Back in the US of A, doing a Lee Cohen cross-country reunion tour with some good friends. Now finishing up my grad school work, and looking for a job.

Seeing as how I’m longer “in Haiti”, it’s time to move on to bigger and better things.

I recently started a new website just for my photography. I whole-heartedly reccommend you check it out.

The site is called The Lee Cohen [dot] Com

I’m thinking of having one final post, a sort of reflection of the past year, some thoughts, some lingering questions, etc. But why spoil it on a blog post when it could be a chapter of a book? Decisions Decisions.

Thanks to all the people who read the words here, a firm rigorous hand shake of appreciation for all those who commented on the words here. Commenting is so much better than just reading. Having that feedback, knowing that people are not only reading the words but interacting with them, is a great feeling, especially when you’re abroad and not sure if anyone’s really paying any attention.

So, thank you. Hope to see you again sometime.

I’m looking for a job in International Development, preferably in the sector of Education, preferably in the role of a monitoring & evaluation adviser/specialist/somebody. I can start June 1st. Email me if you’ve got any ideas.

Without further ado: my perfect job listing.

Job Reference #1a

Job Description: We’re looking for a storyteller, in the broadest  sense of the word. We need someone unafraid to tell the story of our NGO’s current projects using mathematics, data visualization, narrative writing, photography, video, and interactive online media. We believe that the best stories come from beneficiaries, not us, so you must be willing to spend days, sometimes weeks, in villages, documenting their stories and the status of our various projects.

You will be implementing a full Monitoring & Evaluation system in conjunction with our local stakeholders, so that our work can be scrutinized by those it directly effects, as opposed to those who have no incentive to provide negative evaluations. We are not only unafraid of sharing mistakes we’ve made in the field, we expect you to find them and highlight them! We are interested in not only learning from our past missteps, but of using transparency in our work as one of our greatest selling tools to donors and partnering agencies.

Because our most valuable assets are the communities we work with, the ideal candidate must have a background in a participatory approach to development, unafraid of holding community-wide meetings to help prioritize needs and establish benchmarks our organization can then monitor.

While 3-5 years experience being creative is necessary, these skills must be balanced with a sound understanding of quantitative methods of Monitoring & Evaluation, and most importantly, using these quantitative tools to help communicate what we do.

Expect to spend 50-70% of your time overseas, working side-by-side in the communities where our projects are currently active. The remaining 30-50% of your time will be spent disseminating our work to the general public, whether it be through Op-Ed’s, blog postings, or presentations at conferences.

Experience: A Master’s degree in Sustainable International Development, with an additional Master’s degree in Education. Background in writing, photography, monitoring & evaluation, and data analysis all required. French and French Creole language competency preferred. Anyone not named Lee Cohen need not apply.