Disaster Program Quality & Design Lead | MEL & Impact

Global Support and Development; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation up to 25 days

Sick leave up to 80 hours

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Global Support and Development in Charlotte, NC seeks a seasoned Program Quality and Design Coordinator to lead design of preparedness projects, MEL systems, and evidence-based planning with partners across the Caribbean and Central America. Up to 30% travel.

The role builds capacity of staff, designs sustainability frameworks, and aligns with the GSD Measurement Framework. Requires 12+ years in international disaster management, evaluation, and data analysis; fluency in Spanish is highly

Qualifications

• At least twelve years designing projects in international disaster management focusing on preparedness.
• Ten or more years in international evaluation in disaster response and development contexts.
• Eight+ years in international data collection and analysis, including AI in evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of preparedness projects with MEL systems and theories of change.
• Oversee co-design with partners ensuring timely approvals (e.g., <6 weeks).
• Build capacity of staff in external program quality and design with focus on sustainability.
• Develop and deliver capacity-building sessions for project planning and implementation.
• Support scalability and application of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Readiness Index (DPR2I).
• Support evaluation design, implementation, and after-action reviews.

Skills

Data analysis

Evaluation design

MEL systems

Qualitative methods

Quantitative methods

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Spanish (desirable)

Education

Master's degree in Evaluation, Social Sciences, Research Methods, International Development, Statistics, or related field

Tools

KoboToolbox

ODK

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

Global Support and Development in Charlotte, NC seeks a seasoned Program Quality and Design Coordinator to lead design of preparedness projects, MEL systems, and evidence-based planning with partners across the Caribbean and Central America. Up to 30% travel.

The role builds capacity of staff, designs sustainability frameworks, and aligns with the GSD Measurement Framework. Requires 12+ years in international disaster management, evaluation, and data analysis; fluency in Spanish is highly