Monitoring and Metrics Specialist

Noblis•Lorton, VA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will function as the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) Monitoring and Metrics Specialist for the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program within the Global Threat Reduction Directorate (GT) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). CTR strengthens the capabilities of partner nations and the international community to prevent, detect, interdict, and deter weapons of mass destruction proliferation and use. CTR A&AS contractors support the program management functions and acquisition strategies to carry out international threat reduction activities. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist provides interdisciplinary technical expertise and coordination to support the data collection, evaluation, and outputs relevant to measuring progress in the capacity building efforts across three geographic Departments within the GT Directorate. The M&E Specialist coordinates with CTR Project Teams to ensure data and process rigor in evaluation of project implementation, development of capabilities, and sustainment risk in partner nations in accordance with defined target end states. The Monitoring and Metrics Specialist is under the leadership of the Mission Support (MS) Department within GT and supports all efforts to execute and utilize metrics and assessments in order to plan, monitor, and evaluate CTR activities within the GT Directorate. Specifically, this position will help implement a new metrics framework over the coming year as well as coordinate and conduct annual Metrics Validation Meetings, manage and evaluate data, prepare high-quality assessments, and support related projects as needed. The Monitoring and Metrics Specialist works with CTR stakeholders to promote awareness, develop training materials, support metrics implementation, and support collation of metrics scores, with an emphasis on leveraging them to inform future project planning and high-level messaging of CTR’s impact. The Monitoring and Metrics Specialist serves as A&AS support to the Mission Support Department and is directly responsible for coordinating and facilitating metrics trainings, briefings to senior government clients, and producing associated deliverables for various clients and stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or technical field, including statistics and applied mathematics
3+ years of relevant experience in public health, social science, biology, international development, public administration or other related field
Combination of education and/or experience in the area of monitoring and evaluation
Active Secret level clearance (minimum). US Citizenship is required.
Excellent organizational and written/oral communication skills
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites
Ability to work collaboratively and independently
Ability to work on multiple projects, including resourcing, tracking, follow-up and follow-through to project completion
Strong attention to detail, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
Flexibility/adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to be on site in Lorton, VA, up to 100% of the time

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
10+ years of related experience in social science, public health, international development, public administration or other related field
Monitoring and evaluation education and experience
Experience with Microsoft 365 platforms such as SharePoint, Power App, and Power BI
Demonstrated ability to write for Senior Leaders
Demonstrated leadership skills
DTRA CTR or Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) or Counter WMD experience

Responsibilities

Supports implementation of a new metrics framework across three geographic Departments that encompass biological, chemical, and nuclear threat reduction and WMD interdiction activities.
Interfaces with the Knowledge Management Team to develop and improve the data entry application (Metrics App) and data visualization tool (Metrics Dashboard).
Supports routine metrics analyses and processes.
Strategizes and/or develops frameworks and procedures to augment CTR’s monitoring and evaluation processes.
Serves as a primary knowledge source for metrics best practices and processes.
Prepares analyses and summaries independently, on schedule, and with exemplary quality.
Identifies and applies best practices, innovation, and process improvement.
Provides technical expertise on metrics as they apply to new country assessments, gap analyses, program planning, implementation oversight, and sustainability.
Provides high-quality technical products to inform decision making and administer CTR’s metrics efforts (e.g., papers, action memos, talking points, briefings, metrics summaries, PowerPoint briefings, standard operating procedures etc.).
Reviews technical deliverables and coordinates with project teams to provide comments that inform project execution.
Performs other duties, as assigned.