Mel and Cla Director, Business Egypt

1 week ago


مصر, Egypt DAI Full time

Job Title_: Monitoring Evaluation and Learning & Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Director
- Project_: Business Egypt
- Reports to:_ Chief of Party
- Location:_ Cairo, Egypt
- Period of performance:_ One year renewable
- **PROJECT BACKGROUND**

The Business Egypt Program is a five-year, USAID-funded program implemented by DAI. Business Egypt aims to substantially increase sales revenues and investments among Egyptian micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and, by so doing, create new job opportunities, especially for women and youth. The project will co-invest with an ecosystem of institutions—business service providers, business associations, supportive government institutions, and more—to offer new products and services enabling MSMEs to better meet market demand and increase their sales. Business Egypt’s proposed value chains are—solar power, processed fruits and vegetables, information technology services, ready-made garments, and automotive supply. The project will operate from offices in Cairo, Alexandria, and Assiut.

**2. POSITION DESCRIPTION**

The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Director has primary responsibility for the co-design and implementation of the project’s M&E plan and data collection system to measure overall project performance against established goals and objectives. The MEL & CLA Director will oversee a rigorous system of data collection and management that supports the Chief of Party and Business Egypt senior management to assess performance and make evidence-based decisions about technical direction.

**3. KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Co-design, develop, and institutionalize monitoring and evaluation systems and approaches that provide useful data for reporting, communications, and organizational learning.
- Draft the initial MEL Plan within 90 days of the project award in line with USAID’s ADS Chapter 201 and continue to maintain and adapt the MEL Plan throughout the life of the project. The MEL Plan must set forth Business Egypt’s specific performance goals and establish a dynamic monitoring and reporting system.
- Support the COP in establishing a culture of collaborating, learning, and adapting at the start of the project—fostering learning, innovation, and performance information feedback loops.
- Work closely with the Gender and Youth Specialist on gender disaggregation and other gender specific data as part of the MEL process.
- Prepare for and participate in Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) carried out by USAID and ensure that Business Egypt’s monitoring and evaluation systems meet all requirements.
- Lead collaboration with USAID-assigned external evaluators and provide documentation/verification of data as requested.
- Create and maintain Performance Indicator Reference Sheets and a Performance Indicator Tracking Table based on the mandatory standard USAID indicators required to be reported on for the Business Egypt project.
- Work closely with Business Egypt technical staff to track data, analyze results, and share lessons learned to inform project management and increase effectiveness of project activities.
- Institute regular use of performance monitoring data among objective leads and technical staff.
- Organize and provide additional MEL & CLA training to staff as necessary.
- Use data to systematically and consistently document achievements, success stories, and best practices while coordinating and collaborating with the Communications team.
- Provide training and capacity building on CLA and adaptive management methods and tools and best practices to USAID, IP staff, and other stakeholders. Support them to integrate and institutionalize CLA best practices as requested.
- Travel as required to the Alexandria and Assiut offices, as well as any field visits to train staff, collect data and lead MEL/CLA efforts in the field.
- Other tasks as needed.

**4. QUALIFICATIONS**
- Bachelor’s degree in organizational, communications, social sciences, or a related field required. Master’s degree or higher in Statistics, Finance, International Development, or a related field preferred, but not required.
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience managing performance monitoring plans, evaluation, collaboration and learning, preferably with knowledge of USAID’s CLA approach.
- Prior experience leading, designing, managing, and/or commissioning performance evaluations and other types of research.
- Prior supervisory experience of MEL and CLA professionals working on USAID projects.
- Demonstrated expertise and an in-depth understanding of qualitative and quantitative research design, data collection, and data analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with institutional and private-sector partners and stakeholders.
- Proficiency in statistical software.
- Understanding of USAID regulations and policies, including but not limited to the Automated Directives System 201, Evaluat


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