Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Officer

Position Location: Gaza, Palestine           

Background

Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, this global development organization has a field presence in more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio of that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. 

Project Summary

Creative Associates seeks a Monitoring Evaluation and Learning/Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (MEL/CLA) Officer for the USAID-funded West Bank, and Gaza (WBG) Basic Education Activity, which will strengthen education services for Palestinian children of KG 1 through Grade 6 and enable them to thrive and reach their full developmental potential. Under the Basic Education Activity, USAID seeks to work with the private sector, non-formal, non-governmental, community-based, and civil society partners to strengthen early childhood and primary educational opportunities through high-quality early childhood education services and supplemental support structures to strengthen foundational pre-primary and primary education for children in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. Specific areas of focus include strengthening foundational skills in literacy, numeracy, social-emotional learning (SEL)/soft skills, and building teacher and student resilience capabilities and assets.

Position Summary

The MEL Officer will provide technical support in all monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities of BEA in Gaza. Candidates must be authorized to work in

Reporting & Supervision: The position will report to the Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

• The MEL/CLA Officer will support the Senior MEL Manager in data quality assurance procedures, and compiling, processing, and analyzing activity performance data.
• Ensure regular and consistent documentation and that reporting deliverables are met timely and in compliance with USAID rules and regulations.

• Support the Senior MEL Manager to maintain an up-to-date catalog of all project MEL tools and forms in electronic and hard copy data files.
• Ensure that partners submit all MEL reports and plans within the agreed schedule.
• Conduct project site visits to collect quantitative and qualitative data, including site visits for secondary verification of data results.
• Participate in the development of Annual Work Plan(s), prepare and annual updating of the MEL Plan in alignment with project’s expected deliverables and results;
• Ensure quality and streamlined data entry in Creative corporate web-based MEL platform MEDAL (Monitoring and Evaluation Database for Adaptive Learning); populate MEDAL, suggest changes and improvements to data structuring and collection.
• Analyze data and create user-friendly dashboards for the project.
• Assist in the collection, storage, and analysis of accurate, high-quality, and reliable data, ensure performance indicators and output, outcome, and impact data are prepared and collected properly in targeted geographic and thematic areas;

• Supports the project’s Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) approach to monitoring and evaluation.

• Perform other tasks assigned by the Senior MEL Manager.

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Required Skills & Qualifications:

• BA required in International Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, and statistics, and other relevant Social Sciences and/or equivalent combination of education and work experience is required.
• Must have 4 years of general work experience, and 3+ years of specific experience in relevant position in international development programming and implementing MEL systems for USAID funded projects in Education or international organizations.  
• Experience conducting data collection, both qualitative and quantitative.  
• Excellent computer skills, particularly with NVivo, Microsoft Excel, SPSS, STATA, R, and other statistical packages, knowledge of mapping tools such as ArcGIS preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in MEL report writing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Good level of spoken and written English is required.

Please submit your CV and Cover Letter indicating the position title in the subject line to: [email protected] The deadline for receiving the applications is Saturday 30 March 2024 by 4:00 pm (Ramallah Time).

Only finalists will be contacted.  No phone calls, please.

Creative Associates International Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran.