% of time

Activity

20%

Collaborate with the Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), to design or coordinate evaluation activities conducted/managed both internally and externally and ensure effective, timely and delivery of research and evaluation products.

30%

Regularly review and analyse activity monitoring and outcome assessment data to report on overall performance and provide guidance for informed adaptions required to improve service delivery or attainment of the anticipated literacy outcomes.

20%

Collaborate with the activity team to develop/refine quality benchmarks for the different literacy interventions and train staff on how to monitor their attainment using the approved activity’s observation tools and technologies.

10%

Lead the design/refinement, implementation, analysis and documentation of the activity’s approved learning agenda and dissemination of the key learning products to the targeted audiences/stakeholders.

10%

Identify MEL capacity gaps across the consortium and local implementing partners regarding data analysis and data use to develop and implement annual capacity strengthening action plans through training, data use workshops and continuous mentorship.

5%

Support the MEL team to conduct quarterly data quality audits at partner offices and provide the required technical assistance to address the identified issues to ensure that the activity continues to use or be informed by data of high quality.

5%

Contribute to the development of quarterly analytical performance progress reports and ensure that key promising practices and learnings from different assessments, meetings or workshops are properly incorporated.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

•  At least 5 years’ experience of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning in international development programs preferably in child protection and education.
• Experience with indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing MEL and performance monitoring plans.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative skills and demonstrated capacity and experience in data analysis, data collection; statistical analysis; and reporting.

Required Education,

training, license,

registration, and

certification

• University degree (Master’s degree preferred) in education, statistics, data science, social sciences, or other related field.
• Experience with statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, STATA, Python, Atlas.ti or NVivo) and familiarity with IT applications to support MEL, visualization and information management.

Preferred Knowledge

and Qualifications

• Demonstrated capacity in supporting foundational literacy interventions and evaluation of child development and learning outcomes using EGRA, LEGRA, IDELA, ISELA will be a plus.
• Experience working with international donors, USAID preferred.