JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Description

RTI seeks a MERLA Director for an anticipated USAID funded $50-100M integrated water resources management (IWRM) activity.The MERLA Director will be responsible for supporting the program in all technical and management aspects of MEL and CLA for the project. This position will lead the MEL/CLA team and is responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) by overseeing project results, data management, reporting on indicators, capturing evidence and learning, and supporting evidenced-based decision-making. Design and facilitate learning events and support other avenues for disseminating M&E evidence and using it for data driven decision making.

Position is contingent upon award and funding.

Responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Working closely with the Senior Management Team, develop, monitor, and ensure successful implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan by overseeing project results, data management, reporting on indicators, capturing evidence and learning, and supporting evidenced-based decision-making.
• Work closely with the project staff to create an inward- and outward-facing learning agenda.
• Work closely with technical team members to gather and share necessary data for M&E reporting needs and CLA activities.
• Monitor data quality by reviewing the audit trail if there are any red flags work with the indicated team to collectively determine what went wrong and how to address any shortfalls in the future.
• Outline specific learning questions and activities and work closely with the Workstream Leads to generate, validate, and present data in user-friendly format.
• Facilitate constructive and collaborative dialogue during regular MEL project reviews and biweekly team meetings.
• Support the Senior Management team to lead quarterly “pause and reflect” performance review processes with Workstream Leads.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in statistics, economics, mathematics or closely related field and minimum of 6 years of experience designing and implementing M&E systems for international donor-funded projects; or Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience.
• Knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, methods, and approaches for MEL.
• 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.
• Computer literacy, with ability to analyze and interpret data using Excel, online reporting tools, or statistical packages such as SAS, SPSS, or STATA.
• Experience with MEL that measures and promotes gender and social inclusion.
• Ability to work effectively, responsively, and collaboratively with government counterparts, development and private sector partners, civil society organizations, and academic/research institutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English required.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements