funded program focused on building the use of participatory MEL practices among civil society organizations (CSO) in the democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) space through an accompaniment model. This will be a limited-term, part-time consultancy. AIR will contract directly with the Independent Consultant under a consulting purchase order agreement. About AIR: Established in 1946, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. We advance evidence in the areas of education, health, the workforce, human services, and international development to create a better, more equitable world. AIR's commitment to diversity goes beyond legal compliance to its full integration in our strategy, operations, and work environment. At AIR, we define diversity broadly, considering everyone's unique life and community experiences. We believe that embracing diverse perspectives, abilities/disabilities, racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, styles, ages, genders, gender identities and expressions, education backgrounds, and life stories drives innovation and employee engagement. Learn more about AIR's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and hear from our staff by clicking here. Responsibilities Scope of work: * Support the project team in carrying out background research on project-relevant methodologies. * Participate in planning and other workshops, as required. * Travel for project activities, as required. * Support the dissemination of tools and materials, as required. * Support other tasks as requested by the project director. Qualifications Education, Knowledge, SKills, and Experience: * A bachelor's degree or higher in monitoring and evaluation methodologies, public policy, sociology, or a similar field and a minimum of five years' experience in participatory MEL, democratic evaluation, feminist evaluation and/or related activities for USG and/or donor-funded programs. * Experience implementing participatory MEL approaches such as Most Significant Change (MSC), Outcome Mapping (OM), Outcome Harvesting (OH), Ripple Effects Mapping (REM), life histories, sensemaking, journals/diaries and/or other participatory methodologies. * Experience in carrying out qualitative data collection and analysis. * Experience carrying out gender and social inclusion (GESI) analyses preferred. * Experience evaluating DRG and Civil Society Strengthening preferred * Willingness to travel internationally, possibly to remote and difficult environments. * Strong attention to detail. * Excellent writing and communication skills in English and French or Arabic. * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines. * Experience and/or currently located in Sub-Saharan Africa or MENA region preferred but not required. Finalists for the position will be contacted by email. The next stage of the application involves signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Disclosures: Depending on project work, Independant Consultants may need to meet certain residency requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment. #LI-TB1 #LI-Remote