Monitoring Evaluation And Learning (MEL) Lead Job at Social Impact

• Lead the design and development of services and activities under the MEL component of the project, including developing scope/budget/timelines for assigned activities.
• Develop, review and align performance management plans to Mission strategies and activities.
• Lead third-party monitoring (TPM) services, including data verification, context monitoring, implementation monitoring, data quality assessments, compliance monitoring, and data analysis, visualization, and utilization.
• Build Mission and Implementing Partners’ capacity to conduct effective monitoring site visits and analyze and utilize “real-time” data for decision making and adaptive management.
• Support the development and implementation of responsive evaluations, assessments, and analyses, including drafting statements of work and cost estimates.
• Support the development of data visualization dashboards.
• Facilitate the utilization and integration of MEL findings and recommendations from local voices, experts, and leadership (including youth and women)
• Build staff’s capacity to use qualitative and quantitative evaluation approaches.
• Provide technical assistance and support in addressing USAID’s gender and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion objectives.
• Manage teams including full-time staff and consultants.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or related field.
• At least eight years of management experience in MEL on international development projects.
• Extensive experience overseeing monitoring, verification and reporting (MV&R) and/or third party monitoring (TPM) services for development projects.
• Experience working on USAID projects strongly preferred.
• Fluency in written and spoken English required; fluency in Kiswahili strongly preferred.