Land O’Lakes Venture37 is preparing for an anticipated USAID/Egypt Climate Smart Agricultural Development Activity with a potential procurement release date later in 2023. The purpose of Egypt CSA is to strengthen the competitiveness of the agricultural sector while promoting a climate smart food and agriculture system. The Activity will build upon past and ongoing investments from USAID, the Government of Egypt, and other donor partners to incentivize private sector investment, promote market-oriented climate smart technologies, and improve the strengthen the resilience of smallholders.
Position Summary:
The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will develop and implement a monitoring, evaluation and learning system for the project. The M&E Manager will develop data collection tools and processes, documented in a monitoring, evaluation and learning plan, train staff and partners in MEL system, coordinate all data collection efforts, ensure data quality, process and analyze the data for donor reporting, adaptive management, and learning purposes, and provide oversight support to external evaluators. The M&E Manager will also lead significant learning and outreach activities, such as planning collaboration and learning events, developing outreach materials, and ensuring program adaptation based on findings.
The position will be based in Cairo, Egypt.
Reporting: This position reports to the Chief of Party and supervises the MEL Specialist.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of the MEL system and update as necessary throughout the life of the project.
- Implement appropriate activities to monitor, evaluate, and learn from project activities and results.
- Responsible for collecting data for and writing all MEL reports.
- Train all project staff and key partners in their role in project monitoring and evaluation.
- Manage a tablet-based data collection platform, including training staff and ensuring timely data entry and cleaning.
- Select and manage appropriate consultants for evaluations and research, as required, including developing scopes of work, reviewing survey design, conducting quality control of the work, and reviewing final reports.
- Regularly review data collection processes, including regular field visits and data quality assessments, and adjust processes as needed.
- Organize regular collaboration, learning and adaptation events both internally and externally.
- Provide regular updates on project progress against key metrics to the Chief of Party for inclusion in donor reports, work planning and learning events.
- Demonstrate the highest degree of integrity throughout all activities, and raise any concerns with implementation quality immediately with the Chief of Party.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
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- Bachelor’s Degree in economics, statistics, or related field.
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience designing and implementing MEL systems for development projects.
- At least one year of supervisory experience.
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative research, analysis and evaluation skills.
- Computer literacy and competency in use of Microsoft Office software.
- Proficiency in statistical software (e.g. Stata, SPSS).
- Highly developed conceptual, analytical and innovative problem-solving ability.
- Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor tasks.
- Ability to independently and proactively work as a team member with minimum day-to-day oversight.
- Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills in English and Arabic.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in economics, statistics or other relevant area.
- Minimum two (2) years of management experience.
The position described above is contingent upon activity award.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls will be accepted.
Land O’Lakes never requests money or payment from candidates for any position type. Please report any such requests to Land O’Lakes.
Land O’Lakes Venture37 is an equal opportunity employer and an organization striving to help global communities thrive through agriculture. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Our culture values a diversity of voices. So bring us your unique experiences, your workstyle, and your dreams � they’ll only make us stronger.
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