Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist – Egypt – USAID Teacher Excellence Initiative Activity

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC)

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity, with a focus on vulnerable and underserved populations. Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world.

EDC promotes equity and access to high quality education and health services and products that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. We support an inclusive workplace culture that embraces many perspectives and broadens our understanding of the communities we serve, enhancing and enriching our work.  

Project Description

The goal of the USAID Teacher Excellence Initiative Activity is to improve the quality and relevance of teacher preparation in Egyptian public universities so that current and future primary school teachers have enhanced skills to increase student learning and advance the Ministry of Education and Technical Education’s (MOETE) reform. The Initiative will achieve this goal through the following results:

• At least 7,500 pre-service teachers in undergraduate programs at Faculties of Education in five Egyptian universities have the skills and knowledge to apply practice-based, experiential teaching methods in the classroom.
• 5,000 in-service teachers in postgraduate programs at Faculties of Education in 15 Egyptian universities apply practice-based, experiential teaching methods in the classroom.
• 50 Government of Egypt personnel from the MOETE, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR), and the Supreme Council of Universities demonstrate improved capacity to jointly plan, manage, and adapt teacher education.

Job Summary:

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist is responsible for coordinating and supporting the project’s field-based monitoring, evaluation and Learning activities. The MEL Specialist will report to the project’s Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and learning and will actively collaborate with program/technical managers and the US-based MEL Specialist to support the development of MEL tools, the integration of MEL across all program components, MEL data collection activities, and the development of MEL and program reports. The MEL Specialist may also support the Project Team’s communication and outreach efforts, in line with donor’s guidelines.

Essential functions include (but not limited to):  

• Conduct field-based data collection activities, ensuring accuracy and timely completion of all field-based MEL activities.
• Contribute to the development of systems and mechanisms for collecting project data on the indicators, and track progress towards targets and milestones.
• Analyze data and generate high-quality reports that highlight key findings, trends, and recommendations for program improvement.
• Manage the project’s MEL systems, including performance indicator tracking, the data management system and the project account on USAID information platforms.
• Support the preparation and presentation of accomplishments, impacts, and activities of the project to local stakeholders and donors.
• Participate in the development of the quarterly and annual reports and other periodic reports as needed.
• Participate in the implementation of structured learning mechanism for the project.
• Participate in frequent orientation for staff on embedding learning opportunities into the project activities.
• Support the management of data quality assessments (DQAs) and requirements.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the MEL Director.

Other Duties:

• Understand the terms of the Teacher Excellence Initiative award, specifically, the expected project results, and ensure compliance with requirements related to MEL.
• Participate in staff and technical team meetings, as necessary.
• Provide support to other special initiatives as needed.
• Demonstrate professionalism when managing sensitive and confidential documents and information and in working with co-workers and project partners.
• Comply with the project and organizational policies concerning security, human resources, financial and grants management, the confidentiality of information, and the like.
• Comply with EDC’s administrative and HR regulations, including policies and procedures on performance management and annual performance review.

Education

Bachelor's degree in education, science, social science, or other related fields. Advanced degree preferred.

Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 6 to 7 years of progressively responsible and directly relevant experience required.
• Experience in working in MEL systems in USAID funded projects.
• Experience in designing and carrying out MEL studies, reviews, and evaluations.
• Experience quantitative and qualitative methodologies, operations research, management information systems, reporting, data quality assessments and data analysis.
• Experience in conducting and/or coordinating data collection.
• Experience with remote/virtual data collection through software like Kobo, survey monkey, etc.
• Experience in managing datasets in Excel.
• Experience with statistical software packages like SPSS is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communication skills in English required.
• Capacity to work effectively with teams.
• Strong time management and attention to detail.

Language

Fluency in English is required.

This position is located in the county office and reports to the MEL Director. Travel is required as needed.

This position will maintain close communication relationships with the technical and operation team and other staff as relevant.

Application Instructions

Job closing date: November 15th, 2024

Applications submitted without a resume or CV will not be reviewed.

Due to the volume of applications submitted, only finalists will be notified. 

EDC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to enhancing the diversity of its workforce and ensuring an equitable and highly inclusive work environment. EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.