EWB-USA Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) Lead

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The EWB-Northern Virginia Chapter was just awarded an international outreach project in El Sauce, Honduras. We will be upgrading the water distribution system in their small community. As the PMEL, you will be an integral part of the international project team. The following are two lists from the PMEL Lead Qualifications reference provided by EWB-USA.

PMEL Lead Responsibilities

The selected PMEL lead will be responsible for:

1. working with the Project Lead and the EWB-USA HQ Project Engineer to interpret and appropriately implement the PMEL Program,

2. participating in project reviews conducted by the EWB-USA HQ International Community Programs staff and the Technical Advisory Committee,

3. authoring or co-authoring document 901 - Program Plan & Baseline Study and document 901B - Program Impact Monitoring Reports,

4. completing document 905 - Project Logical Framework for the program and each project type,

5. using the document 906 - EWB-USA Project Monitoring Indicators to measure the progress of the team’s work ,

6. researching appropriate community engagement methods and communicating these to the project team during project planning,

7. presenting and discussing the PMEL Program documents, including all community meetings that are expected to be held and relevant monitoring data that are expected to be collected during the trip, with the project team members prior to departure, and

8. remaining open to and accessible for feedback from the community, local partners and chapter team members regarding the assessment of the program’s impact in the community.

PMEL Lead Qualifications:

The selected PMEL Lead must have the following qualifications:

1. Be a current student or professional member of EWB-USA and part of an EWB-USA chapter;

2. Have participated in the EWB-USA PMEL Program webinar training;

3. Be planning to travel with the team for assessment, implementation and monitoring and evaluation trips. Note: If the PMEL Lead cannot travel, the representative on the trip who will be coordinating PMEL activities must have participated in the EWB-USA PMEL Program webinar training. Additional training might be required as resources are developed within the EWB-USA PMEL Program. PMEL leads are also encouraged to read the additional documents related to impact assessments that are included at the end of the EWB-USA PMEL Program Description.