Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager – Egypt – Partnerships

Company Description

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting
solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic
opportunity. Since ‎1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and
evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than ‎80 countries around
the world.
EDC promotes equity and access to high quality education and health services
and products that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse
backgrounds learn, live, and work together. We support an inclusive workplace
culture that embraces many perspectives and broadens our understanding of the
communities we serve, enhancing and enriching our work.
EDC is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Job Description

The purpose of the five-year, $‎85 million, USAID Partnerships for Educational
Progress (Partnerships) Activity is to strengthen the higher education system
to address Egypt's development priorities. Through partnerships with the
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR), Egyptian higher
education institutions (HEIs), and the private sector, the Partnerships
Activity will accelerate the MOHESR's vision to transform Egypt's public HEIs
into world class, market-relevant centers of learning that prepare and connect
Egyptian students to the workforce.
The activity will achieve this purpose through the following three results:
* Higher education entities strategically plan, manage, and monitor an effective higher education system;
* HEIs deliver high-quality, inclusive, market-relevant, interdisciplinary education that facilitates graduates' employability; and
* HEI campuses provide inclusive access to a modern environment equipped with new technologies and scientific resources.
Position Description
The Monitoring, Evaluation, and learning (MEL) Manager will be dedicated to
the activity full-time. This individual will provide technical leadership to
the timely capture and communication of program results and ensure high-
quality, timely, valid, and verifiable data collection, reporting, analysis,
and learning. They will be responsible for ensuring the creation of a
comprehensive strategy for monitoring, evaluation, and learning for the
Partnerships activity. The MEL Manager will oversee a rigorous system of data
collection and management that supports the activity 's senior management to
assess performance and make evidence-based decisions about technical
direction.
The candidate for the position of Monitoring, Evaluation, and learning
Manager shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor degree (advanced degree preferred) in international relations and/or
development, economics, statistics, data analytics, or a related field of
study.
Skills and Experience:
* Eight years of experience in monitoring and evaluating higher education and/or capacity strengthening activities;
* Progressive professional experience in monitoring and evaluation positions;
* Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with institutional and private-sector partners and stakeholders;
* Experience working with and supporting government counterparts;
* Experience training partner organizations and/or staff in MEL concepts and activities;
* Strong data analysis and report writing skills.
* Demonstrated experience in monitoring results and indicators;
* Experience with electronic data collection and analysis required;
* Experience with qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods and tools, such as SPSS, QDA Miner, etc. preferred;
* Expertise in data visualization preferred;
* Practical knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook;
* Experience with USAID reporting requirements preferred;
* Ability to prioritize and manage activities with minimal supervision;
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
* Must be able to work independently, and within a team in a cross-cultural setting, negotiate diplomatically, and function well under pressure to meet deadlines.
Language:
Fluency in written and spoken English, additional fluency in Arabic is
preferred.

Additional Information

EDC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to
enhancing the diversity of its workforce and ensuring an equitable and highly
inclusive work environment. EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a
supportive work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.
Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to
apply.