Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

  Mexico

• Oaxaca: 
Oaxaca

Term: Fall, Winter 
Dates: mid-october through mid-january

Description:
Purpose: To assist Puente in conducting more thorough and precise evaluations of programs
Location: Oaxaca City, Mexico
Time Commitment: Mid-October through mid-January, 25 hours per week
Level of Spanish needed: Intermediate      
Level of English needed: Advanced

Responsibilities:
Every November and December Puente conducts evaluations of its programs by interviewing all program participants. This consultant will work with the Puente directors to develop and improve the current evaluation process. This consultant will also input and analyze the data from the evaluations. Depending upon the intern's level of Spanish ability, he/she might also conduct some face-to-face evaluations with Puente's participants. In order to observe Puente's work firsthand and provide better guidance, at least once per week this consultant will be expected to visit a rural community.

Highlights: The position of consultant offers an opportunity to experience the promotion of amaranth, a grain native to Mexico, uniquely suited to face some of Southern Mexico's greatest health risks. Through the community visits, the consultant experiences first-had the diversity of the Oaxacan countryside, as well as the impact of a grassroots public health approach.

Qualifications:
- Experience conducting evaluations for non-profit organizations
- Knowledge of various types of monitoring and evaluation processes
- Ability to provide constructive feedback on current procedures

Salary / Pay: The internship and consultant opportunities are unpaid; however, occasionally a small stipend might be included. All internships require a minimum commitment of two months except under special circumstances. Most internships are designed for those with a graduate level education or people with at least two years of paid experience in a similar position.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Mexico Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Resume

Puente a la Salud Comunitaria's Mission Statement: Partnering with families, health workers, and farmers to promote the consumption and cultivation of the highly nutritious grain amaranth, Puente a la Salud Comunitaria is dedicated to the eradication of malnutrition and the improvement of health in rural Mexico.

Year Founded: 2003