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Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.
At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.
About the Project
This project will provide a broad range of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) support to DSCA. Project tasks will include desk and field research, analysis, data collection and visualization, strategy development, policy writing and coordination, and AM&E capacity building.
Responsibilities
AM&E Analysts II will support the design, coordination, conduct, and reporting of Security Cooperation analyses. They will work with key stakeholders to ensure efforts stay up to date with emerging AM&E techniques, tools, and approaches in specific subject matter. Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the leadership team in identifying priorities and solutions to problems
- Providing qualitative and quantitative analysis of security cooperation programs
- Assisting with the development of indicators and metrics that enable evaluation of security cooperation programs
- Drafting reports, presentations, and other deliverables for senior leadership review
- Supporting the design and development of visual graphics (e.g., illustrations, layouts, designs) that distills key information in a clear, concise manner
- Supporting the development and maintenance of project processes and plans
- Travel up to 25-50% domestically and internationally as determined by client and portfolio requirements and demands on regional team, while adhering to approved budget, cost reasonableness requirements, and all applicable corporate and federal travel regulations
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Four (4) years of AM&E experience, including analyzing and summarizing disparate information in a clear and concise manner, drafting data collection methodologies, creating organizational work plans based on higher-level goals, leading and coordinating multiple offices through multiple step processes without being a direct supervisor, and supporting staff with a variety of levels of knowledge and capabilities
- Strong oral and written communication skills to deal effectively with mid and high-level partner contacts, the host government, and local communities
- Ability to apply government agency regulations and procedures related to controlled unclassified information and foreign disclosure to daily work requirements
- Excellent computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet programs and data base management
- Seven (7) years of AM&E or capability-based-assessment (CBA) or other types of experience in one or more of the following subject matters: counterterrorism operations; Counter-weapons of mass destruction operations; counter-illicit drug trafficking operations and counter-transnational organized crime operations; maritime and border security operations; military intelligence operations and Operations or activities that contribute to an international coalition operation that is determined by the Secretary to be in the national interest of the United States; air domain awareness operations; cyberspace security and defensive cyberspace operations; humanitarian assistance and demining; small-scale construction associated with any of the above mission areas; Security Sector Governance (both across each of the above program areas as well as through distinct programs focused solely on Security-related institutions that span these broad program areas)
- DoD Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years of experience assessing, developing, mapping, and improving business processes
- Five (5) years of experience and knowledge of public policy and operations
- Five (5) years of experience planning, designing and implementing assessment, monitoring, and evaluation programs or projects in the security sector for a national organization, an NGO/IGO, the UN, or private industry
- Master’s degree (or higher) and formal training or education in the field of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation
- One to three (1-3) years of experience planning, executing, or overseeing policy of guidance for SC activities implemented under sections 332, 333, 1263, 342, 345, 401, or 2561 of Title 10, Chapter 16
- Currently located in Hawaii or in the National Capital Region (NCR)
Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When developing a range, Dexis evaluates compensation holistically, triangulating between external market research, our budget for the position, and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Offers within this range will be based on an individual candidate's qualification, relevant education and experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs.
Dexis pay range for this role:
$100,000 - $124,000 USD
Benefits
Dexis offers benefits to support employees’ health, financial security, and well-being. The benefits outlined below are for full-time, US-based positions only. These benefits include:
- Medical and prescription drug coverage: A choice of three UnitedHealthcare medical plans, with coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
- Dental insurance: Dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents, including preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic services, subject to plan limits.
- Company-paid vision insurance: Vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents, with premiums paid in full by Dexis.
- Employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA): Employees who enroll in the Silver HRA medical plan receive an employer-funded HRA to help pay eligible in-network deductible expenses.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance: Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Optional supplemental insurance: Voluntary supplemental life and AD&D insurance options, including life insurance options for eligible dependents.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Company-paid access to confidential counseling and legal and financial support resources for employees and their families.
- Health and wellness resources: Virtual care, behavioral health resources, and wellness programs available through the medical plan.
- Benefits assistance: Personalized support with benefit enrollment, coverage questions, claims, and finding providers through the Employee Care Center.
Participation, coverage, and employee contributions are subject to applicable benefit plan terms and eligibility requirements.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.
At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.
About the Project
This project will provide a broad range of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) support to DSCA. Project tasks will include desk and field research, analysis, data collection and visualization, strategy development, policy writing and coordination, and AM&E capacity building.
Responsibilities
AM&E Analysts II will support the design, coordination, conduct, and reporting of Security Cooperation analyses. They will work with key stakeholders to ensure efforts stay up to date with emerging AM&E techniques, tools, and approaches in specific subject matter. Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the leadership team in identifying priorities and solutions to problems
- Providing qualitative and quantitative analysis of security cooperation programs
- Assisting with the development of indicators and metrics that enable evaluation of security cooperation programs
- Drafting reports, presentations, and other deliverables for senior leadership review
- Supporting the design and development of visual graphics (e.g., illustrations, layouts, designs) that distills key information in a clear, concise manner
- Supporting the development and maintenance of project processes and plans
- Travel up to 25-50% domestically and internationally as determined by client and portfolio requirements and demands on regional team, while adhering to approved budget, cost reasonableness requirements, and all applicable corporate and federal travel regulations
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Four (4) years of AM&E experience, including analyzing and summarizing disparate information in a clear and concise manner, drafting data collection methodologies, creating organizational work plans based on higher-level goals, leading and coordinating multiple offices through multiple step processes without being a direct supervisor, and supporting staff with a variety of levels of knowledge and capabilities
- Strong oral and written communication skills to deal effectively with mid and high-level partner contacts, the host government, and local communities
- Ability to apply government agency regulations and procedures related to controlled unclassified information and foreign disclosure to daily work requirements
- Excellent computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet programs and data base management
- Seven (7) years of AM&E or capability-based-assessment (CBA) or other types of experience in one or more of the following subject matters: counterterrorism operations; Counter-weapons of mass destruction operations; counter-illicit drug trafficking operations and counter-transnational organized crime operations; maritime and border security operations; military intelligence operations and Operations or activities that contribute to an international coalition operation that is determined by the Secretary to be in the national interest of the United States; air domain awareness operations; cyberspace security and defensive cyberspace operations; humanitarian assistance and demining; small-scale construction associated with any of the above mission areas; Security Sector Governance (both across each of the above program areas as well as through distinct programs focused solely on Security-related institutions that span these broad program areas)
- DoD Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years of experience assessing, developing, mapping, and improving business processes
- Five (5) years of experience and knowledge of public policy and operations
- Five (5) years of experience planning, designing and implementing assessment, monitoring, and evaluation programs or projects in the security sector for a national organization, an NGO/IGO, the UN, or private industry
- Master’s degree (or higher) and formal training or education in the field of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation
- One to three (1-3) years of experience planning, executing, or overseeing policy of guidance for SC activities implemented under sections 332, 333, 1263, 342, 345, 401, or 2561 of Title 10, Chapter 16
- Currently located in Hawaii or in the National Capital Region (NCR)
Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When developing a range, Dexis evaluates compensation holistically, triangulating between external market research, our budget for the position, and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Offers within this range will be based on an individual candidate's qualification, relevant education and experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs.
Dexis pay range for this role:
$100,000 - $124,000 USD
Benefits
Dexis offers benefits to support employees’ health, financial security, and well-being. The benefits outlined below are for full-time, US-based positions only. These benefits include:
- Medical and prescription drug coverage: A choice of three UnitedHealthcare medical plans, with coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
- Dental insurance: Dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents, including preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic services, subject to plan limits.
- Company-paid vision insurance: Vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents, with premiums paid in full by Dexis.
- Employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA): Employees who enroll in the Silver HRA medical plan receive an employer-funded HRA to help pay eligible in-network deductible expenses.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance: Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Optional supplemental insurance: Voluntary supplemental life and AD&D insurance options, including life insurance options for eligible dependents.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Company-paid access to confidential counseling and legal and financial support resources for employees and their families.
- Health and wellness resources: Virtual care, behavioral health resources, and wellness programs available through the medical plan.
- Benefits assistance: Personalized support with benefit enrollment, coverage questions, claims, and finding providers through the Employee Care Center.
Participation, coverage, and employee contributions are subject to applicable benefit plan terms and eligibility requirements.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Non-Profit & Social Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in monitoring and evaluation specialist jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in public policy, social sciences, international development, or a related field
- Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting methods
- Experience designing and managing indicator frameworks, results frameworks, or logframes
- Skill in statistical software such as SPSS, Stata, R, or data visualization tools like Power BI
- Familiarity with donor reporting requirements, particularly for USAID, CDC, or UN-funded programs
- Strong written communication skills for producing evaluation reports and presenting findings to stakeholders
Tips for Your Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Job Search
Tailor your resume to each framework
M&E job postings often name a specific framework, such as results-based management, the logical framework approach, or USAID's Program Cycle. Mirror the exact terminology from each posting in your resume so your application clears automated screening tied to those frameworks.
Quantify evaluation findings, not just activities
Hiring managers want to see the difference your work made. Instead of listing evaluations you conducted, describe the sample sizes, the recommendations adopted, and the program changes that followed so reviewers can assess the real scope of your contribution.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists monitoring and evaluation specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by donor or funding source
Many M&E roles are tied to specific funding streams, such as USAID, CDC, or World Bank grants. Filtering your search by donor name or contract vehicle helps you find openings where your familiarity with that funder's reporting standards gives you a concrete edge.
Prepare a portfolio of data collection tools
Interviewers frequently ask candidates to walk through a survey instrument, indicator matrix, or data quality assessment they designed. Bring two or three annotated examples to your interview so you can discuss your design decisions and the tradeoffs you made in context.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
M&E specialists often discover after joining that evaluation budgets are smaller than expected or that data collection responsibilities fall entirely on them. Ask directly during the offer stage how many enumerators you'll supervise and what share of the budget is earmarked for third-party evaluations.
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most monitoring and evaluation specialists?
The companies hiring the most monitoring and evaluation specialists right now include Dexis, BDO, and Guidehouse, with the largest share of openings in District of Columbia, Virginia, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is concentrated in organizations that manage federally funded health, education, and humanitarian programs.
How many monitoring and evaluation specialist jobs are remote?
About 88% of monitoring and evaluation specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of the work centers on data management and report writing rather than on-site fieldwork. Roles focused on data systems, indicator reporting, and donor communications tend to offer the most location flexibility, while positions requiring direct fieldwork or in-country data collection are typically on-site or in-person.
How do you become a monitoring and evaluation specialist?
Start with a bachelor's degree in public health, social sciences, international development, economics, or a related field, then build hands-on experience through program coordinator or research assistant roles where you collect or analyze data. Develop proficiency in at least one statistical or data visualization tool, learn a major evaluation framework such as the logical framework approach, and pursue credentials like the Certified Monitoring and Evaluation Professional designation to strengthen your candidacy for dedicated M&E positions.
Can you get hired as a monitoring and evaluation specialist without direct M&E experience?
Yes, candidates do move into entry-level M&E roles from adjacent positions such as program coordinator, research assistant, or data analyst, particularly at organizations willing to train on evaluation methodology. Emphasize any experience you have designing surveys, managing databases, writing donor reports, or analyzing program outcomes. Volunteering to support an evaluation on a current project, even informally, gives you a concrete example to discuss and signals genuine commitment to the field.
What does the monitoring and evaluation specialist interview process look like?
Most M&E interviews include a resume screen followed by a competency-based phone interview focused on your data collection and analysis experience. A technical stage often follows, where you may be asked to review a sample logframe, critique an indicator table, or walk through a past evaluation you managed. Final rounds typically involve a panel from the program, grants, or technical team who assess how well you can communicate findings to non-technical audiences and whether your approach aligns with the organization's donor requirements.
Where can I find and apply to monitoring and evaluation specialist jobs?
You can find and apply to monitoring and evaluation specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your experience, sector focus, and location preference, then apply directly to each listing from the job page.
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