Community Development Worker

Overview

Provides technical support to strengthen DMEAL quality assurance, measurement, and continuous improvement across various programming streams. The role translates global strategies and programme quality expectations into practical DMEAL standards and processes for field application.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development, refinement, simplification, and rollout of practical DMEAL standards, tools, guidance, and quality assurance processes for sponsorship-funded programming.
• Provide technical input and coordination to strengthen quality assurance across programme assessment, design, planning, implementation, monitoring, review, and adaptation processes for Field Offices.
• Support cross-funding-stream DMEAL quality assurance by contributing to alignment across sponsorship-funded, grant-funded, and privately funded programming.
• Support the monitoring of how global DMEAL guidance, tools, and review processes are applied in practice; identify systemic quality gaps, usability issues, and opportunities to reduce complexity.
• Capture, synthesize, and disseminate learning from quality assurance reviews and implementation experience.
• Provide targeted technical assistance, facilitation, thought partnership, and capacity strengthening to Regional, Field Office, and Support Office teams.

Required Experience

At least 7–10 years of progressively responsible experience in DMEAL, programme quality, or technical advisory roles in international development and/or humanitarian contexts. Demonstrated experience in strengthening DMEAL systems, frameworks, standards, tools, and guidance across programme cycles; supporting quality assurance, programme review, design support, results-based management, and continuous improvement processes; translating strategic direction into practical, field-applicable guidance, tools, and review processes; supporting multi-sector programmes and working across global, regional, and field structures; applying measurement and quality assurance approaches across sponsorship-funded, grant-funded, and privately funded programming; strengthening evidence standards, reporting consistency, and use of data for decision-making and programme adaptation; facilitating technical processes, consultations, and cross-functional collaboration; simplifying tools and processes; producing high-quality written products, synthesis, and technical guidance; engaging senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

Master’s degree preferred in international development, monitoring and evaluation, public policy, social sciences, or a related field. Bachelor’s degree with significant relevant experience may be accepted.

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