MEL and CLA Director, Business Egypt

Job Title : Monitoring Evaluation and Learning & Collaborating, Learning,
and Adapting Director
Project : Business Egypt
Reports to: Chief of Party
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Period of performance: One year renewable
Deadline for application : October ‎31, ‎2022
* PROJECT BACKGROUND
The Business Egypt Program is a five-year, USAID-funded program implemented by
DAI. Business Egypt aims to substantially increase sales revenues and
investments among Egyptian micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and, by
so doing, create new job opportunities, especially for women and youth. The
project will co-invest with an ecosystem of institutions--business service
providers, business associations, supportive government institutions, and more
--to offer new products and services enabling MSMEs to better meet market
demand and increase their sales. Business Egypt's proposed value chains are--
solar power, processed fruits and vegetables, information technology services,
ready-made garments, and automotive supply. The project will operate from
offices in Cairo, Alexandria, and Assiut.
‎2. POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) and Collaborating, Learning, and
Adapting (CLA) Director has primary responsibility for the co-design and
implementation of the project's M&E plan and data collection system to measure
overall project performance against established goals and objectives. The MEL
& CLA Director will oversee a rigorous system of data collection and
management that supports the Chief of Party and Business Egypt senior
management to assess performance and make evidence-based decisions about
technical direction.
‎3. KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Co-design, develop, and institutionalize monitoring and evaluation systems and approaches that provide useful data for reporting, communications, and organizational learning.
* Draft the initial MEL Plan within ‎90 days of the project award in line with USAID's ADS Chapter ‎201 and continue to maintain and adapt the MEL Plan throughout the life of the project. The MEL Plan must set forth Business Egypt's specific performance goals and establish a dynamic monitoring and reporting system.
* Support the COP in establishing a culture of collaborating, learning, and adapting at the start of the project--fostering learning, innovation, and performance information feedback loops.
* Work closely with the Gender and Youth Specialist on gender disaggregation and other gender specific data as part of the MEL process.
* Prepare for and participate in Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) carried out by USAID and ensure that Business Egypt's monitoring and evaluation systems meet all requirements.
* Lead collaboration with USAID-assigned external evaluators and provide documentation/verification of data as requested.
* Create and maintain Performance Indicator Reference Sheets and a Performance Indicator Tracking Table based on the mandatory standard USAID indicators required to be reported on for the Business Egypt project.
* Work closely with Business Egypt technical staff to track data, analyze results, and share lessons learned to inform project management and increase effectiveness of project activities.
* Institute regular use of performance monitoring data among objective leads and technical staff.
* Organize and provide additional MEL & CLA training to staff as necessary.
* Use data to systematically and consistently document achievements, success stories, and best practices while coordinating and collaborating with the Communications team.
* Provide training and capacity building on CLA and adaptive management methods and tools and best practices to USAID, IP staff, and other stakeholders. Support them to integrate and institutionalize CLA best practices as requested.
* Travel as required to the Alexandria and Assiut offices, as well as any field visits to train staff, collect data and lead MEL/CLA efforts in the field.
* Other tasks as needed.
‎4. QUALIFICATIONS
* Bachelor's degree in organizational, communications, social sciences, or a related field required. Master's degree or higher in Statistics, Finance, International Development, or a related field preferred, but not required.
* Minimum ten (‎10) years of experience managing performance monitoring plans, evaluation, collaboration and learning, preferably with knowledge of USAID's CLA approach.
* Prior experience leading, designing, managing, and/or commissioning performance evaluations and other types of research.
* Prior supervisory experience of MEL and CLA professionals working on USAID projects.
* Practical experience with applying USAID CLA Framework, tools, and approaches.
* Demonstrated expertise and an in-depth understanding of qualitative and quantitative research design, data collection, and data analysis.
* Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with institutional and private-sector partners and stakeholders.
* Ability to communicate findings to a range of external and internal stakeholders and apply MEL results from learning to planning.
* Proficiency in statistical software.
* Understanding of USAID regulations and policies, including but not limited to the Automated Directives System ‎201, Evaluation Policy, and the Journey to Self-Reliance.
* Strong track record of working on projects of similar scope, complexity, and size.
* Strong communication skills - both written and oral - in English and Arabic.
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* Application instructions* :
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only shortlisted applicants will receive notifications on next steps.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early as applications will be
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