Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 5,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects. RTI's Sustainable Growth & Resilience (SG&R) technical unit within the International Development Group brings together RTI experts and capabilities across food security, agriculture, energy, environment, water, governance, and economic opportunity. SG&R will leverage RTI's experience designing and delivering multisectoral programming and technical solutions to respond to climate change, build resilience, and promote economic growth around the world.
SG&R’s Governance and Youth Economic Opportunities (GYEO) Division works on improving governance practices at the national, regional, and local levels that promotes development, ensures equitable access to resources, and delivers effective services that meet people’s basic needs. GYEO also focuses on ensuring that best practices at the local and regional levels inform national policy reforms and contribute to strengthening democratic decentralization processes, foster sustainable economic growth, job creation, and increased standards of living. Our comprehensive, evidence-based economic and workforce development programs help to create employment opportunities for youth, women, and disadvantaged populations in developing countries, building local capacity to design and implement systems that align education and training systems with employer needs.
Program Description:
The USAID Civic Engagement (CE) Activity will strengthen Ethiopia's civic fabric by supporting collective action by civic actors to advocate to and engage constructively with government in order to create more inclusive, accountable, and citizen-responsive policy and governance processes. CE seeks to strengthen Ethiopia’s civic fabric by supporting collective action by civic actors to advocate to and engage constructively with government in order to create more inclusive, accountable, and citizen-responsive policy and governance processes. The anticipated program will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and provide programming in a number of regions and local governments.
Position Description:
RTI is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager for the Civic Engagement (CE) Activity. The MEL Manager will lead efforts to collect and analyze data related to activity performance; conduct and/or organize rapid and other activity-related performance evaluations; conduct and/or organize assessments, studies, and other analyses to better understand the local context; ensure the quality of activity reporting; and promote adaptive learning based on MEL. This position will support the technical staff to develop and manage interventions to improve local MEL capacity and coordinate with other USAID-supported MEL mechanisms. The MEL Manager will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Position is contingent upon award and funding. Local Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Provides technical oversight for the development of the Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (AMELP), including the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP), Learning plan/Agenda, and oversees its implementation and periodic revision.
Leads the development, implementation, refinement, and harmonization of the project’s MEL system; develops and operationalizes indicators, set targets, and monitors progress in accordance with the activity contract.
Works with technical staff to oversee tools for data collection, storage, and analysis; trains staff and partners on MEL system operations, collection methods, and tools.
Contributes to project efforts to build the technical, systems, and operational capacities of local partner organizations and other relevant stakeholders.
Spearheads Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) approaches, including providing leadership for the organization of Pause and Reflect and/or Results Review meetings.
Performs data analyses, generates reports of findings, and creates graphics and other visualizations, as needed, to contribute to reporting requirements and project communications products.
Plans for and supervises intermittent political economy analysis (PEA) studies and performance evaluations, collects, and disseminates lessons learned, and shares successes during activity implementation.
Together with the COP and other members of the Strategic Management Team, supervises the implementation of workplan activities under the contract to ensure that performance schedules are observed, and outputs are completed according to schedule.
Works closely with the Communications team to create an inward- and outward-facing learning agenda.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in statistics, economics, mathematics or closely related field and minimum of 6 years of experience; or Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience.
At least 6 years of MEL experience designing and implementing M&E systems for international donor-funded projects.
Knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, methods, and approaches for MEL.
Demonstrated experience with computer and/or web-based performance data recording and reporting systems and other technologies to improve the quality of monitoring system integrity and data collection/analysis/reporting/visualization.
Excellent management, communication, and organizational skills (attention to detail is required); demonstrated flexibility and capacity to multi-task.
Ability to articulate and apply CLA principles.
Experience and in-depth knowledge and familiarity with USAID development sector priorities and reporting requirements; experience with programs focused on agriculture, governance, and/or GESI considered highly desirable.
Experience with MEL that measures and promotes gender and social inclusion.
Experience in providing technical assistance to local partners, organizations, and grantees.
Ability to work effectively, responsively, and collaboratively with government counterparts such as GOU ministries and anticorruption institutions, development and private sector partners, and academic/research institutions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English.
Ability to travel and work throughout Ethiopia with difficult terrain/conditions at times.
Proficiency in written and spoken English is required.
Work experience in Ethiopia required.
This vacancy is archived.