Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director– West Bank/Gaza Active Citizenry Palestine USAID 28 views

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director– West Bank/Gaza Active Citizenry (Palestine) USAID

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This Opportunity:
The purpose of the USAID Active Citizenry Activity (the “Activity”) is to empower Palestinian citizens and civil society actors to hold public institutions accountable, foster social and political advancement and improve overall living conditions and prosperity. The following describes in detail the Activity’s objectives, as well as the illustrative interventions and expected results. The Activity will support the civil society sector, Palestinian citizens, media organizations, and other relevant stakeholders to become more active in decision making and advocating for their rights.

The MEL Director will lead all monitoring, evaluation and learning program activities. In this capacity, s/he will establish systems for gathering, reporting, and analyzing performance data for impact and sustainability of project implementation. S/he will coordinate and manage all monitoring, evaluation and research tasks and deliverables for the project and ensure that all required reports and documentation for the project’s internal management systems and for external reporting are produced according to USAID/West Bank and Gaza guidelines. S/he will link M&E data to a process of learning and adaptation.

Duration: 5 years (anticipated start in September 2022)
Location: Palestine

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides strategic guidance, vision and management for successful monitoring and evaluation of the activity.
Supervises MEL staff and ensures the strategic and functional integration of all MEL activities as well as active collaboration with sub-awardees and USAID.
Oversees all MEL activities, provides technical direction and support, and ensures the accurate reporting of results for program activities.
Provide technical leadership to capture and communicate program results, as well as ensure high-quality, timely, valid and verifiable data collection, reporting and analysis.
Ensure a process of continual learning and adaptation resulting from applied political economic analysis of various sectors and government levels
Harmonize M&E data collection and reporting systems with USAID policies and indicators.
Monitor and report on activities required to communicate program results and improve implementation, which includes establishing systems to gather, report and analyze performance data for impact and sustainability of project implementation; overseeing data collection processes as required within the project parameters
Oversee preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports on the status of project implementation; contribute to other project reports such as annual work plans.
Review and update the project’s MEL plan on an on-going basis.
Key Competencies Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Project Management, M&E or related field, Master’s preferred.
At least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in designing, managing and implementing results-based MEL activities.
Demonstrated relevant technical skills in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data,
Extensive knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, and tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning.
Strong knowledge of USAID rules and regulations, as well as best practices in M&E
Strong organizational skills and oral/written communication skills in English.
Experience with USAID-funded governance programs highly desired.

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