Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director 90 views

Chemonics International, a Washington D.C.-based international development organization, seeks to fill the position of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director for the anticipated USAID Strengthening Accountable Governance and Civic Engagement (SAGCE) project in Ethiopia. The $30 million, five-year project will aim to strengthen sub-national government, increase citizen engagement, and strengthen civil society oversight using locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. The MEL Director will be based in Addis with extensive travel in the country. The MEL Director is responsible for leading all aspects of baseline assessments, indicator and target setting, and information management, building capacity of the project team and stakeholders. Candidates should possess considerable successful experience in leading MEL work in donor-funded programs in countries in Africa with particular expertise in decentralization reform. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supports the initial gender analysis to inform the targeted Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) interventions and GESI mainstreaming across all three objectives
• Ensures staff collect and report and compiles MEL data for reporting
• Provides GESI-focused technical leadership and guidance to project leadership, other program technical leads, and the MEL team
• Collaborates with MEL Team to conduct ongoing monitoring and analysis, ensuring program data is sufficiently disaggregated (e.g., by sex, age, ethnicity, social class, disability, location) for the purpose of reporting program progress against GESI-related indicators.
• Ensures that activities, advocacy and grants, and research efforts integrate GESI considerations and mainstream vulnerable and underrepresented groups.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject area such as international development required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure MEL integration in project design, implementation, and evaluation
• Experience developing and delivering MEL-themed content in training materials preferred
• Relevant computer software skills (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)
• Prior USAID experience preferred
• Experience with mobile data collection (i.e., tablet or phone-based applications) preferred
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize effectively
• Exposure to USAID’s managing for results approach desired
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Oral and written fluency in English required